Residents were displaced from their home after a fire started on a rear deck and quickly engulfed their house in Crystal Lake early Monday morning. The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department responded around 4:40 a.m. Monday to the 1400 block of Fountain Green Drive in Crystal Lake for a report of a structure fire. Crystal […]
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Knife-wielding suspect dies after reportedly lunging at police officers, being shot in Fox Lake
A man was fatally shot and a woman was also shot after the man reportedly lunged at officers while armed with a knife, prompting officers to open fire in Fox Lake Sunday evening. Lake County Major Crime Task Force Spokesman Christopher Covelli said Fox Lake police officers received a call for a suspect who damaged […]
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Woman receives $1 million settlement after suffering serious injury during explosion at Antioch restaurant
A Lindenhurst woman who suffered a serious injury during an explosion at an Antioch restaurant is receiving a $1 million settlement after suing the business, her lawyer said. LaVerne and Charles Burress, of Lindenhurst, went to dinner at Anastasias Restaurant and Sports Lounge on Hillside Avenue in Antioch on September 16, 2020. The couple dined […]
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Man charged with breaking into woman’s home, threatening her while armed with knife in Waukegan
A Zion man allegedly broke into a woman’s apartment through a window and threatened her while armed with a knife in Waukegan, prosecutors said. Kenneth E. Martin, 52, of Zion, was charged with criminal trespass to occupied residence, a Class 4 felony. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Ayah Elfarra said a woman was at her […]
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Lawmakers advance new legislation after motorcyclist fatally struck by ambulance not using sirens in Waukegan
Lawmakers have advanced legislation that changes how ambulances operate after a 23-year-old man died when an ambulance, which was responding without sirens, hit his motorcycle in Waukegan. Donald Stallworth III, 23, of North Chicago, died on May 16, 2022, following a two-vehicle crash at Lake Street and Genesee Street in Waukegan. A Waukegan Fire Department […]
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28 years in prison for man convicted of killing McHenry County woman found dead in storage locker
A Marengo man has been sentenced to 28 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to killing his ex-girlfriend from McHenry County after her body was found “partially mummified” in a storage unit. Michelle Arnold-Boesigner, 33, of Harvard, was reported missing to the Holiday Hills Police Department on January 3, 2021. The Holiday Hills Police […]
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Police searching for 80-year-old man considered endangered after going missing in Buffalo Grove
Authorities are seeking the public’s help in locating an 80-year-old man who is considered endangered and went missing from a home in Buffalo Grove Saturday evening. The Illinois State Police activated an Endangered Missing Person Advisory Sunday morning. The Buffalo Grove Police Department is searching for Syed Hussaini, 80, of Buffalo Grove. Hussaini is a […]
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Man picks up 2 children before later sexually assaulting one of them near Antioch, police say
Police rescued two children after one of them called 911 to report a man, who was reportedly armed with a firearm, picked them up and sexually assaulted one of them near Antioch Saturday. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 3:15 a.m. Saturday to the 40200 block of North Bonham Court in unincorporated Antioch after […]
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3 vehicles destroyed after garage burns to the ground in Crystal Lake
No injuries were reported after a fire left a garage, which had three vehicles inside of it, burnt to the ground in Crystal Lake Saturday afternoon. The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department responded around 1:31 p.m. Saturday to the 100 block of Pomeroy Avenue in Crystal Lake for a report of a structure fire. Crystal […]