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Christmas morning fire leaves Wauconda home uninhabitable

By Lake & McHenry County Scanner Staff on December 25, 2018

A Christmas morning fire caused $80,000 in damage and left a cat dead at a home in Wauconda, fire officials said. The Wauconda Fire District…

Man allegedly forced his way into Wauconda apartment, tried sexually assaulting woman

By Lake & McHenry County Scanner Staff on December 14, 2018

A 37-year-old man has been charged after police say he broke into a woman’s apartment in Wauconda and beat her, then tried sexually assaulting her.…

Man injured after 3-alarm fire tears through Tower Lakes home

By Lake & McHenry County Scanner Staff on November 16, 2018

A man was injured and several others escaped from a 3-alarm house fire in Tower Lakes Thursday evening which caused over $250,000 in damage. The…

1 hospitalized after fire at Wauconda High School

By Lake & McHenry County Scanner Staff on November 8, 2018

A school employee was transported to the hospital after an electrical fire broke out in the locker room at Wauconda High School Thursday morning, fire…

Wauconda Library damaged after roof fire

By Lake & McHenry County Scanner Staff on October 16, 2018

Damage was estimated at $50,000 after a roof fire started Tuesday morning at the Wauconda Area Library, fire officials said. The Wauconda Fire District was…