One person is in police custody after crashing his vehicle into a wooded area while intoxicated in North Barrington, leaving the scene of the crash, then shooting himself in the foot on Tuesday night, authorities said. Lake County Sheriff’s Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli said deputies responded to a single-vehicle traffic crash on Route 59 and […]
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No cause for concern following early morning police activity in Barrington
Barrington Police said residents have no cause for concern following what was initially described as a gunshot victim early Friday morning. Barrington Police Chief David Daigle said police were called 300 block of Lincoln Avenue for a person found unresponsive in their car with a gunshot wound. Daigle said he is unable to release additional […]
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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 […]