A Cary School District 26 board meeting was rescheduled after a group of parents refused to wear masks and became “disruptive and uncivil,” prompting a police response. In a letter sent to families in Cary School District 26, the board of education said the incident happened during a scheduled board meeting on August 30. The […]
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Major Crime Task Force investigating double murder in North Chicago
Police are investigating after two men in their 20s were both killed following a drive-by shooting early Saturday morning in North Chicago. The North Chicago Police Department responded around 3:30 a.m. Saturday to the 1000 block of Lincoln Street in North Chicago. Lake County Major Crime Task Force spokesman Christopher Covelli said officers responded to […]
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‘We are incredibly saddened’: Lake County Sheriff’s K-9 Diesel dies of cancer
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the passing of canine Diesel, who died of cancer on Saturday, just days before his eighth birthday. Lake County Sheriff’s Spokesman Lt. Christopher Covelli said Diesel was recently diagnosed with an aggressive cancer. The cancer was already in an advanced stage, Covelli said. Diesel, badge number 2614, passed […]
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Multiple people hospitalized after rollover crash leaves people trapped in vehicle in Woodstock
Three people were hospitalized after a rollover crash left multiple people trapped in their vehicle in Woodstock Friday evening. The Woodstock Police Department and Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded at 7:18 p.m. Friday to the intersection of Lake Avenue and South Eastwood Drive for a report of a two-vehicle rollover crash with entrapment. Woodstock Fire/Rescue District […]
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Chicago man charged with shooting at other vehicle on Interstate 94 near Bannockburn
A Chicago man has been arrested and charged with shooting at another vehicle while driving on Interstate 94 near Bannockburn last month, state police said. Raphael Roman, 19, of Chicago, was charged with one count of aggravated discharge of a firearm, a Class 1 felony. The incident happened around 2:30 p.m. on August 15 on […]
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Fundraiser collects $21,000 for Lake Villa man who broke his neck in ATV accident
A fundraiser has collected more than $21,000 for a Lake Villa family after a father broke his neck in an ATV accident during a family gathering last weekend. Lake Villa resident Rick Leukhardt was involved in a “terrible” crash on September 5, according to family friend Jamie Deehr. Leukhardt was driving an ATV while with […]
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Wonder Lake man arrested pleads not guilty to trying to meet up with 14-year-old for sex near Gurnee
A Wonder Lake man has pleaded not guilty to attempting to meet up with a 14-year-old girl for sex near Gurnee. The “girl” was actually an undercover detective. Aaron C. Cornelius, 36, of the 4200 block of East Wonder Lake Drive in Wonder Lake, used a social networking app to communicate with who he thought […]
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Pastor at Lake Zurich school, church reinstated after being cleared in child sex abuse investigation
A pastor at Saint Francis de Sales Catholic Parish in Lake Zurich has been reinstated after allegations of child sexual abuse were unfounded, the archbishop said. In November, Cardinal Blase Cupich, who is the Archbishop of Chicago, wrote in a letter to the St. Francis community announcing the investigation into Father David Ryan. Ryan was […]
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Suspect in custody after shooting threat posted on social media towards Zion-Benton High School
Zion police say a person who allegedly posted a shooting threat towards Zion-Benton High School on social media was taken into custody on Thursday. The Zion Police Department said they received a report of a threatening statement made on social media that mentioned Zion-Benton High School. Police said in a statement that they identified the […]