Lake & McHenry County Scanner

Stabbing (McHenry) McHenry County Sheriff and McHenry Fire District on scene of a report of a person stabbed in the 5300 block of North Leeside Street. 911 caller reported he was stabbed multiple times by his grandson who fled the scene in a vehicle. A medical helicopter is on standby. facebook.com/87678568454227…

Residents were left displaced after a house fire near Harvard where the homeowner unsuccessfully tried to extinguish the blaze before firefighters arrived Thursday afternoon. lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/05/14/hom…

A pair of 17-year-olds allegedly stole a car that was warming up in the driveway of a Zion home before fleeing from police in Gurnee and later being arrested after a foot pursuit in Zion. lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/05/14/2-j…

A Round Lake Beach man was arrested on Wednesday following a months-long investigation and is accused of breaking into an Antioch restaurant in November and stealing a safe that had almost $200,000 in it. lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/05/14/rou…

A pig was found dead, two cats were rescued and a firefighter was hospitalized after a fire engulfed a house and left residents displaced in Antioch early Thursday morning. lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/05/14/pig…

Structure Fire (Harvard) Harvard Fire District on scene of a working house fire in the 20400 block of Windy Hill Road. 911 caller reported flames coming from the roof and the home is being evacuated. Fire crews report smoke showing from a one-story brick home. Multiple fire departments are responding. facebook.com/87678568454227…

Authorities say a Grayslake man has died after he was ejected and critically injured when his motorcycle crashed into the rear of a car on Route 41 in North Chicago last week. lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/05/14/gra…

Structure Fire (Algonquin) Carpentersville Fire Dept on scene of a working house fire in the 1700 block of Cambria Lane. Multiple 911 callers, one reporting the roof is on fire. Fire crews confirm heavy smoke showing. A handicap victim is trapped in the basement and firefighters are attempting rescue. facebook.com/87678568454227…

The coroner has released the identity of a "devoted mother" of two, whose identity was initially not positively confirmed, after her car crashed into a tree and became engulfed in flames near Huntley in March. lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/05/14/she…

Three juveniles have been released from custody without charges after authorities say they were believed to be the crew that burglarized more than 40 businesses in Lake County last month. lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/05/14/3-j…

A judge sentenced a man to 30 years in prison for his role in the "brutal and heinous" murder of his 6-year-old brother in North Chicago whose burned body was dismembered and dumped. lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/05/13/man…

Multiple Vehicle Hit-and-Run Crash (Highland Park) Highland Park PD and Highland Park Fire Dept on scene of a four-vehicle crash with injuries at Route 41 and Park Avenue. One of the vehicles involved, a Chrysler 300 with pink rims, fled the scene and the fire department witnessed the vehicle fleeing. It was last seen northbound on Summit Ave from Route 22. A second ambulance has been requested and at least one victim has possible serious injuries. facebook.com/87678568454227…

Fire investigators say that an electrical failure in a solar panel system on the roof of a Hainesville home caused a fire that displaced the residents Monday morning. lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/05/13/ele…

Officials are crediting two off-duty paramedics and school staff with saving the life of a 16-year-old student-athlete who stopped breathing during a championship track meet at Huntley High School. lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/05/13/lif…

JUST IN: Police have announced charges against one of six masked suspects who allegedly ransacked a boutique retailer in Barrington, stealing over $100,000 worth of merchandise in December. lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/05/13/pol…

At least three immigration-related arrests have been reported so far on Wednesday in the Waukegan area as federal agents returned to Lake County, with one person being arrested at a Uline warehouse. lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/05/13/at-…

A man was left ejected and is in critical condition after he crashed his motorcycle into the rear of a car on Route 41 in North Chicago, authorities said. lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/05/13/man…

An Island Lake man has won $1 million after purchasing an Illinois Lottery ticket from a store in Island Lake, saying that he thought he was going crazy after finding out he won. lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/05/13/i-c…

The Mundelein police chief said his thoughts are with those affected and said he is committed to providing updates after one of his officers, who has been placed on leave, shot and killed a woman armed with knives in Mundelein. lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/05/12/we-…

Officers arrested a Woodstock man who was so intoxicated he could not remember his birth date and told them he was "[expletive] wasted" while driving with his 9-month-old in the car in Woodstock, prosecutors said. lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/05/12/im-…