A 47-year-old man was charged with first-degree murder after a man was found dead in a Richmond home Wednesday evening, police said. John M. Maki Jr., 47, of unincorporated Richmond, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday to assist the fire department with a […]
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No injuries after shooting that put area schools on lockdown in Beach Park
No one was injured and a suspect is in police custody after a home was shot up in Beach Park Thursday morning. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded at 10:35 a.m. Thursday to the 12900 block of West Wakefield Drive in Beach Park for a report of a shooting. Lake County Sheriff Spokesman Sgt. Christopher […]
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Man sentenced to 71 years for 2017 murder, home invasion of Air Force veteran in McHenry
A man has been sentenced to 71 years in prison in connection with the murder of an Air Force veteran during an armed robbery and home invasion at a McHenry home in 2017. Adam C. Morris, 46, of McCullom Lake, was sentenced by McHenry County Judge Sharon Prather on Friday in connection with the murder […]
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Man set his car on fire in Beach Park because he was upset it ran out of gas, police say
A Waukegan man has been charged after police say he set his car on fire in Beach Park on Saturday because he was upset that it had just ran out of gas and that it would frequently broke down. Leonard H. Peters, Jr., 21, of the 2100 block of Williamsburg Drive in Waukegan, was charged […]
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Police, coroner unable to identify body found near Harvard
McHenry County Conservation police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man whose body was found in a remote area near Harvard after the coroner was unable to identify it. The McHenry County Conservation District Police Department said that the body was found on May 4 and no identification was found on the […]
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Passenger critically injured after speeding Corvette crashes in Beach Park
A speeding Corvette lost control and struck a pole and several trees Monday morning in Beach Park, leaving the passenger with life-threatening injuries, police said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Beach Park Fire Department were called around 2 a.m. Monday to Sheridan Road and Ganster Road in Beach Park for a single-vehicle crash. Lake […]
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18-year-old charged with fatally shooting man in North Chicago
An 18-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder for allegedly shooting and killing a 20-year-old man in North Chicago on May 4, police said. Marquez D. Walker-McVae, 18, of the 2100 block of Grove Ave in North Chicago, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder. The North Chicago Police Department responded at 8:40 […]
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23-year-old Zion man killed in head-on crash near McHenry
A 23-year-old Zion man was killed and a 56-year-old Gurnee man suffered minor injuries after a head-on crash in unincorporated McHenry early Saturday morning. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, Lakemoor Police Department and McHenry Township Fire Protection District responded around 12:09 a.m. Saturday to a two-vehicle crash in the 300 block of West Bay Road, […]
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1 killed, 1 critically injured after car blows through stop sign, strikes building in Beach Park
A 23-year-old man is dead and another man is fighting for his life after the car they were in went through a stop sign and struck the Benton Township Assessor’s Office in Beach Park early Sunday morning. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office was called around 2:30 a.m. to Green Bay Road and Kenosha Road in […]