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Coroner identifies 55-year-old Wauconda man found dead in pond

By Lake & McHenry County Scanner Staff on May 8, 2018

Authorities are still investigating the death of a 55-year-old Wauconda man who was found dead in a pond Saturday morning. Emergency crews responded to a…

48-year-old McHenry County Jail inmate dies at hospital

By Lake & McHenry County Scanner Staff on February 15, 2018

A 48-year-old woman in the McHenry County Jail died after being transported to the hospital with abdominal pain late Tuesday evening. Jody T. Fortino, 48,…

Coroner: No signs of trauma found on missing Waukegan teen who was found dead in pool

By Lake & McHenry County Scanner Staff on January 12, 2018

The Lake County Coroner found during an autopsy that there were no signs of trauma on the missing teen found dead in a pool behind…

Body found in pool behind Waukegan house ID’d as missing teen

By Lake & McHenry County Scanner Staff on January 10, 2018

The Lake County Coroner said that the body found in a pool behind a home in Waukegan on Monday has been identified as a missing…

Body found in pool behind house in Waukegan

By Lake & McHenry County Scanner Staff on January 8, 2018

Waukegan police are investigating after a body was found in a pool behind a home where a fire happened last month. The Waukegan Police Department…

Coroner: Woman found dead in Algonquin house died from soot and smoke inhalation

By Lake & McHenry County Scanner Staff on December 19, 2017

A preliminary autopsy on the woman found dead at a house in Algonquin on Friday revealed that she died from soot and smoke inhalation. According…

Woman found dead in Algonquin home

By Lake & McHenry County Scanner Staff on December 15, 2017

Authorities are investigating after a woman was found dead inside an Algonquin home where “extensive soot and smoke damage” was found on Friday. According to…

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