Felony charges have been filed against a Woodstock High School student after he stabbed a classmate with a box cutter during a fight Tuesday morning, police said. The McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office has approved charges of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, a Class 3 felony, aggravated battery in a public place, a Class […]
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Woodstock High School student arrested after stabbing classmate with box cutter
A Woodstock High School student has been arrested after he stabbed a classmate with a box cutter during a fight Tuesday morning, police and school officials said. The Woodstock Police Department said that a fight broke out in a classroom between two 15-year-old students when one of the students assaulted the other with a box […]
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18-year-old died after getting shot in the face at Richmond home, coroner says
Dylan E. Sanchez, 18, died after getting shot in the face at a home near Richmond last week and a 47-year-old man has been charged in connection with the murder, the coroner and police said. John M. Maki Jr., 47, of unincorporated Richmond, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder. He is being held […]
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Fire at auto body shop in Crystal Lake causes $35,000 in damage
A fire at Crystal Lake Auto Body is under investigation after it caused $35,000 in damage Monday morning, fire officials said. The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department was called at 11:23 a.m. Monday to Crystal Lake Auto Body, 7218 North Virginia Road, for a report of a structure fire. The first fire crew arrived on […]
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Man charged with murder of 48-year-old Round Lake Beach woman
A 48-year-old woman was killed Friday morning after a 20-year-old man allegedly entered her home, shot her with a BB gun and then stabbed her with a knife, police said. Alonzo Campos, Jr., 20, of the 24500 block of West Passavant Avenue in unincorporated Round Lake, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder […]
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Pickup truck slams into Spring Grove home, pinning sleeping 71-year-old woman under truck
A 71-year-old woman survived after a pickup truck slammed through her Spring Grove home, trapping her underneath the truck while the driver fled the scene, police said. Talon C. Franz, 28, of the 0-100 block of Oak Hill Colony Street in Fox Lake, was charged with leaving the scene of a personal injury traffic crash, […]
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HazMat crews respond after 200 gallons of fertilizer leaks into storm drain in Volo
Approximately 200 gallons of liquid fertilizer leaked from a truck into a storm drain Saturday morning in Volo, police said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and the Fox Lake Fire Protection District along with hazardous material teams responded around 10:10 a.m. to Cornerstone Drive and Remington Drive in Volo for a call of a chemical […]
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13-year-old boy riding bicycle seriously injured in hit-and-run near North Barrington
A 13-year-old boy riding his bicycle on Route 59 near North Barrington was struck and seriously injured by a hit-and-run driver early Saturday morning, police said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said the crash is believed to have occurred between 3 a.m. and 3:50 a.m. Saturday on Route 59 south of Route 22. The 13-year-old […]
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Sheriff: Man shot several rounds through front door of Beach Park home
A Round Lake Beach man has been charged after police say he fired several rounds through the front door of a Beach Park home during a confrontation that put area schools on lockdown Thursday morning. Kennett J. Andrews, 45, of the 300 block of Meadow Green Lane in Round Lake Beach, has been charged with […]