Breaking News Stories in Lake County, IL & McHenry County, IL (2024)

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A judge denied pre-trial release to a motorcycle driver accused of driving drunk and causing a crash that left his female passenger with critical, life-threatening injuries near Antioch Saturday. Gregory Shaer, 51, of Lake Villa, was charged with aggravated driving under the influence resulting in great bodily harm, driving under the influence of alcohol and […]

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The coroner has released the identity of a 26-year-old man who was killed after he crashed his car into a tree and was ejected from the vehicle Monday morning near Antioch. An autopsy performed Tuesday showed Joseph Eli, 26, of Neenah, Wisconsin, died as a result of blunt force injuries as a result of a […]

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County officials say there are multiple human cases of West Nile virus in Lake County after a Lake County resident became the first person this year in Illinois to die from the disease. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced last Tuesday that an individual in their 80s who lived in Lake County died […]

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The coroner has released the identity of a 25-year-old woman who was killed after she crashed into Tony’s Subs restaurant in Deerfield early Saturday morning. An autopsy performed Tuesday showed Jareline Martinez, 25, of Waukegan, died as a result of blunt force injuries as a result of a crash, according to Lake County Coroner Jennifer […]

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Prosecutors say a woman chased down and intentionally struck and injured a bicyclist with her car “at full speed” as the victim tried to flee away from her vehicle in Zion. The incident happened around 1:30 p.m. on August 22 at the 7-Eleven at Sheridan Road and Barnhart Court in Zion. Officers learned a male […]

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A man suffered serious injuries after his car struck a guardrail and the vehicle rolled over near Marengo Tuesday morning, leaving him trapped inside the wreckage. The Marengo Fire and Rescue Districts and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 8:04 a.m. Tuesday to the area of Kishwaukee Valley Road and Hiawatha Lane in unincorporated Marengo […]

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A horse was killed after a truck struck it in the roadway in Wadsworth Monday evening and the sheriff says they are searching for the hit-and-run driver. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Newport Fire Protection District responded around 9:10 p.m. Monday to the 40800 block of North Delany Road in Wadsworth for a report […]

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A 35-year-old woman who was caught on video damaging the lobby of the Island Lake Police Department has been sentenced to court supervision and ordered to write an apology letter. The incident happened at 3:41 a.m. on April 30 after a woman arrived at the Island Lake Police Department in a dark-colored sedan. The woman, […]

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A Round Lake Beach man was arrested after a woman was stabbed with a steak knife, leaving her seriously injured after the knife plunged all the way through her arm in Round Lake Beach. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Mary Vukovich said the Round Lake Beach Police Department was notified around 11:40 p.m. on August […]