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Man charged with setting his car on fire in Woodstock, reporting it stolen to allegedly defraud insurance

A Woodstock man allegedly drove his car to a remote area in Woodstock before intentionally setting it on fire and reporting it stolen in a scheme to defraud his insurance company. Giovanni Cervantes-Brito, 22, of Woodstock, was charged with two counts of arson and one count of false report of an offense. A criminal complaint […]

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Large fight, arson fire on Thanksgiving Day leaves car fully engulfed in flames in Waukegan

A large fight broke out involving an armed person that resulted in someone committing arson, which left a vehicle engulfed in flames on Thanksgiving Day in Waukegan. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 12:27 p.m. Thursday to the Sunset Woods Apartments, 3014 Sunset Avenue in Waukegan. 911 callers reported a large […]

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Fire officials warn motorists about parking cars near leaves after fire engulfs vehicle in Mundelein

Fire officials have issued a warning to residents to be cautious when parking near leaves after a car became fully engulfed in flames in Mundelein Monday evening. The Mundelein Fire Department responded Monday evening to a report of a vehicle fire. Crews arrived to find the vehicle fully involved in flames. Leaves surrounding the vehicle […]

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Mundelein Park District board commissioner identified as driver killed in fiery crash that injured several near Mundelein

A longtime Mundelein Park District board member has been identified as the driver killed after being trapped in a fiery crash that left several others seriously injured near Mundelein Saturday. The Wauconda Fire District and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 4:45 p.m. Saturday to the 29000 block of North Gilmer Road in unincorporated Mundelein […]

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Man killed, second man ejected and critically injured, 2 others seriously injured after fiery crash near Mundelein

Authorities say a man was killed after being trapped in a fiery crash that left a second man ejected and critically injured and two others seriously injured near Mundelein Saturday. The Wauconda Fire District and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 4:45 p.m. Saturday to the 29000 block of North Gilmer Road in unincorporated Mundelein […]

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2 injured after car travels into oncoming traffic, causing head-on crash that left vehicle engulfed in flames in Wadsworth

A woman and a man were hospitalized after a car drove into oncoming traffic and caused a head-on crash that left one of the cars fully engulfed in flames in Wadsworth. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Newport Township Fire Protection District responded around 6 p.m. Thursday to Route 41 and Wadsworth Road in Wadsworth […]