Lake and McHenry County Scanner (2024)

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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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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 driver was found dead after he crashed his car into a tree and was ejected from the vehicle early Monday morning near Antioch, the sheriff said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Antioch Fire Protection District responded around 4:45 a.m. Monday to the area of Grass Lake Road and Bluff Lane in unincorporated Antioch. […]

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A juvenile who fled in a stolen vehicle from officers and then fled on foot in a neighborhood in Island Lake prompted a heavy police search, officials said. Island Lake Police Chief Jennifer Paulus said the incident began around 5:35 p.m. Tuesday. An officer spotted a vehicle, which had been stolen from Island Lake days […]

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An investigation is underway after a fire broke out at a recycling center in Wauconda and sent heavy black smoke into the sky Thursday evening, authorities said. The Wauconda Fire District responded around 5:17 p.m. Thursday to the Wauconda Recycling Center, 301 South Route 12 in Wauconda. Wauconda Fire District Battalion Chief Jason Daun said […]