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A Waukegan man accused of stabbing his stepfather-in-law 13 times and assaulting his estranged wife outside of a North Chicago home has been ordered detained in Lake County jail on charges of attempted murder and aggravated battery. Lake… https://t.co/4xsJAqjncS via @LMCScanner

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A Crystal Lake man has been charged with aggravated battery after using a skateboard as a weapon to fracture the skull of a victim. Gabriel R. Schuch, 19, of the 1300 block of Cottonwood Lane in Crystal Lake, is facing two Class 3 felony… https://t.co/2uSZyMKyNB via @LMCScanner

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A Waukegan man has been charged with driving under the influence for his role in a three-vehicle, wrong-way crash in Beach Park that injured several children and people in 2025. John J. Plewka, 52, of the 2500 block of North Jackson… https://t.co/QZtHzxQmEc via @LMCScanner

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A family is mourning the death of a Marengo woman, who had just turned 22, after she was killed when another driver crashed head-on into her car near Huntley as she was traveling to Walmart Thursday. The Huntley Fire Protection District… https://t.co/EhJKQIcFoG via @LMCScanner

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A 15-year-old teen driver “showed signs of impairment” after crashing an SUV into an auto body shop and a utility pole in Fox Lake early Saturday morning, authorities said. Sgt. Rick Howell of the Fox Lake Police Department said officers… https://t.co/XBcFRCOqJ3 via @LMCScanner

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One person was injured after falling asleep behind the wheel of an SUV, driving the vehicle off the roadway, and partially submerging in a retention pond near North Barrington. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Chief Christopher Covelli said… https://t.co/rG4EmCXTiX via @LMCScanner

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One person received minor injuries, and a family has been displaced after a male driver crashed his car into a townhouse in Woodstock early Saturday morning, authorities said. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded to the 2300 block… https://t.co/DssvQn75rs via @LMCScanner

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A male driver and a female driver are both dead after they were involved in a head-on crash that caused significant damage near Huntley Thursday evening, fire officials said. The Huntley Fire Protection District and Kane County Sheriff’s… https://t.co/vahNOgIB8a via @LMCScanner

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A driver was left with critical, life-threatening injuries and was flown to the hospital after he was ejected from a car that rolled over near Huntley Wednesday afternoon. The Huntley Fire Protection District and McHenry County Sheriff’s… https://t.co/K0X4VV6Ovh via @LMCScanner

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One person was transported to the hospital and the roadway was shut down after a truck slammed into a pole, leaving it severed and leaning over in Woodstock Tuesday evening. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District and Woodstock Police… https://t.co/mcGrcVtaEF via @LMCScanner

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A husband has filed a lawsuit accusing Nicor Gas of negligence for a gas-fueled explosion and fire that killed his wife, seriously injured his son and left their home completely destroyed in Wonder Lake. Wonder Lake resident Dean L.… https://t.co/p9UvJNGaDR via @LMCScanner

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Two residents were able to safely escape a fire that left their home heavily damaged and uninhabitable in unincorporated Antioch Friday evening, fire officials said. The Antioch Fire Department, Lake County Sheriff’s Office and multiple… https://t.co/nJY3TfNVEz via @LMCScanner

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Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish a fire that engulfed a delivery truck before it was able to spread to an adjacent garage in Woodstock Friday morning. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District and Woodstock Police Department… https://t.co/e5aRCRECDO via @LMCScanner

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Funeral services are set for a Grayslake man who died after he crashed his motorcycle into a car in North Chicago as his family remembers him for being a talented drummer and “truly one of a kind.” The North Chicago Police Department and… https://t.co/rvQmq6bSJI via @LMCScanner

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A Marengo woman was sentenced to over 12 years in prison after she was caught driving drunk for the sixth time — driving into oncoming traffic and crashing in Marengo — and then later causing a separate DUI crash that left her seriously… https://t.co/kl35JGR5UE via @LMCScanner

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ICE detained a person who was driving with a child in North Chicago as the federal agents were again spotted making immigration arrests in the Lake County area on Wednesday. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents were… https://t.co/gkXbwdIyPB via @LMCScanner

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A judge on Tuesday refused to release a suspect who is facing attempted murder charges for “completely randomly” and unprovoked stabbing a guest multiple times and attacking a second guest at a hotel in McHenry. The McHenry Police… https://t.co/nDspS7yT38 via @LMCScanner

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One person died and two others were injured, including one flown to the hospital with serious injuries, after a fiery explosion rocked Wonder Lake, leveling a home and damaging two others Sunday evening. The Wonder Lake Fire Protection… https://t.co/8mizOTIwKf via @LMCScanner

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A toddler and an elderly woman are both dead after a two-vehicle crash that resulted in major damage along Route 41 in Highland Park Saturday afternoon. The Highland Park Police Department and Highland Park Fire Department responded… https://t.co/7wZ99ailvL via @LMCScanner

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A woman was left with serious injuries and had to be flown to the hospital after falling down a staircase at a house in Lake in the Hills Tuesday morning, authorities said. The Huntley Fire Protection District and Lake in the Hills Police… https://t.co/eWwB3udFYY via @LMCScanner