The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday afternoon that Canine Sage has died from medical complications, just months before his scheduled retirement. Canine Sage passed away on March 8 due to medical complications, the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office said. He was scheduled to retire from service this June. Canine Sage had been partners with Deputy […]
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Search intensifies for missing endangered Army veteran from Zion
Police are intensifying their investigation for 28-year-old Army veteran Cory Rhinehart, who is considered to be endangered after he mysteriously disappeared a week ago. Cory J. Rhinehart, 28, went missing last Friday. His family last saw him when he was leaving for work at 9 a.m. wearing black hospital scrubs, black Converse Chuck Taylor shoes […]
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Man charged with sexual abuse after missing teen found at Libertyville motel
A Chicago man is facing sexual abuse charges after he allegedly picked up a 14-year-old girl from her Gurnee home and drove her to a motel near Libertyville, police said. Vincent A. Dunson Jr., 22, of the 3200 block of West Thomas Street in Chicago, was charged with three felony counts of aggravated criminal sexual […]
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Police asking public’s help in finding missing endangered Army veteran from Zion
Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a 28-year-old Army veteran who went missing from Zion on Friday and is considered to be endangered. Cory J. Rhinehart, 28, went missing on Friday. His family last saw him when he was leaving for work at 9 a.m. Friday wearing black hospital scrubs, black Converse […]
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Man charged after 10 dogs found living in urine, feces at Vernon Hills home
An 18-year-old man has been charged after police found 10 dogs living in a house with urine and feces. Antony Sehter, 18, of the 1000 block of Pine Grove Court in Vernon Hills, was charged with four misdemeanor counts of violating animal owner’s duties. Vernon Hills Police Department spokesman Kim Christenson said that officers were […]
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Coroner releases name of man killed in Round Lake Park house fire
68-year-old Gregory Gauvain was killed, and his wife and a Good Samaritan were injured after a house fire in Round Lake Park last week, fire officials said. The Grayslake Fire Protection District responded at 11:55 p.m. Thursday to a possible structure fire in the 2500 block of Lippizan Lane in Round Lake Park. Before firefighters […]
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Massive 3-alarm fire in Crystal Lake caused by welding torch, fire chief says
The massive 3-alarm fire at a warehouse in Crystal Lake on Monday was reportedly caused by a welding torch, the Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Chief said. The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department was called at 2:54 p.m. Monday to Diesel Redemption, 6207 Commercial Road, for a structure fire. Fire crews found heavy black smoke and […]
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16-year-old girl killed in Wauconda crash ID’d as McHenry West High School student
16-year-old McHenry West High School student Danielle E. Thomas was identified as the girl killed after a car drove into the wrong lanes of traffic, striking her vehicle head-on in Wauconda Friday evening. The Wauconda Police Department and Wauconda Fire District responded to the northbound lanes of Route 12 just south of Case Road at […]
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Fire crews responding to massive 3rd alarm fire in Crystal Lake
Fire crews from McHenry County and Lake County are responding to a massive 3rd alarm building fire in Crystal Lake Monday afternoon. The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department was called at 2:56 p.m. Monday to Diesel Redemption, 6207 Commercial Road, for a structure fire. Fire crews found heavy smoke and fire showing from the building, […]