UPDATE: Police said that the alleged victim has been arrested and charged with making a false police report. A driver was forced out of their vehicle at gunpoint, punched and robbed by two men in Harvard Tuesday morning, police said. The Harvard Police Department received a call at 9:58 a.m. Tuesday of an armed robbery […]
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No injuries after house fire near unincorporated Lake Villa
A person and dog escaped a house fire without injuries near unincorporated Lake Villa Monday morning, Gurnee fire officials said. The Gurnee Fire Department responded around 9:37 a.m. to the 36900 block of North Deer Trail Drive in unincorporated Lake Villa, which is west of Gurnee. Firefighters arrived and found smoke and fire showing from […]
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14 hospitalized, including 6 police officers and 4 firefighters, after chemical leak in Lincolnshire
Two people were in serious condition and 12 others, including six police officers and four firefighters, were hospitalized after an unknown chemical leak at a pool in Lincolnshire on Thursday. The Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District and Lincolnshire Police Department responded around 2:20 p.m. Thursday to the community pool at 445 Village Green South for a […]
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Endangered 26-year-old man reported missing from Round Lake
Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a 26-year-old suicidal man who went missing two days ago from his home in Round Lake. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said that Nicholas ‘Nick’ Wu, 26, of the 24900 block of West Clinton Avenue in unincorporated Round Lake, was last seen two days ago on […]
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Charges filed against teen who stabbed fellow classmate at Woodstock High School
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 […]