2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (547+ words) A 21-year-old Illinois Army National Guard soldier, who is from the Algonquin area, died in a fiery crash while on his way home from an assignment, as state officials say he was a “dedicated and patriotic man.” The Illinois Army…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (397+ words) A 22-year-old man was seriously injured after being ejected during a golf cart rollover crash in Johnsburg Sunday evening, with the driver being arrested for driving while intoxicated and trying to cover up the scene. The Johnsburg Police Department and…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (633+ words) Prosecutors called a youth coach, who is a former pro baseball player, a “predator hiding in plain sight” as they allege he used a child’s prior injury as a guise to sexually abuse her while training her in Vernon Hills,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (892+ words) A lawsuit filed against a day school in McHenry alleges a non-verbal, autistic child partially lost two toes after suffering a seizure and being left unsupervised, with the school failing to report it to DCFS. The lawsuit was filed in…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (199+ words) An employee was revived with CPR and rushed to the hospital in critical condition after suffering an apparent medical event at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee Saturday afternoon. The Gurnee Fire Department responded around 4:13 p.m. Saturday to Six Flags Great…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (294+ words) A young child was hospitalized after being attacked unprovoked by a dog, which prompted the owners to fatally stab the animal to stop the attack near McHenry, authorities said. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and McHenry Township Fire Protection District…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (299+ words) A man was hospitalized but escaped serious injury, which officials credited to his helmet, after he was ejected 20 feet from his motorcycle when a car pulled out in front of him, causing a crash in McHenry Tuesday evening. The McHenry…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (622+ words) Funeral services were held for a 17-year-old Barrington High School student, remembered as an “exceptional intellect” with “tremendous potential,” after he was ejected and died in a rollover crash in Barrington Hills. The Barrington Hills Police Department and Barrington Countryside…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (769+ words) A Waukegan man was arrested by deputies after authorities say he stabbed a dog, leaving a house looking like a “murder scene,” after the dog apparently tried protecting a woman during an argument. Ivan Dominguez, 45, of Waukegan, was charged with…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (299+ words) A man from Wisconsin was charged after he allegedly crashed into a utility pole while intoxicated on Route 45 in Mundelein Sunday afternoon, causing the pole to snap and shutting down the busy roadway. The Mundelein Police Department and Mundelein Fire…...