No one was injured after a kitchen fire left a home uninhabitable in Vernon Hills on Wednesday, fire officials said. The Countryside Fire Protection District responded at 8 a.m. on Wednesday to a report of a structure fire in the 0-100 block of Monterey Drive in Vernon Hills. When firefighters arrived there was no smoke […]
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Man critically injured after rollover crash in Ingleside
A 33-year-old Round Lake man was critically injured after he rolled his vehicle over after losing control of it in Ingleside, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office said. Lake County Sheriff’s deputies and Fox Lake Fire Protection District firefighters/paramedics responded at 10:23 a.m. on Thursday to Route 134 and West Venetian Drive in Ingleside for a […]
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Barrington woman charged after setting her car on fire with flamethrower
Police have charged a Barrington woman with arson after they say she intentionally set her car on fire using a flamethrower. Julie Gagne, 47, of 540 South Summit Street in Barrington, has been charged by the Barrington Police Department with one count of arson, which is a class 2 felony. She has also been charged […]
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13-year-old Huntley juvenile arrested for making racist Xbox Live threats and school threats
The Huntley Police Department has charged a 13-year-old Huntley juvenile for making threats towards a middle school and for making racist threats on Xbox Live. The 13-year-old juvenile, who is a Huntley resident, was charged with disorderly conduct for making threats towards Marlowe Middle School (class 4 felony), obstructing a peace officer (class A misdemeanor), […]
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63-year-old man arrested after allegedly stabbing neighbor in the chest near Gurnee
A 63-year-old man has been arrested and charged after allegedly stabbing his neighbor in the chest during an argument, sheriff’s officials said. Lake County Sheriff’s deputies were called to the 34400 block of North Almond Road in Warren Township just after 4 p.m. Monday for a report of a stabbing. When sheriff’s deputies arrived, they […]
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Crystal Lake physical therapist charged with battery after being accused of touching woman’s breasts
A Crystal Lake physical therapist has been charged with battery after allegedly touching his client’s breasts during a massage, police said. The Crystal Lake Police Department said that an investigation was started on September 27 after a woman reported that she was inappropriately touched while undergoing treatment at a local pain rehabilitation center. The victim […]
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Coroner: Autopsy revealed “suspicious injuries” in death of 7-week-old baby in Round Lake Park
An autopsy performed on the seven-week old baby girl who died Monday morning in Round Lake Park revealed “suspicious injuries,” the Lake County Coroner’s Office said. Round Lake Park police officers were called to an apartment in the 0-100 block of East Main Street in Round Lake Park on Monday at 3:10 a.m. to assist […]
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McHenry County Coroner: Autopsy of man found unresponsive in jail reveals ‘no suspicious injuries or natural disease’
The McHenry County Coroner said that the cause of death of the Cary man found unresponsive in his jail cell at the McHenry County Jail is pending further investigation. McHenry County Coroner Dr. Anne Majewski said that Thomas M. Doheny, 51, of Cary, was found unresponsive in a single occupant jail cell at the McHenry County […]
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Police investigating death of seven-week old baby girl in Round Lake Park
Round Lake Park police and the Lake County Major Crime Task Force are investigating the death of a seven-week old baby girl who died early Monday morning. Round Lake Park police officers were called to an apartment in the 0-100 block of East Main Street in Round Lake Park on Monday at 3:10 a.m. to assist […]