A man was fatally shot in Gurnee and four suspects wanted in connection with the homicide were taken into custody after leading police on a high-speed chase into Chicago early Tuesday morning. The Gurnee Police Department and Gurnee Fire Department responded around 1:35 a.m. Tuesday to the intersection of Grand Avenue and Hunt Club Road […]
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Man killed after tractor rolls over him in unincorporated Woodstock
A 60-year-old man was killed after a tractor rolled over him as he was unloading it from a trailer in unincorporated Woodstock Sunday evening, police said. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District and the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded at 5:43 p.m. Sunday to the 3400 block of Chukar Place Woodstock for a report of an accident. […]
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Police: Crystal Lake man allegedly used social media to solicit, sexually abuse girls
A Crystal Lake man has been charged with numerous felonies after police say he used Snapchat and other social media to solicit girls and sexually abuse them. Joshua G. Dancy, 23, of the 900 block of Sheffield Drive in Crystal Lake, was originally arrested on May 29 and charged with four counts of aggravated criminal […]
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1 dead, 1 seriously injured after Mercedes SUV hits 2 trees, rolls over near Harvard
A 29-year-old man died and a 32-year-old man was seriously injured after a Mercedes Benz SUV went off the road, struck two trees and rolled over near Harvard Sunday evening. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, McHenry County Conservation Police Department and Harvard Fire Protection District responded around 7:25 p.m. Sunday to the 21000 block of […]
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Driver ejected, trapped under SUV during crash with semi-truck near Harvard
A man was airlifted to the hospital after he was ejected from his SUV and trapped under it during a crash involving a semi-truck near Harvard Sunday afternoon. The Harvard Fire Protection District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 12:30 p.m. Sunday to Route 23 and Bunker Hill Road in Dunham Township for a […]
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Boy hospitalized after police officers, bystander rescue him from Bangs Lake in Wauconda
A 16-year-old boy is in the ICU and his condition is improving after police officers and a bystander rescued him from Bangs Lake in Wauconda early Saturday morning. The Wauconda Fire District and the Wauconda Police Department responded around 12:35 a.m. to the area of Madison Avenue and Edgewater Parkway for a report of a […]
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Teen boy killed after crashing vehicle into utility pole, tree in Wauconda
A 17-year-old boy was killed after a high-speed crash in which his truck struck a parked car and then hit a utility pole and a tree in Wauconda Saturday morning. The Wauconda Police Department and Wauconda Fire District responded around 6:51 a.m. Saturday to the 200 block of North Main Street for a single-vehicle crash […]
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Lake County Canine Dax places top dog at competition, then finds missing suicidal man in Vernon Hills
Just two weeks after being named the nation’s top Law Enforcement Hero Dog, Lake County Sheriff Canine Dax placed top-dog at a regional competition and then located a missing man on his first shift back. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said that Deputy John Forlenza and Canine Dax traveled to Sterling Heights, Michigan this past […]
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Robbery reported in parking lot of Grayslake gas station
A robbery was reported Friday evening in the parking lot of the Gas Cap Fuels in Grayslake and the suspects reportedly fled in a stolen vehicle. The Grayslake Police Department responded around 7:15 p.m. to the parking lot of Gas Cap Fuels, 735 East Belvidere Road in Grayslake, for a report of a robbery. A […]