A woman was killed after being struck by a freight train Thursday morning in Barrington causing delays on Metra’s Union Pacific Northwest Line. Metra officials and police said that a 49-year-old woman was struck by a Canadian National train at 2:38 a.m. near the Barrington Metra Station at 201 South Spring Street. According to police […]
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22-year-old man charged after 100 mph high-speed police chase, crash in Volo
Police have charged a man that fled from officers in a 100 mile per hour chase that ended after the suspect crashed his car into a pole and it caught on fire in Volo. At around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday morning a Wauconda police officer spotted a red Dodge Challenger driving northbound on Route 12 in […]
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100 mph high-speed police chase ends in crash, fire near Volo
A high-speed police chase that reached speeds over 100 miles per hour ended after the suspect vehicle crashed into a pole and caught on fire in Volo. The incident ended in front of the Volo Auto Museum at 27582 Volo Village Road in Volo near Fox Lake Road and Volo Village Road at around 10:30 […]
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Coroner releases more information and ID of body found in Lake in the Hills pond
The coroner has released preliminary information and identified the body that was found floating in a pond in Lake in the Hills Tuesday morning. The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection district was called at around 10:40 a.m. for a report of a person in the water at Larsen Park, 1211 Pyott Road, which is […]
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Body found floating in Larsen Park pond in Lake in the Hills
A dead body was found floating in a pond by a bystander in Lake in the Hills Tuesday morning, fire officials said. The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection district was called at around 10:40 a.m. for a report of a person in the water at Larsen Park, 1211 Pyott Road, which is near Creekview […]
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Man survives after being hit by Metra train after laying down on tracks in Winthrop Harbor
A man was hospitalized in critical condition after being hit by a Metra train after he laid down on the train tracks in Winthrop Harbor Monday night. The Winthrop Harbor Fire and Police Departments were called at around 11:50 p.m. for a report of a person who was struck by a train near 7th Street […]
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Coroner IDs man found dead inside 3-alarm building fire in Round Lake
The person found dead after a 3-alarm building fire in Round Lake on Friday has been identified by the coroner. On August 4 at around 4:15 p.m. the Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District was called to the Campos Tax Service building at 247 North Cedar Lake Road in Round Lake for a report […]
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Harvard police release additional details of McDonald’s armed robbery
Harvard police have released additional information on a man who robbed a McDonald’s last week. The Harvard Police Department was called to the the McDonald’s at 352 South Division Street in Harvard on August 1 for an armed robbery. Police said that the suspect entered the McDonald’s armed with a hammer and demanded money from […]
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Person found dead in Round Lake 3-alarm building fire
One person was found dead inside the Campos Income Tax building in Round Lake after a fire tore through it Friday, authorities said. The body was found on the second floor of the building at 247 Cedar Lake Road. The person has not yet been publicly identified according to Lake County Coroner Dr. Howard Cooper. […]