Three people were rescued by authorities after their sailboat capsized on Bangs Lake in Wauconda Sunday afternoon. The Wauconda Fire District and Wauconda Police Department responded to multiple reports of a water rescue on Bangs Lake at around 2:06 p.m. Sunday. Emergency crews arrived and spotted three people clinging onto a capsized sailboat approximately 50 […]
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13-year-old boy arrested after starting fire at Port Barrington Village Hall
The sheriff’s office said a 13-year-old boy was arrested and is facing felony charges after he allegedly started a fire at the Port Barrington Village Hall on Tuesday. The Wauconda Fire District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 3 p.m. Tuesday to the Village of Port Barrington Village Hall, 69 South Circle Avenue in […]
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Wanted suspect in custody after leading police on pursuit through Wauconda, Mundelein
A wanted man led police on a nearly hour-long chase through Wauconda that ended in a Mundelein neighborhood when the non-compliant suspect was bitten by a police canine. The Wauconda Police Department received calls of a traffic complaint around 1:35 p.m. Thursday in the 1100 block of Van Buren Street in Wauconda. Wauconda Police Department […]
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Over $60K raised for Grayslake father-to-be who was killed after being struck by car
A fundraiser has gathered over $60,000 for the family of a Grayslake man, who was expecting his first child, that was struck by a car near Wauconda and later died. Matthew Evers, 34, of Grayslake, died around 6 p.m. Sunday at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s […]
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Grayslake man dies after being struck by car in Wauconda Township
A man that was struck by a vehicle after exiting his car and walking into traffic near Wauconda over the weekend has died, police said. The Wauconda Fire District and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 11:45 p.m. Saturday to Route 120 west of Fisher Road in Wauconda Township, which is near Lakemoor and Volo, […]
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Pedestrian in critical condition after being struck by car in Wauconda Township
Police say a man exited his car and walked into traffic on Route 120 near Wauconda before being struck by a vehicle and critically injured late Saturday evening. The Wauconda Fire District and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 11:45 p.m. Saturday to Route 120 west of Fisher Road in unincorporated Wauconda for a report […]
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At least a dozen children develop “swimmers itch” from Bangs Lake in Wauconda
At least a dozen children developed a skin rash throughout their entire bodies believed to be “swimmer’s itch” after swimming in Bangs Lake in Wauconda this week. The Wauconda Park District said on Thursday they had been made aware of the cases but they did not specify how many people got it. “If you do […]
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Authorities identify 30-year-old man killed after motorcycle crash near Wauconda
The coroner’s office has identified a 30-year-old Wauconda man who was killed after he lost control of his motorcycle and crashed into a traffic light near Wauconda Sunday morning. A Monday autopsy showed that Jeffrey Thompson, 30, of Wauconda, died from multiple blunt force injuries as a result of a vehicle crash, according to Lake […]
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30-year-old man killed after high-speed motorcycle crash near Wauconda
A 30-year-old Wauconda man was killed after he lost control of his motorcycle while traveling at a high speed and crashed into a traffic light near Wauconda Sunday morning. The Wauconda Fire District and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 3:10 a.m. to the intersection of Route 176 and Fairfield Road in Fremont Township, which […]