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Criminal investigation launched into threats that cancelled Lake County Civil War Days

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office has launched a criminal investigation into the threats made that cancelled the annual Lake County Civil War Days event. The Lake County Forest Preserve District announced Monday that the event scheduled for July 13 and 14 at Lakewood Forest Preserve in Wauconda was cancelled due to safety concerns. “After consulting […]

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13-year-old student charged after making threats against Woodstock school

A 13-year-old student has been charged after making threats of violence against Northwood Middle School in Woodstock, sheriff’s officials said. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office began investigating on February 22 after a 13-year-old student, whose name is being withheld because the teen is under 18, made “threats of violence toward the school,” the sheriff’s office […]