No foul play is suspected after a store employee was found dead suffering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the entrance to Walmart in Lake Zurich Friday evening. The Lake Zurich Fire Rescue Department and Lake Zurich Police Department responded around 8:27 p.m. Friday to the Walmart, 820 South Rand Road in Lake Zurich, for […]
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2 FBI agents intervene after off-duty police officer attacked by suspect who accosted female customer at Walmart in Waukegan
Two off-duty FBI agents intervened to help an off-duty police officer who was working security when he was attacked by a suspect who had accosted a female customer at the Walmart in Waukegan. Esteban Martinez-Cruz, 18, of North Chicago, was charged with aggravated battery of a peace officer, two counts of battery and resisting a […]
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‘Taken very seriously’: Police investigating false report of bomb behind Walmart in Gurnee
Police are investigating after someone called dispatchers and claimed there was a bomb inside a dumpster behind the Walmart store in Gurnee Monday morning, which turned out to be unfounded. The Gurnee Police Department and Gurnee Fire Department responded around 11:40 a.m. Monday to the Walmart Supercenter, 6590 Grand Avenue in Gurnee, for a report […]
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Woodstock man on pre-trial release for Algonquin Walmart attack on child arrested for threatening to kill man, infant
A Woodstock man on pre-trial release for attacking a child at the Walmart in Algonquin has been arrested after allegedly threatening to kill a man and an infant while taking photos of himself holding a rifle. Keon A. Harris, 19, of Woodstock, was charged on Saturday with phone harassment and disorderly conduct, both misdemeanors. A […]
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Walmart in Woodstock fully reopens following arson fire that caused an estimated $5 million in damage
The Walmart in Woodstock has fully reopened after an arson fire that caused $5 million in damage on New Year’s Eve, completely closing the store for nearly a week before it partially reopened. A spokesperson for Walmart told Lake and McHenry County Scanner that the company’s store, located at 1275 Lake Avenue in Woodstock, partially […]
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Walmart in Woodstock partially reopens following arson fire that caused an estimated $5 million in damage
The Walmart in Woodstock has partially reopened for customers to shop for food and pick up prescriptions after the store was closed for nearly a week following an arson fire that caused $5 million in damage. A spokesperson for Walmart told Lake and McHenry County Scanner that the company’s store, located at 1275 Lake Avenue […]
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‘Our community was shaken’: Woodstock mayor responds to attempted murder of gas station clerk, arson fire at Walmart
The mayor said the community has been “shaken” by two separate “heinous” acts on the same day in Woodstock involving an arson fire at the Walmart and a man who tried to murder a gas station clerk. Woodstock Mayor Mike Turner said in a statement Saturday that the community was “shaken by two heinous criminal […]
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Prosecutors say woman was caught on video lighting fire with accelerant that caused $5M in damage to Woodstock Walmart
A judge has ordered a 21-year-old woman detained after prosecutors say she was caught on video using fuel to ignite a fire that caused $5 million in damage to Walmart in Woodstock, which was “full of customers.” Adilyn R. Monette, 21, of Woodstock, was charged with one count of aggravated arson knowing people are present, […]
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Woman arrested, charged with arson for starting fire that caused over $5 million in damage to Walmart in Woodstock
Police have arrested and charged a 21-year-old woman with arson for allegedly intentionally starting a fire that caused an estimated $5 million in damage at the Walmart in Woodstock. Adilyn R. Monette, 21, of Woodstock, was charged with one count of arson, a Class 2 felony, and criminal damage by fire causing over $100,000 damage, […]