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$2 million bond for man charged in hatchet, hammer attack that left woman seriously injured in Crystal Lake

A judge ordered a man held on a $2 million bond for allegedly attacking a woman with a hatchet and hammer, leaving her seriously injured in Crystal Lake on Saturday. The incident occurred around 3:30 p.m. Saturday in the 1300 block of Skyridge Drive in Crystal Lake. Crystal Lake Deputy Police Chief Richard Neumann said […]

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Man charged after allegedly beating woman with loaded gun, threatening to commit murder-suicide in Antioch

Police arrested a man who allegedly beat a woman with a loaded gun in Antioch and then threatened to kill himself and the woman Sunday evening. The Antioch Police Department received a call around 8 p.m. Sunday for a domestic disturbance involving a firearm on Bridgewood Drive in Antioch. The female victim told police she […]

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Man left with serious injuries after trying to disarm man armed with knife in Woodstock

A Woodstock man is facing felony charges after allegedly attacking another man with a large knife, causing severe injuries to the victim’s hand during a struggle over the knife. Joshua A. Brown, 21, of the 700 block of Prairie View Lane in Woodstock, was charged with aggravated battery causing great bodily harm, aggravated domestic battery, […]

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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 […]