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Father accidentally runs over 18-month-old toddler, killing him near Barrington

An 18-month-old boy was accidentally run over and killed by his father’s pickup truck in their Barrington home’s driveway, which was witnessed by the mother and siblings, the sheriff’s office said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 6:35 p.m. Tuesday to Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital, 450 Route 22 in unincorporated Barrington. Deputies responded to […]

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‘This was murder’: Lake County state’s attorney reacts to verdict in George Floyd case

Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart said there is “so much more work to do” for criminal justice reform following the conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd. Chauvin, 45, was found guilty by a jury on Tuesday of all three charges he faced — unintentional second-degree murder, […]

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16-year-old boy dies over a year later following Mundelein shooting, medical examiner says

A 16-year-old boy who was shot by a 15-year-old boy in 2019 in Mundelein has died of complications from his wounds, the medical examiner said. Carys Castillo, 16, of Skokie, died on Friday from complications of a remote shotgun wound, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office. The medical examiner ruled the boy’s death […]

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Police searching for suspects linked to multiple business burglaries in southwestern McHenry County

Police are searching for a man and woman linked to multiple burglaries at businesses in southwest McHenry County where slot machines were the targets. A $10,000 reward has been offered in the case. The Marengo Police Department said they responded in the early hours on Saturday to burglaries at two local businesses. The first one […]

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Firefighters extricate 81-year-old man trapped inside rolled over vehicle near Hebron

An 81-year-old man was hospitalized after firefighters had to extricate him from his vehicle following a two-vehicle rollover crash near Hebron on Sunday. The Hebron-Alden-Greenwood Fire Protection District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 10:30 a.m. Sunday to the intersection of Route 47 and O’Brien Road in unincorporated Hebron for a vehicle crash with […]