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View in browser Our Top Stories Below are our top news stories for Lake and McHenry counties that have been published in the past 24 hours on Lake and McHenry County Scanner's website. Interested in promoting your business or event? Lake and McHenry County Scanner offers a wide variety of unique advertising options to reach our large and highly-engaged audience. Click here to learn more or email our sales team at solutions@lnnllc.com. Investigation underway after man found dead from serious injuries in Gurnee Police are investigating after a man was found dead in a ditch with serious injuries Thursday morning in Gurnee, officials said. The Gurnee Police Department and Gurnee Fire Department responded around 10:26 a.m. Thursday to Delany Road and Grove Avenue in Gurnee. Gurnee Police Department Public Information Officer Shawn Gaylor said officers received a call […] Continue reading the full article... 2022-09-15 19-year-old improving after suffering life-threatening injuries when load shifted, crushing him in his truck in Lake in the Hills A 19-year-old man is improving after suffering serious, life-threatening injuries when concrete slabs shifted on a trailer and crushed him in the cab of his truck in Lake in the Hills, fire officials said. The Lake in the Hills Police Department and Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District responded around 11:04 a.m. Wednesday to […] Continue reading the full article... 2022-09-15 Resident escapes without injury after fire causes $400,000 to Lake Zurich home Fire officials said $400,000 in damage was reported after a large fire left the residents of a Lake Zurich home displaced Wednesday afternoon. The Lake Zurich Fire Department responded around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday to the 200 block of Hidden Creek Road in Lake Zurich for a structure fire. Firefighters arrived on the scene in under […] Continue reading the full article... 2022-09-15 Grand jury indicts Lake Forest man on almost dozen charges for allegedly uploading child pornography to server A grand jury has indicted a Lake Forest man on nearly a dozen felony charges after police said he uploaded child pornography to an internet server. Paul Salgan, 41, of the 300 block of Stablewood Lane in Lake Forest, was initially charged in July with four counts of possession of child pornography, a Class 2 […] Continue reading the full article... 2022-09-15 2 teens plead not guilty to stabbing raccoon with sword and rake, striking it with hammer in Huntley Two 18-year-old men have pleaded not guilty to charges that they posted a video online of themselves stabbing a raccoon with a sword and hitting it with a hammer in Huntley. Daniel A. Carey, 18, of the 11100 block of Grove Street in Huntley, was charged with two counts of animal torture, a Class 3 […] Continue reading the full article... 2022-09-15 Metra, Amtrak to resume train service following cancelations after railroad strike averted Metra says all train service is anticipated to now run normally in the Chicagoland area after a tentative deal was reached with freight workers, avoiding a nationwide strike. Metra said Wednesday that cancelations on the BNSF, Union Pacific North, Union Pacific Northwest and Union Pacific West lines were expected to begin Thursday evening. Both BNSF […] Continue reading the full article... 2022-09-15 Lawmaker starts petition drive that aims to repeal Illinois' SAFE-T Act, including cashless bail (The Center Square) – An Illinois senator is calling for a full repeal of the SAFE-T Act, which is set to go into effect in less than four months, and is urging residents to sign a petition drive. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the Safety, Accountability, Fairness, and Equity Today Act into law last year. The […] Continue reading the full article... 2022-09-15 Service canceled on several Metra train lines in Chicagoland area in anticipation of railroad strike Metra says trains on several of their lines in the Chicagoland area will not operate Thursday evening and cancelations could continue into Friday if freight railroad workers go on strike. Officials said that cancelations on the BNSF, Union Pacific North, Union Pacific Northwest and Union Pacific West lines will begin Thursday evening. Trains service on […] Continue reading the full article... 2022-09-15 Semi-truck driver flown to hospital after concrete slabs impale truck cab in Lake in the Hills A semi-truck driver had to be extricated and flown to the hospital after being pinned in his cab when concrete slabs impaled his truck cab in Lake in the Hills Wednesday morning. The Lake in the Hills Police Department and Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District responded around 11:04 a.m. Wednesday to Randall Road […] Continue reading the full article... 2022-09-14 Share This Newsletter: Visit Our Website Copyright © 2019 Lake and McHenry County Scanner. All Rights Reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in by entering your email address through our website or on Facebook. Unsubscribe