Train vs Pedestrian (Grayslake) Grayslake PD and Grayslake Fire Dept on scene of a pedestrian struck by a freight train near North Lake St and Hillside Ave, between the Grayslake Central High School and Central Park. Fire crews are with the female victim now, unknown condition. Train traffic is being halted. facebook.com/876785684542274…

Staff at a church preschool found a piece of metal debris possibly from an aircraft outside their building during morning checks in Barrington Hills Monday, prompting an FAA investigation, police said. lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/…

Crash w/Injuries (Crystal Lake) Crystal Lake PD and Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Dept on scene of a two-vehicle crash with injuries involving a car and a pickup truck at Route 176 and Walkup Road. Report of one victim with serious injuries. The ambulance is transporting to the helipad base so a helicopter can fly the victim to a trauma center. Tow trucks are on the scene now to remove the vehicles. facebook.com/876785684542274…

The coroner has released the identity of a 23-year-old Lake Villa man who was ejected and died when the speeding Audi he was driving crashed into trees near McHenry early Thursday. lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/…

A Gurnee man who prosecutors say "made a career as a burglar" starting as a juvenile is accused of forcing his way into a Waukegan home through the garage and stealing $3,000 in cash and a $5,000 ATV. lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/…

BREAKING: Five adults, including two females and three males, were discovered dead after being shot in a home in Mundelein late Sunday evening, police said. lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/…

A 9-year-old boy riding a miniature gas-powered motorcycle was transported to the hospital after he pulled out in front of a driver and collided with her vehicle in Vernon Hills, police said. lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/…

The Chicago Bears will take over the McHenry Outdoor Theater later this month for a family event with the team’s mascot, giveaways and a screening of “Little Giants,” a first in the drive-in’s 75-year history, the theater announced. lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/…

Thousands of people turned out for "No Kings" rallies across Lake and McHenry counties Saturday as the groups behind the protests against President Donald Trump shifted their focus to urging people to vote early. lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/…

Dramatic footage released by Mundelein Professional Firefighters Local 4786 shows a fire lieutenant being dragged underwater by rushing floodwater while holding onto a rescued victim as the current pulled their car beneath a bridge at a park in Mundelein in August. The Mundelein Fire Department and Mundelein Police Department responded around 12:57 p.m. on August 9 to Courtland Commons Park, 400 East Courtland Street, after police say a driver became confused during heavy rainfall, mistook a walking path for a roadway and drove into a drainage culvert. The lieutenant and a firefighter rescued the first of two occupants through the rear window before the current suddenly pulled the car under the bridge as they worked to free the second, the union said. The lieutenant was completely submerged but kept his grip on the victim until crews on shore pulled them both to safety. facebook.com/reel/1424195446…

A Richmond man is accused of beating a man in the face with a metal pipe, leaving him with serious facial injuries, after finding him with his estranged wife in Barrington Hills, then fighting officers who tracked him down, prosecutors said. lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/…

A 79-year-old man was cited for driving without a license after he turned the wrong way pulling out of his driveway, overcorrected and crashed a minivan into a neighboring home in Buffalo Grove. lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/…

A man who had been told to leave a Waukegan grocery store allegedly came back, threatened the owners and stole cash from the register before telling a judge in court he wanted to be deported to Venezuela. lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/…

Serious Crash (Woodstock) Woodstock Fire/Rescue District and Woodstock PD on scene of a crash with serious injuries in the 1000 block of Greenwood Circle. The rider is unconscious per the 911 caller. Battalion 4 reports one victim down on the ground. A medical helicopter has been requested to the scene. facebook.com/876785684542274…

Two men were flown to the hospital after separate falls, one with a serious head injury in Cary and the other a man in his 80s who fell from a ladder while caulking outside a home in McHenry, fire officials said. lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/…

A Crystal Lake Republican running for McHenry County Board attended the rally before the 2021 Capitol riot but left before the violence, his party said, while Democrats say he turned his back on the Constitution. lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/…

Rollover Crash (Deerfield) Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire Dept on scene of a semi-tractor-trailer rollover crash with injuries on northbound Interstate 94 just north of Lake Cook Road. Heavy debris reported and the trailer portion is rolled over blocking lanes. The tractor is upright and the driver was initially reported to be trapped but is now out of the cab. A recovery wrecker service has been requested. facebook.com/876785684542274…

A 28-year-old man on parole for a gun conviction is accused of bringing a loaded handgun to his job and leaving it in his locker, where managers found it while tracking down an overwhelming cannabis odor in Waukegan, prosecutors said. lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/…

Fire officials say a burnt-out blower motor started a fire in a machine at a Lake in the Hills manufacturing plant early Wednesday, at least the third fire at the facility since 2023. lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/…

A hazmat team was called to Congressman Brad Schneider's office in Lincolnshire Friday afternoon after staff opened a threatening letter, one of many suspicious mailings sent to congressional offices nationwide. lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/…