Police say at least one suspect fired several shots at a man who was chasing after his stolen car in Wauconda Wednesday evening. The Wauconda Police Department responded around 8:56 p.m. Wednesday to the 500 block of Brown Street for a report of a stolen vehicle. The owner of a black Dodge Challenger learned that […]
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Surveillance video captures car slamming into parked cars, fleeing the scene in Wauconda
Police are asking the public for help in identifying the driver of a vehicle that slammed into multiple parked cars in Wauconda and then fled the scene, nearly hitting a truck head-on. Aric Klemp shared a video of the incident with Lake and McHenry County Scanner and said the incident occurred around 5 a.m. Sunday […]
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Firefighters reunite dog with its family after it went into Bangs Lake in Wauconda
Firefighters and police officers helped reunite a dog with its family after the dog was found in the water on Bangs Lake in Wauconda Tuesday. The Wauconda Fire District and Wauconda Police Department responded around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday to Bangs Lake. Officials said they received a call for a dog that was in the water. […]
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Man charged in drug homicides of Wauconda couple found dead in Libertyville motel room
A McHenry man has been charged with drug-induced homicide after a Wauconda couple was found dead in a Libertyville motel with their 6-month-old baby, who was found in the room unharmed. Erick Ruiz, 22, of the 5900 block of Cobblestone Trail in McHenry, was charged with two counts of drug-induced homicide, a Class X felony, […]
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Sheriff warns residents not to approach ‘Tyson the Bison’ which has been on loose for months in Lake County
The sheriff’s office is warning residents to not approach “Tyson the Bison,” which has been on the loose in the Wauconda and Island Lake area since September after escaping from its owner. “This is no bull! Actually, it’s an American Buffalo, fondly given the name ‘Tyson the Bison’ and she’s still on the ‘mooooove,’ as […]
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Bison that has been on loose for months in Wauconda, Island Lake spotted by police officer
A bison that has been on the loose since September after escaping from its owner in the Island Lake area was spotted by a police officer this week running across the roadway. The Island Lake Police Department said one of their police officers spotted Island Lake’s “beloved bison,” calling the animal, “as elusive as Sasquatch […]
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Coroner identifies Wauconda parents found dead in Libertyville motel with their baby who was unharmed
Authorities have identified a man and woman found dead in a Libertyville motel from an apparent drug overdose. The couple’s baby was found in the room unharmed. Robert Callen, 35, of Wauconda, and Amanda Dubin, 34, of Wauconda, are both believed to have suffered from drug overdoses, according to the Lake County Coroner’s Office. Toxicology […]
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Good Samaritans honored for saving 11-year-old boy from Bangs Lake in Wauconda
Two fishermen who saved an 11-year-old boy from Bangs Lake in Wauconda during an incident that left a second boy dead in 2019 received lifesaving awards on Wednesday. Scott Bellanger and Michael Graves were on a fishing boat on April 19, 2019, on Bangs Lake in Wauconda. Marquis Montez, who was 11 at the time, […]
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Fundraiser started for Wauconda family whose dog died in fire that heavily damaged their home
A fundraiser has been started to help a Wauconda family recover from a house fire that caused $400,000 in damage and killed their family dog Tuesday afternoon. The GoFundMe was started by neighbor and friend Peggy Volker on behalf of the Vivero family, who moved into the house less than six weeks prior to the […]