The sheriff’s office said that authorities located a missing person nearby a large brush fire Thursday near Crystal Lake, but the two incidents are believed to be unrelated. A McHenry County sheriff’s deputy on patrol was flagged down by a concerned citizen around 3:50 p.m. Thursday, according to McHenry County Sheriff Spokeswoman Sgt. Aimee Knop. […]
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Mass COVID-19 vaccination site coming to southeast Lake County, officials announce
A mass COVID-19 vaccination site overseen by the Lake County Health Department is coming to Deerfield and will begin operating this month or in early April, officials announced. The Deerfield Park Board unanimously approved a facility use agreement with Primary & Immediate Care Solutions on March 10. The agreement will bring a regional COVID-19 vaccination […]
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‘A life was senselessly lost’: Man charged in road rage crash that killed 39-year-old man near Antioch
A Wisconsin man was charged after police say he caused a rollover crash during an October road rage incident in Antioch, which left a man dead and his family injured. Joshua A. Bailey, 24, of the 19600 block of 82nd Street in Bristol, Wisconsin, was charged with reckless homicide, aggravated reckless driving and street racing. […]
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Drunk driver kicked officer in groin, struck another officer in face in Marengo, police say
A drunk driver who crashed her car last weekend in Marengo was arrested after she punched an officer in the face and then kicked another in the groin, leg and arm, officials said. Skylar Gustafson, 22, of the 2900 block of 20th Street in Rockford, was charged with five counts of aggravated battery to a […]
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28-year-old passenger dies following Zion crash with Lake County snowplow truck
A 28-year-old man who was critically injured after the car he was in struck a Lake County snowplow truck in Zion has died, the coroner’s office said. An autopsy showed that Jacob Williams, 28, of Winthrop Harbor, died as a result of blunt force trauma to the head as a result of a vehicle crash, […]
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Biological mother charged with kidnapping child from his foster home in Woodstock, police say
The biological mother of an 11-year-old boy was charged after she kidnapped the boy from his foster home in Woodstock on Sunday, police said. Aleatha M. Moore, 29, of the 1000 block of East 73rd Street in Chicago, was charged with kidnapping, a Class 2 felony, and child abduction, a Class 4 felony. The Woodstock […]
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Family of Deerfield murder victim outraged, saddened as Marni Yang seeks new trial
The family of a Deerfield woman, who was the girlfriend of a former Chicago Bears player and was shot to death in 2007, says they are outraged and saddened as convicted killer Marni Yang is expected to seek a new trial. Marni K. Yang, 53, is serving two life sentences for the murders of Rhoni […]
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Ex-husband pleads not guilty to killing Waukegan mother of two kids
A Waukegan man who was charged on Valentine’s Day with killing his former wife, who is the mother of his two kids, pleaded not guilty on Thursday and a judge denied his bond reduction request. Jose A. Alvarado-Ramirez, 31, of Waukegan, was charged with three counts of first-degree murder. Dispatchers received a 911 call on […]
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Police say teen driver was at fault after not yielding at stop sign, crashing into pickup truck in Spring Grove
A 17-year-old girl who was flown to the hospital by helicopter Tuesday following a crash with a pickup truck in Spring Grove was the one at fault and could be cited, police said. The McHenry Township Fire Protection District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 3:24 p.m. Tuesday to Wilmot Road and Miller Road […]