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‘Good boy Danno’: Lake County sheriff’s canine locates missing child in wooded area near Waukegan

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said that Canine Danno tracked down a missing child who was found several blocks from her home hiding in a wooded area near Waukegan. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office was called around 11 p.m. Sunday to the 35600 block of Green Place in unincorporated Waukegan. Deputies learned a juvenile ran […]

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Lake County sheriff’s canine locates two juveniles who went missing in Crystal Lake

Authorities say Lake County Sheriff’s Canine Dax conducted a track and located two juveniles who went missing from a home in Crystal Lake. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office was requested to assist the Crystal Lake Police Department around 12:15 a.m. Sunday. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli said a canine unit was dispatched […]

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Lake County sheriff’s canine helps lead officers to 80-year-old man who went missing in Vernon Hills

A Lake County sheriff’s canine helped lead officers right to an 80-year-old man who went missing Tuesday in Vernon Hills, authorities said. The Vernon Hills Police Department announced Tuesday afternoon they were searching for Gen Xiang Li. Xiang Li is 80 years old and was described as an Asian male wearing black Adidas pants and […]

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‘A caring person with a contagious smile’: Family remembers man found dead in Fox River after going missing from McHenry

Family members are remembering a 28-year-old man as a “caring person with a contagious smile” as they raise money for his funeral after he went missing in McHenry and was found dead. Gustavo Guzman-Perez, 28, of McHenry, was found around 3:15 p.m. Wednesday in the 2000 block of South Fernwood Lane in unincorporated McHenry. McHenry Deputy […]

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Manner of death pending following autopsy on 28-year-old missing man found dead near McHenry

A manner of death remains undetermined pending toxicology results following an autopsy on the 28-year-old man who went missing in McHenry and was found dead. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and McHenry Township Fire Protection District responded around 3:15 p.m. Wednesday to the 2000 block of South Fernwood Lane in unincorporated McHenry. McHenry Deputy Police […]

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Coroner identifies body found along Fox River as 28-year-old man who went missing from McHenry

The coroner has confirmed that the body found along the Fox River Wednesday was the 28-year-old man who disappeared in McHenry nearly two weeks ago. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and McHenry Township Fire Protection District responded around 3:15 p.m. Wednesday to the 2000 block of South Fernwood Lane in unincorporated McHenry. McHenry Deputy Police […]

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Coroner’s office working to identify body of male found washed up on shore near McHenry

The coroner’s office is working to identify the deceased male who was found along the Fox River near McHenry Wednesday, less than two weeks after a 28-year-old went missing from McHenry. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and McHenry Township Fire Protection District responded around 3:15 p.m. Wednesday to the 2000 block of South Fernwood Lane […]