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McHenry County officials collect, deliver 5,000 pounds of donations to local veterans and families

McHenry County officials say they collected more than 5,000 pounds of donations through “Operation Dropbox” last month to assist local veterans and their families. The McHenry County Department of Health and participating partners collected the supplies throughout all of May. 28 drop boxes were placed at participating locations throughout McHenry County. 5,466 pounds, well over […]

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Student accused of punching 2 school employees in face after tearing down pride flag at College of Lake County in Grayslake

Prosecutors say a student launched an unprovoked hate crime attack when he tore down a pride flag and punched two staff members in the face at College of Lake County in Grayslake. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Jeffrey Facklam said the incident happened on Thursday. Jason D. May, 20, of Wadsworth, walked into a testing […]

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Firefighters battle barn fire for 10 hours that caused $500K in damage, left 1 injured near Huntley

Approximately $500,000 in damage was caused by a fire that firefighters spent 10 hours extinguishing at a barn near Huntley on Tuesday, fire officials said. The Huntley Fire Protection District responded around 7:26 a.m. Tuesday to the 11000 block of Conley Road in unincorporated Huntley for a report of a structure fire. Huntley Fire Protection […]

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Buffalo Grove Police Department swears in Canine Mac as department’s fifth canine in history

A 15-month-old German Shepherd was sworn in to the Buffalo Grove Police Department as the department’s fifth canine in history, officials said. Canine Mac was sworn in Monday during a village board meeting. Mac and his handler, Officer Shannon McMillon, recently graduated from an eight-week basic training and certification process at TOPS Kennel in Grayslake. […]

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Man charged with driving drunk, causing wrong-way crash that left victim critically injured on I-94 near Gurnee

A Chicago man has been charged with driving the wrong way on Interstate 94 near Gurnee while allegedly drunk and striking another car head-on, leaving the driver critically injured. The incident happened around 4 a.m. on July 19, 2021, on Interstate 94 just north of Route 120 at milepost 11 near Gurnee. The Illinois State […]