An Island Lake woman was killed after being hit by a car while walking on Route 176 in Island Lake, authorities said. Two Island Lake police officers were on patrol in the same vehicle and heading eastbound on IL Route 176 just east of Waters Edge Drive in Island Lake when they came upon a […]
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Woman sentenced to court supervision for damaging lobby of Island Lake Police Department
A 35-year-old woman who was caught on video damaging the lobby of the Island Lake Police Department has been sentenced to court supervision and ordered to write an apology letter. The incident happened at 3:41 a.m. on April 30 after a woman arrived at the Island Lake Police Department in a dark-colored sedan. The woman, […]
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Quick thinking by Island Lake Police saves resident from fire in unincorporated McHenry County
Quick thinking by Island Lake police officers resulted in a lack of injuries to a resident trapped in a fire Sunday, authorities said. The Wauconda Fire District was called to the 900 block of West Plum Street in unincorporated McHenry County near Wauconda for a structure fire at 4:34 p.m. Sunday, authorities said in a […]
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Arrest warrant issued for woman accused of damaging lobby of Island Lake Police Department
An arrest warrant has been issued for a 35-year-old woman who police say damaged the lobby of the Island Lake Police Department Tuesday morning. The Island Lake Police Department released a minute-long video of the incident late Tuesday morning. A woman wearing a light-colored jacket, dark pants and flip-flops entered the lobby of the police […]
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Police identify woman wanted after damaging lobby of Island Lake Police Department
Police say they have identified a woman and are working to arrest her after she damaged the lobby of the Island Lake Police Department Tuesday morning. The Island Lake Police Department released a minute-long video of the incident late Tuesday morning. A woman wearing a light-colored jacket, dark pants and flip-flops entered the lobby of […]
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Police seek woman wanted after damaging lobby of Island Lake Police Department
Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a woman wanted after she damaged the lobby of the Island Lake Police Department Tuesday morning. The Island Lake Police Department released a minute-long video of the incident late Tuesday morning. A woman wearing a light-colored jacket, dark pants and flip-flops entered the lobby of the police […]
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Area police departments make April Fools’ jokes about bison that remains on loose from Wauconda area
Area police departments took to social media Friday to make April Fools’ Day jokes about the bison that has been wandering around the Wauconda area since escaping from its owner months ago. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said on social media that they “cannot confirm or deny” a post made in the “Wauconda For Wauconda” […]
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Sheriff warns residents not to approach ‘Tyson the Bison’ which has been on loose for months in Lake County
The sheriff’s office is warning residents to not approach “Tyson the Bison,” which has been on the loose in the Wauconda and Island Lake area since September after escaping from its owner. “This is no bull! Actually, it’s an American Buffalo, fondly given the name ‘Tyson the Bison’ and she’s still on the ‘mooooove,’ as […]
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Bison that has been on loose for months in Wauconda, Island Lake spotted by police officer
A bison that has been on the loose since September after escaping from its owner in the Island Lake area was spotted by a police officer this week running across the roadway. The Island Lake Police Department said one of their police officers spotted Island Lake’s “beloved bison,” calling the animal, “as elusive as Sasquatch […]