The Illinois National Guard will be supporting efforts to expand McHenry County’s vaccination capacity later this month, the county health department announced. The McHenry County Department of Health said on Tuesday that the guard will be supporting vaccination efforts in McHenry County by the end of March. Two teams — a mobile team and a […]
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Police say Antioch sex offender exchanged nude photos with dozens of children across Illinois, other states
A convicted sex offender from Antioch was arrested on Monday after detectives learned the man sent and received nude photos from dozens of children in Illinois and other states. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office concluded an investigation on Monday that resulted in the arrest of Steven S. Tipman. Tipman, 31, […]
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Coroner IDs 39-year-old man killed in single-vehicle crash in Lake Zurich
Authorities have identified a 39-year-old man who was killed after he drove his vehicle into electrical boxes and then crashed through a brick wall Monday morning in Lake Zurich. An autopsy showed that Tyler Wills, 39, of Lake Zurich, died as a result of blunt force trauma due to a vehicle crash, according to Lake […]
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Passenger critically injured after car strikes snowplow truck in Zion, police say
A 28-year-old man was critically injured and hospitalized after the car he was in struck the front of a Lake County snowplow truck in Zion Monday evening. The Zion Fire-Rescue Department, Winthrop Harbor Fire Department and Zion Police Department responded around 5:30 p.m. Monday to the intersection of Green Bay Road and 9th Street in […]
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Convicted felon charged with possessing guns, manufacturing cocaine out of Waukegan motel room
A convicted felon on parole for a shooting was arrested after police found him in possession of guns at a Waukegan motel room where he was manufacturing crack cocaine. Tommie D. Harris, 32, of the 200 block of East Hawthorne Drive in Round Lake Beach, was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance with […]
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‘Could have ended in tragedy’: Man strangled, beat and threatened to kill ex-girlfriend in Beach Park attack
Quick police response helped stop an armed man who broke into a Beach Park home and strangled, beat and threatened to kill a woman Sunday evening, the sheriff’s office said. Joe D. Fontanez-Marrero, 42, of the 39300 block of North McAree Road in Beach Park, was charged with aggravated domestic battery with strangulation, resisting arrest […]
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Driver killed after crashing into electrical boxes, brick wall in Lake Zurich
A driver was killed and power in downtown Lake Zurich went out after a vehicle drove into electrical boxes and then crashed through a brick wall Monday morning. The Lake Zurich Police Department and Lake Zurich Fire Department responded around 4:45 a.m. Monday to Main Street and Lions Drive for a report of a serious […]
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Two McHenry residents charged in drug-induced homicide of 29-year-old man
A man and woman from McHenry were both charged with drug-induced homicide for delivering fentanyl to a McHenry man, leading to his death. Casey L. Johann, 23, of the 5200 West Home Avenue in McHenry, and John M. Maly, 26, of the 2900 block of Wooded Lane in McHenry, were both charged with one count […]
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Firefighters rescue two victims from apartment building fire that left 9 people displaced in Zion
Firefighters rescued two people with minor injuries from an apartment building fire Saturday evening in Zion that left nine people displaced, fire officials said. The Zion Fire-Rescue Department and Zion Police Department responded around 7:55 p.m. Saturday to the 2500 block of Galilee Avenue for a report of a structure fire. First arriving crews found […]