Editor’s Note: The below video could be considered shocking or disturbing to the viewer. Viewer discretion is advised. The activist and founder of the Lake County Black Lives Matter chapter has been charged for allegedly threatening an officer and kicking a police station door during the August civil unrest in Kenosha. Clyde J. McLemore, 62, […]
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Former Kmart building ready for mass COVID-19 vaccinations in McHenry, county says
Local businesses partnered with city and county officials to open a COVID-19 mass vaccination center at the former Kmart store in McHenry. The center, located at 1900 North Richmond Road, will allow the McHenry County Department of Health to rapidly scale up the delivery of inoculations once the supply of vaccine becomes more reliable. McHenry […]
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$1 million bond for man charged with arson after lighting his own car on fire in McHenry
A McHenry man was arrested after police say he lit his vehicle, which he co-owns with his girlfriend, on fire during an argument with the woman. Randall S. Grayburn, 27, of the 4300 block of Shamrock Lane in McHenry, was charged with arson, a Class 2 felony, criminal damage to property and reckless conduct. McHenry […]
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Police warn public after skimmer device found on ATM at bank in Lake Forest
Police are warning the public after a bank technician found a skimming device covertly installed on an ATM in Lake Forest. The Lake Forest Police Department said that the bank technician was servicing an outdoor ATM at First Midwest Bank, 241 East Deerpath Road, on Tuesday. The technician located an internal bank card skimmer — […]
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North Chicago man killed after his stopped car was struck by semi-truck on I-94 near Lake Forest
A North Chicago man was killed Thursday evening after his stopped car was struck by a semi-truck on Interstate 94 near Lake Forest, police said. The Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire Protection District, Lake Forest Fire Department and Illinois State Police responded around 8:10 p.m. Thursday to westbound Interstate 94 near mile marker 21.5. The Illinois State Police […]
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Lake County Special Investigations Group recovers record $3 million in drugs, 55 firearms in 2020
The Lake County Sheriff’s Special Investigations Group seized a record $3 million worth of illegal drugs and 55 firearms in 2020, the same year the county was declared a high-intensity drug trafficking area by the feds. The drug and gun busts resulted in a total of 350 felony charges, according to Lake County Sheriff Spokesman […]
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Authorities identify 29-year-old mother of two killed by her ex-husband on Valentine’s Day in Waukegan
Authorities have identified a 29-year-old woman, who was a mother of two kids, that police say was murdered by her ex-husband on Valentine’s Day in Waukegan. An autopsy showed Meztli Galindo, 29, of Waukegan, died as a result of multiple sharp force injuries, according to Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek. The Waukegan Police Department and […]
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Beach Park man found not guilty by reason of insanity in garden shears killing of his father
The man charged with killing his 70-year-old father with garden shears in Beach Park in 2019 has been found not guilty by reason of insanity, a judge said. George W. Bryce, 23, of the 12900 block of Peacock Road in Beach Park, was charged with three counts of first-degree murder in connection with the death […]
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Elderly couple in serious condition following house fire in Harvard
Police officers helped an elderly couple out of a house fire and the two were hospitalized in serious condition Tuesday evening in Harvard. The Harvard Fire Protection District and Harvard Police Department responded around 7:20 p.m. Tuesday to the 1200 block of Orchard Lane in Harvard for a report of a structure fire. Police officers […]