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Authorities say death of man found with stab wounds in Wauconda is believed to be suicide

An elderly man who was found dead lying in a pool of blood with stab wounds at a Wauconda residence is believed to have inflicted the wounds himself, the coroner said. The Wauconda Police Department and Wauconda Fire District responded around 1:23 p.m. Wednesday to the 300 block of Stillwater Court. Wauconda Police Department Sgt. […]

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Elderly man found dead from apparent stab wounds inside residence in Wauconda

Police are investigating after a 72-year-old man was found dead lying in a pool of blood after apparently being stabbed at a residence in Wauconda Wednesday afternoon. The Wauconda Police Department and Wauconda Fire District responded around 1:23 p.m. Wednesday to the 300 block of Stillwater Court. Wauconda Police Department Sgt. Heather Cognac said officers […]

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Corrections officers find baggie of drugs ‘affixed’ to man’s genitals at Lake County Jail

Authorities say a Hawthorn Woods man was caught with a baggie of cocaine “affixed” to his genitals after being brought to the Lake County Jail in Waukegan. Stacy R. McKiernan, 45, of Hawthorn Woods, was arrested by the Wauconda Police Department on April 10. Officers arrested McKiernan for possession of a controlled substance, driving on […]

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Man arrested after he allegedly blocked motorist from merging, brandished gun near Wauconda

Authorities say a Batavia man brandished a pistol at another motorist after allegedly preventing the victim from merging on Route 176 near Wauconda Monday morning. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 8:15 a.m. Monday to the area of Route 176 and Fairfield Road in unincorporated Wauconda. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli […]