Two Antioch residents were both arrested last week in separate incidents after police say they found the two men in possession of stolen guns. The Antioch Police Department said patrol officers arrested Scott Sewell, 37, of Antioch, on July 19 near Ginger Lane and Main Street in Antioch. Officers found Sewell in possession of a […]
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Wanted suspect in custody after leading police on pursuit through Wauconda, Mundelein
A wanted man led police on a nearly hour-long chase through Wauconda that ended in a Mundelein neighborhood when the non-compliant suspect was bitten by a police canine. The Wauconda Police Department received calls of a traffic complaint around 1:35 p.m. Thursday in the 1100 block of Van Buren Street in Wauconda. Wauconda Police Department […]
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Coroner identifies Zion woman shot and killed in North Chicago
The coroner’s office has released the name of a 21-year-old woman from Zion who was shot in the neck in North Chicago and later died Wednesday morning. According to Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek, an autopsy showed that Tytionna Russell, 21, of Zion, died as a result of a gunshot wound to the neck. The […]
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Lightning suspected as cause of fire at commercial building near Woodstock, officials say
Fire officials believe lightning from overnight storms caused the deck of a large two-story incinerator to catch on fire at a building near Woodstock. The Woodstock Fire Rescue District responded around 5:23 a.m. Thursday to Vorteq Coil Finishers, 15920 Nelson Road in unincorporated Woodstock, for a report of a commercial building fire. Alex Vucha, a […]
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Authorities identify 21-year-old man who died after high-speed crash in Waukegan
Authorities have identified a 21-year-old man who died after a high-speed crash that left his car wrapped around an electrical pole in Waukegan on Saturday. An autopsy showed that Kajaun Hughes, 21, of Waukegan, died of multiple blunt force injuries as a result of a vehicle crash, according to Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek. The […]
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1 dead after boat crashes into tree, catches on fire in Holiday Hills
A man was killed after his speedboat went off the Fox River and crashed into a tree in the backyard of a Holiday Hills home Wednesday afternoon. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and McHenry Township Fire Protection District responded around 3:40 p.m. Wednesday to the 2400 block of South Riverview Drive in Holiday Hills for […]
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McHenry County now under CDC, state’s indoor mask recommendation
McHenry County is now under the state’s recommendation for all people to wear masks indoors after health officials on Wednesday categorized the county as having “substantial” transmission of COVID-19. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced Tuesday afternoon that it was “fully adopting” the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) latest masking recommendations. […]
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Lake and McHenry counties could see significant thunderstorms, damaging winds, meteorologists say
The National Weather Service said that the Chicago area, including Lake and McHenry counties, could see severe thunderstorms and 75 mph winds late this evening into Thursday morning. A Hazardous Weather Outlook was issued Wednesday afternoon by the National Weather Service (NWS). The alert was issued for the northern half of Illinois and most of […]
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Coroner says Chicago woman died from self-inflicted gunshot wound at Crystal Lake Metra Station
A 26-year-old woman who was found dead in a vehicle at the Metra station in Crystal Lake on Sunday shot herself in the head, the coroner’s office said in an update. An autopsy showed that Ayanna Bennett, 26, of Chicago, died as a result of a fatal gunshot wound to the head, according to McHenry […]