Lake & McHenry County Scanner

17/11/2024

A male victim suffered apparent serious injuries and was flown to the hospital after falling down almost a dozen stairs at a residence near Woodstock Friday evening.

16/11/2024

Structure Fire (Knollwood) Lake Forest Fire Dept on scene of a working structure fire in a two-story mixed occupancy building at 215 North Waukegan Road. Report of the second floor engulfed in flames. A Confirmed Fire response upgrade has been requested. Multiple fire departments responding.

16/11/2024

A Woodstock man has been arrested after authorities say he caused a crash that left a woman in her 60s with serious, life-threatening injuries in Wisconsin.

16/11/2024

The Antioch Police Department's new canine, who will provide comfort to officers, victims and community members, was officially sworn in at a village board meeting Wednesday.

16/11/2024

BREAKING: A Wisconsin father has been found dead in his car in a creek after he left dinner at a restaurant in Crystal Lake Wednesday evening and went missing.

A Wisconsin father has been found dead in his car in a creek after he left dinner at a restaurant in Crystal Lake Wednesday evening and went missing.

16/11/2024

A Rockford man has been sentenced to six years in prison for selling fentanyl to a 30-year-old woman, causing her overdose death in Woodstock, prosecutors said.

16/11/2024

A man donated a ballistic vest to Wauconda's police canine in honor of his brother, who was a veteran, that died on Veteran's Day a year ago, officials said.

16/11/2024

A North Chicago alderman was arrested after a judge issued a warrant for him failing to appear in court in a felony case where he is accused of damaging government property.

15/11/2024

The community has raised over $10,000 to help pay for a family's vet bills after their pet cat was shot and left paralyzed while he was walking around in Crystal Lake.

15/11/2024

Crash w/Injuries (Zion) Zion Fire, Beach Park Fire and Winthrop Harbor Fire on scene at 23rd St and Lewis Ave with a two-vehicle crash with heavy damage and multiple injuries. Four ambulances requested.

15/11/2024

Defense attorneys and prosecutors argued before a judge Thursday regarding a motion that seeks to have the Highland Park parade mass shooter’s police interviews suppressed at trial.

Defense attorneys and prosecutors argued before a judge Thursday regarding a motion that seeks to have the Highland Park parade mass shooter's police interviews suppressed at trial.

15/11/2024

Prosecutors say a man repeatedly struck a 9-year-old girl across her body and poured half a bottle of hot sauce down her mouth, leaving her bleeding and vomiting in Mundelein.

15/11/2024

Bus Crash (Waukegan) Waukegan Fire Dept and Waukegan PD on scene of a crash with injuries involving an SUV and a bus at Yorkhouse Road and Northwestern Avenue. Report of a woman trapped inside the car and injured. Heavy damage reported.

15/11/2024

Authorities say a potential school shooting was averted at a Mundelein school after a child got into an altercation with classmates, made threats and retrieved a gun from home.

15/11/2024

HAVE YOU SEEN HIM?: Police are investigating after a Wisconsin father disappeared after leaving a restaurant in Crystal Lake Wednesday evening before his phone later went dead.

Police are investigating after a Wisconsin father disappeared after leaving a restaurant in Crystal Lake Wednesday evening before his phone later went dead.

15/11/2024

A man has been sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to firing shots at a party where multiple children were present, leaving a man with a gunshot wound near Harvard.

15/11/2024

The health department issued a warning Thursday about a significant increase in whooping cough cases among children throughout McHenry County.

14/11/2024

Six Flags says they have no plans to close any of its amusement parks following a report that said the company could close parks following its merger with Cedar Fair.