Lake and McHenry County Scanner
Providing breaking news as it happens in Lake & McHenry Counties in Illinois
A pedestrian was fatally struck by a Metra train Tuesday morning in Barrington, causing heavy delays, authorities said. The Barrington-Countryside Fire Protection District and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded at 5:50 a.m. Tuesday to a report of a pedestrian struck…
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A 14-year-old Barrington High School student was killed on Sunday following a crash involving an SUV and a car in South Barrington. Cassandra Meadors, 14, of Barrington, was identified on Monday by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office as the…
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The Barrington Police Department is warning the public after a man reportedly tried to lure three children who were playing outside in Tower Lakes. The Barrington Police Department said that on December 1, the Tower Lakes Police Department was notified…
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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…
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A Chicago man has been charged with numerous felonies after he allegedly hit and injured a Barrington police officer with his car during a traffic stop on Monday. Atlas A. Davis, 29, of the 3400 block of West Polk Street…
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A Barrington police officer suffered non-life threatening injuries after being hit by a car on Monday, officials said. Barrington village officials said that police were attempting to stop a suspicious vehicle around 7:40 p.m. Monday near the Barrington Public Safety…
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A Lake County Sheriff’s Office police dog helped deputies locate a missing suicidal man in unincorporated Barrington last week. On August 24, Lake County Sheriff’s deputies were called to the 28900 block of West Park Drive in unincorporated Barrington for…
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