Police say they have arrested a student after he became upset about being expelled and battered a staff member at Round Lake High School, prompting the closure of area schools. Round Lake Area Schools District 116 Superintendent Donn Mendoza said the incident occurred after a board of education meeting Tuesday evening. A student hit a […]
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‘High risk’ incident involving student prompts officials to close all Round Lake area schools Thursday
School officials issued an emergency closure for all Round Lake District 116 schools Thursday due to a “high risk” incident involving a high school student. The Round Lake Area Schools District 116, which has schools in Round Lake, Round Lake Heights, Round Lake Beach and Round Lake Park, sent an email to parents Wednesday evening […]
SWAT team shoots, critically injures man who took woman hostage at knifepoint in Round Lake
A SWAT team opened fire and shot a man, critically injuring him, after authorities say he took a woman hostage at knifepoint in a home in Round Lake Tuesday evening. The Round Lake Police Department responded around 6:35 p.m. Tuesday to the 700 block of North Park Road in Round Lake for an unknown problem […]
Community raising money for family left homeless after fire destroys home, belongings and kills pets in Round Lake
The community is collecting donations for a family who was left homeless after a fire engulfed their home and left their pets dead in Round Lake last week. The Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District responded around 2 p.m. Tuesday to the 500 block of Greenwood Drive in Round Lake for a report of a […]
Family left displaced after fire engulfs house, causing significant damage in Round Lake
A family was left displaced after their house was engulfed in flames and sustained significant damage in Round Lake Tuesday afternoon, fire officials said. The Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District responded around 2 p.m. Tuesday to the 500 block of Greenwood Drive in Round Lake for a report of a structure fire. Greater Round […]
Children’s baseball, basketball coach charged with possessing nearly 700 files of child pornography in Lake County
A Lake Forest children’s baseball and basketball coach was arrested after investigators found he was in possession of nearly 700 child pornography files, prosecutors said. Jarrett F. Malec, 25, of Round Lake, was charged with three counts of child pornography. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Francis DeRosa said a cyber tip was reported to the […]
Woman out on bond in 3 DUI cases arrested for driving drunk, nearly hitting officer in Round Lake
A woman out on bond in three separate DUI cases was arrested for driving under the influence for the sixth time when she nearly struck a police officer with her car in Round Lake. Elizabeth Sanchez, 38, of Round Lake, was charged with two counts of aggravated driving under the influence, enhanced driving on a […]
Officers, bystander rescue unconscious driver from burning Tesla after crash in Round Lake
An officer was injured after officers and a bystander rescued an unconscious driver from a Tesla that crashed and caught on fire in Round Lake Sunday evening. The Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District and Round Lake Police Department responded around 9:59 p.m. Sunday to Route 120 and Wildspring Road in Round Lake for a […]
Round Lake man charged with burglarizing multiple smoke shops in Lake and McHenry counties
A man has been charged in connection with a burglary at a smoke shop in Fox Lake and prosecutors say he also committed other smoke shop burglaries in Lake and McHenry counties. Patrick Zuniga, 18, of Round Lake, was charged with two counts of burglary, retail theft over $300 and criminal damage to property over […]