Parents in Highland Park are calling for more school security measures after a series of safety incidents, including a student who was arrested this week for bringing a gun to school. The latest incident happened around 1:39 p.m. Tuesday at TrueNorth Educational Cooperative 804 in Highland Park. The Highland Park Police Department responded to a call […]
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‘A local hero’: Student awarded for stopping school bus after driver experiences medical emergency in Lake Villa
A student was given a lifesaving award on Monday after authorities say he helped stop a moving school bus when its driver became unresponsive in Lake Villa. The Lake Villa Police Department said Jeffrey Starck, who they called a “local hero,” was given a lifesaving award on Monday during the Lake Villa Village Board meeting. […]
Board votes against disbanding Crystal Lake Park District Police Department
A board voted Thursday to not disband the Crystal Lake Park District Police Department, which is the only park district in McHenry County to have a police force. The Crystal Lake Park District Board discussed disbanding the Crystal Lake Park District Police over the past several months, since at least August, according to board documents. […]
Board members to vote on permanently disbanding Crystal Lake Park District Police Department
A board is expected to vote this week on whether to disband the Crystal Lake Park District Police Department, which is the only park district in McHenry County to have a police force. The Crystal Lake Park District Board has discussed disbanding the Crystal Lake Park District Police for the past several months since at […]
Highland Park High School installs weapons detection system after student fatally shot near campus
The Highland Park High School has installed a weapons detection system after a student was fatally shot near campus last weekend and a student brought a gun to the school in April. The Township High School District 113 board voted last week to approve an initial rollout of a weapons detection system at Deerfield and […]
Libertyville-Vernon Hills District 128 board meeting disrupted by audience, maskless speaker
A board meeting for Libertyville-Vernon Hills District 128 went into recess Monday after attendees became disruptive and a student speaker refused to wear a mask. The board meeting was held Monday evening at Libertyville High School. Several students and parents spoke during the public comment part of the school board meeting, with many of them […]
Good Samaritans, police officers honored for saving child who nearly drowned in Lake in the Hills
Several police officers and Good Samaritans were honored on Thursday for rescuing and performing CPR on a child who nearly drowned in a pond in Lake in the Hills in July. The incident happened around 12:40 p.m. on July 23 in the 1000 block of Mason Lane in Lake in the Hills. The Huntley Fire […]