A 16-year-old boy was among two dead following a shooting that left two others injured Tuesday evening in Zion, police said. The Zion Police Department and Zion Fire Rescue Department responded around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday to the area of 28th Street and Galilee Avenue for a shooting. Officers found one victim who had been shot […]
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Waukegan man charged with sexually assaulting juvenile relative
A Waukegan man who allegedly sexually assaulted a child, who is a family member of his, in 2016 in Zion has been arrested, police said. Carlos A. Alfaro-Sanchez, 31, of the 300 block of George Avenue in Waukegan, was charged with five counts of criminal sexual assault of a family member under 18 and one […]
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Police searching for 2 suspects who robbed phone store in Harvard
A cell phone store in Harvard was robbed Monday evening and police are searching for two suspects, officials said. The Harvard Police Department responded around 5:18 p.m. Monday to the Boost Mobile, 59 North Ayer Street in Harvard, for a report of a theft that had just occurred. Harvard Deputy Police Chief Tyson Bauman said […]
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Amber Alert canceled after missing 10-year-old girl found safe
The Amber Alert for a missing 10-year-old girl, who has ties to the Wonder Lake area, has been canceled after she was located safe by police, authorities in Wisconsin announced. Jocelyn T. Van Duyn, 10, went missing around 8 p.m. Saturday from her mother’s home in the 200 block of Fox Lane in Walworth, Wisconsin. […]
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Amber Alert issued for missing 10-year-old girl with ties to McHenry County
An Amber Alert has been activated for a missing 10-year-old from Walworth County, Wisconsin who also has ties to the Wonder Lake area, authorities said. Jocelyn T. Van Duyn, 10, was last seen around 8 p.m. Saturday at her mother’s home in the 200 block of Fox Lane in Walworth, Wisconsin. Jocelyn did not pack […]
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Firefighters quickly stop kitchen fire at Lake Zurich home
Residents were treated by paramedics after a kitchen fire broke out in their Lake Zurich home Sunday evening, fire officials said. The Lake Zurich Fire Department responded around 10:40 p.m. Sunday to the 1300 block of Marble Hill Drive in Lake Zurich for a report of an appliance fire. Fire officials said that firefighters arrived […]
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Investigators still undetermined on what caused Ingleside house fire that killed 2 kids
The cause of the fire that killed two young girls and left several others injured in Ingleside is still undetermined due to how badly burned the home was in the blaze. “Investigators could not find an exact cause for the fire starting because everything in the room of origin was too badly burned to narrow […]
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Infant ejected from vehicle during rollover crash near Marengo
A driver was cited after an infant was ejected from a rolled over vehicle near Marengo Saturday evening, the sheriff’s office said. The Marengo Fire Protection District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 8:40 p.m. Saturday to the area of Kishwaukee Valley Road and Oleson Road in Marengo Township for a vehicle crash with […]
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Round Lake Beach man charged with sexually assaulting young child
A Round Lake Beach man who was wanted for sexually assaulting a young child was arrested earlier this month, police said. Michael Rios, 37, of the 100 block of Glenwood Drive in Round Lake Beach, was charged with one count of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, a Class X felony. A criminal complaint […]