A masked Mundelein teen was arrested after police said he pointed a replica M-16 rifle at people in Long Grove while he was the passenger in a car. The incident was reported at 3:20 p.m. on Saturday when a person called 911 to report a person with a gun in the area of Route 83 […]
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Woman found dead in Algonquin home
Authorities are investigating after a woman was found dead inside an Algonquin home where “extensive soot and smoke damage” was found on Friday. According to the McHenry County Coroner’s Office, the Huntley Fire Protection District and the Algonquin Police Department were called to a home in the 1000 block of Grayhawk Drive in Algonquin after […]
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Hebron man sentenced to 6 years in prison for sexually assaulting girl under 13-years-old
A Hebron man was sentenced to six years in prison on Thursday after he pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a girl under the age of 13 in 2015, the Northwest Herald reported. Placido E. Hernandez-Estrada, 31, of the 12000 block of McKinley Avenue in Hebron, was arrested on September 26, 2017, on charges of predatory […]
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Cary, Huntley, Arlington Heights bank robberies linked to serial bank robber
The person suspected in bank robberies in Cary and Huntley has now robbed a bank in Arlington Heights, the FBI said. FBI spokesman Garrett Croon said that on Wednesday at 6:45 p.m., the TCF Bank branch at 1860 South Arlington Heights Road in Arlington Heights, was robbed. The FBI also said that they believe this […]
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Electrician seriously injured after hit-and-run at North Chicago health center
An electrical contractor was seriously injured Wednesday morning in a hit-and-run at the Lovell Federal Health Center in North Chicago. According to a spokesperson for Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center in North Chicago, a 47-year-old private electrical contractor was working with the Great Lakes Naval Base Public Works Department when he was hit […]
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Drunk man arrested after stealing wheels in Lake Bluff, crashing into semi-truck in Highland Park
A drunk Wisconsin man was arrested after police said he stole tires and wheels from cars in Lake Bluff and then crashed into a semi-truck in Highland Park early Thursday morning. Francisco J. DeJesus-Rivera, 28, of 3741 61st Street in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has been charged with theft, criminal damage to property, driving under the influence of […]
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Wauconda police searching for suspects after 15 vehicles damaged by high powered BB gun
The Wauconda Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding the suspect(s) who damaged at least 15 vehicles with a high powered BB gun. Police said that from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. on December 7 through December 8, and from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. on December 11 through December 12, they […]
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18-year-old woman dies a week after being rescued from Waukegan house fire
An 18-year-old woman died on Sunday, almost a week after she was rescued from a fire in an illegally modified basement bedroom, the Waukegan Fire Department said. According to Waukegan Fire Department spokesman Steve Lenzi, the fire occurred at 5:15 p.m. on December 4 at a single-family home in the 1300 block of North Jackson […]
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Harvard man arrested after police find stolen gun, ammunition in his car
A 23-year-old Harvard man was arrested on Sunday after police found a stolen revolver and ammunition in his car. Juan M. Alonzo, 23, of the 700 block of North Lincoln Street in Harvard, was charged with possession of a stolen firearm, possessing a firearm without a valid FOID, illegal possession of ammunition without a FOID, […]