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Coroner: Brothers found outside burning home in Highland Park died from multiple gunshot wounds

Two brothers found dead outside of a burning house in Highland Park early Wednesday died of multiple gunshot wounds, Lake County Coroner officials said Wednesday evening. Autopsy results showed the two men were 63-year-old Marc Austwick, of Lake Forest, and his brother, 60-year-old John Austwick, of Mundelein, Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek said in a […]

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Juvenile arrested after 4-year-old child was shot in the head in exchange of gunfire between two groups in Zion

Zion Police have arrested a 17-year-old juvenile in connection with a shooting involving two groups which resulted in a 4-year-old being shot in the head, police said. Zion Police were dispatched to the 2200 block of Galilee Avenue for multiple reports of gunfire and, upon arrival, a father approached officers saying his 4-year-old daughter had […]

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74-year-old man accidentally shoots himself near Crystal Lake

A 74-year-old was hospitalized after he shot himself while attempting to load a handgun in unincorporated Crystal Lake Monday afternoon. The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 12:40 p.m. Monday to the 5800 block of Marietta Drive in unincorporated Crystal Lake for a gunshot victim. McHenry County Sheriff’s Deputy […]