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17-year-old Island Lake boy remains missing despite extensive police search, authorities say

A 17-year-old Island Lake boy who was last seen in Wauconda has been missing for almost three days now despite extensive law enforcement searches using search dogs and drones, police said. Abe Gonzalez, 17, of Island Lake, was seen by his father walking out the front door of their home around 10 p.m. Friday, according […]

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Boy hospitalized after police officers, bystander rescue him from Bangs Lake in Wauconda

A 16-year-old boy is in the ICU and his condition is improving after police officers and a bystander rescued him from Bangs Lake in Wauconda early Saturday morning. The Wauconda Fire District and the Wauconda Police Department responded around 12:35 a.m. to the area of Madison Avenue and Edgewater Parkway for a report of a […]

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18-year-old woman killed in Volo crash was working for Wauconda High School at time of crash

The 18-year-old Volo woman killed and the 18-year-old Wauconda woman injured in a crash in Volo Wednesday morning had just recently graduated from Wauconda High School and were working for the school, authorities said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and the Wauconda Fire Protection District responded around 7:15 a.m. to Route 12 north of Case […]