A soft lockdown was put into place Wednesday afternoon at Lake Zurich High School after a shell casing was found. The lockdown has since been lifted. Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 said in a statement the soft lockdown was issued “in an abundance of caution.” The Lake Zurich Police Department was called to […]
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Motorcyclist suffers life-threatening injuries after high-speed crash in Round Lake Beach
Police say a man suffered life-threatening injuries after being ejected from his motorcycle during a high-speed crash Wednesday morning in Round Lake Beach. The Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District and Round Lake Beach Police Department responded around 7:21 a.m. Wednesday to Hainesville Road and Clarendon Drive. Round Lake Beach Deputy Police Chief Wayne Wilde […]
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Former Grayslake SEDOL teacher aide gets 24 years in prison for sexually assaulting special needs student
A now-former Lake County special education paraprofessional has been sentenced to 24 years in prison for sexually assaulting a physically and mentally disabled student over the span of two years. Israel Suaste-Gonzalez, 51, of the 19000 block of Cambridge Road in unincorporated Mundelein, was charged in December 2019 with four counts of aggravated criminal sexual […]
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2 students arrested following fireworks prank that sparked shooting scare at Zion-Benton Township High School
Two students were arrested Monday following a fireworks prank that caused a shooting scare at Zion-Benton Township High School, prompting a major police response to the school. Zion Police Department Lt. Paul Kehrli told Lake and McHenry County Scanner that a 14-year-old and 16-year-old from Zion were taken into custody before the lockdown was lifted […]
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Woman loses consciousness in apparent random attack in forest preserve near Grayslake
Police are investigating after a woman was hit in the head by a stranger and lost consciousness while she was running on a trail in the Rollins Savanna Forest Preserve near Grayslake. Lake County Forest Preserves Communication Specialist Kim Mikus confirmed the Lake County Forest Preserves Ranger Police are investigating the incident. Mikus told Lake […]
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McHenry man gets additional 18 years in prison, for total of 38 years, for possessing drugs
A McHenry man has been sentenced to a combined 38 years in prison for separate cases in Lake and McHenry counties where police found him in possession of cocaine, cannabis and a large amount of cash. Ivan Olan, 58, of the 700 block of Colombus Street in McHenry, was charged with unlawful possession of cocaine […]
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Driver dies after truck rolls over into pond in Huntley
Police say that a driver was killed after their pickup truck struck a pole and rolled over into a retention pond Tuesday morning in Huntley. The Huntley Police Department and Huntley Fire Protection District responded around 5:40 a.m. Tuesday to the area of Charles Sass Parkway west of Route 47. Huntley Deputy Police Chief Linda […]
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Victims identified in North Chicago double murder
The coroner has identified two men in their 20s who were killed following a drive-by shooting in North Chicago on Saturday. Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek said that an autopsy showed Navor Benitez, 24, and David Fajardo, 25, both of North Chicago, died from multiple gunshot wounds. The North Chicago Police Department responded around 3:30 […]
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Coroner identifies 30-year-old man found dead after falling off canoe into Mineola Bay in Fox Lake
The coroner has identified a 30-year-old man who was found dead after falling off a canoe into Mineola Bay in Fox Lake early Friday morning. Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek has identified the man as Vinod Deonarine, 30, of Schaumburg. An examination conducted at the Lake County Coroner’s Office Monday showed that Deonarine’s death is […]