A woman reached a settlement with McHenry County on Thursday after prosecutors alleged she was a “reckless dog owner” following an April incident where her dogs bit multiple people near McHenry, leading to a deputy fatally shooting one of the dogs. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded on the evening of April 11 to the […]
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Final dog captured after being on the loose following series of dog attacks in McHenry neighborhood
Animal control said Wednesday that the final dog who was on the loose following a series of attacks by aggressive dogs in a neighborhood near McHenry has been captured. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 5:50 p.m. Thursday to the area of West Heumann Drive and Stilling Boulevard in unincorporated McHenry. The sheriff’s office […]
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Sheriff still searching for escaped dog after series of dog attacks that led to 1 dog being fatally shot near McHenry
Authorities said Friday they are still searching for one dog after aggressive loose dogs attacked people, leading to one of the dogs being fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy near McHenry. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 5:50 p.m. Thursday to the area of West Heumann Drive and Stilling Boulevard in unincorporated McHenry. The […]
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Deputy shoots dog after multiple aggressive dogs attack people in neighborhood near McHenry
Authorities say a sheriff’s deputy shot a dog after multiple aggressive dogs, one of which remains on the loose, attacked people in a neighborhood near McHenry. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded just before 6 p.m. Thursday to the area of West Heumann Drive and Stilling Boulevard in unincorporated McHenry. The sheriff’s office said they […]
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No charges to be filed after dog fatally shot by horse rider on trail in Libertyville
No charges will be filed against a horse rider who shot and killed a dog following “an incident” on the Des Plaines River Trail in Libertyville earlier this year. The Lake County Forest Preserves Ranger Police responded around 5:10 p.m. on April 16 to the Des Plaines River Trail north of Route 137 in Libertyville. […]
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Dog who viciously attacked, killed its owner in her Fox Lake home will likely be euthanized
Animal control officials said that the French bulldog mix that mauled its owner to death in Fox Lake was ‘tragic and unusual’ and the dog will likely be euthanized. Lisa Urso, 52, of the 600 block of Knollwood Road in Fox Lake, was found dead on the back porch of her residence on around 4:45 […]
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Fox Lake woman was attacked and killed by her own French bulldog, coroner says
A 52-year-old woman was found dead at her Fox Lake home after being viciously attacked by one of her French bulldogs, the coroner said. Lisa Urso, 52, of the 600 block of Knollwood Road in Fox Lake, was found dead on the back porch of her residence on Saturday, according to Fox Lake Police Chief […]
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Fox Lake woman found mauled to death by her dogs in ‘gruesome’ scene, police chief says
A 52-year-old woman was found dead at her Fox Lake home after being viciously attacked by at least one of her three dogs, police said. Lisa Urso, 52, of the 600 block of Knollwood Road in Fox Lake, was found dead on the back porch of her residence on Saturday, according to Fox Lake Police […]