Fire officials said that damage was estimated at $200,000 following a house fire that left a cat dead in Wauconda early Saturday morning. The Wauconda Fire Protection District was called at 3:46 a.m. on Saturday to the 26800 block of North Genesse Street in unincorporated Wauconda for a structure fire. Fire crews arrived and found […]
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Man dies after being rescued from Petite Lake
A 23-year-old man who didn’t know how to swim died after going under the water on Petite Lake on Saturday, police said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Marine Unit was called at 5:05 p.m. on Saturday to the Petite Lake Sandbar, which is located on the Chain O’Lakes, for a report of an unresponsive person. Lake […]
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Verizon Wireless employee arrested for stealing money in Libertyville
A 31-year-old Waukegan man was arrested after police say that he stole over $350 from a Verizon Wireless store in Libertyville where he worked. Jose G. Guerra, Jr., 31, of the 800 block of Washington Park in Waukegan, was charged with theft under $500, which is a class A misdemeanor. The Libertyville Police Department was […]
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Woman survives after car rolls over into pond off I-90 in Huntley
A 26-year-old Wildwood woman was rescued after rolling her car over into a retention pond off of Interstate 90 near Huntley on Friday. The Huntley Fire Protection District and Illinois State Police were called to a report of a rollover crash that happened around 3:18 p.m. on Friday. Authorities said that the crash happened on […]
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McHenry tanning salon uninhabitable after fire breaks out
No one was injured after a fire broke out Thursday evening at a tanning salon in McHenry which left the building uninhabitable. The McHenry Township Fire Protection District and the McHenry Police Department was called at 9:11 p.m. Thursday to EZ Tan, 4507 West Elm Street in McHenry, for a report of a structure fire. […]
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Teen arrested for stealing guns from cars in Wadsworth
A 19-year-old Wadsworth teen is in custody after police say he broke into two cars and stole a handgun from each car, and it all happened on the same street. Jacob T. Newton, 19, of the 39600 block of North Delany Road in Wadsworth, was arrested and charged with two counts of burglary to a […]
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Crystal Lake first responders honored for rescuing girl found unresponsive in lake
The 6-year-old who was pulled unresponsive from the water at Three Oaks Recreation Area last month in Crystal Lake has fully recovered and on Wednesday met with the responders who helped her. “Today, we were honored to have Bella and her family at City Hall to meet some of her rescuers,” the Crystal Lake Fire […]
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Gurnee man arrested after gun, drugs found during warrant
A Gurnee man was arrested after police and DEA agents found a stolen handgun and drugs in his home during a search warrant. The Lake County Sheriff’s Gang Task Force, Gurnee Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) conducted a search warrant at a home in the 4300 block of Finch Court in Gurnee […]
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Coroner IDs 70-year-old woman killed in Third Lake crash
Katherine Lewis, 70, of Grayslake, died after her car was struck head-on by a 17-year-old Round Lake Beach boy in Third Lake on Saturday, the Lake County Coroner said on Wednesday. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Gurnee Fire Department were called at 4:35 p.m. Saturday to the area of Route 45 and West Cottage Avenue […]