Lake and McHenry County Scanner is your go-to online source for local news and crime as it happens in Lake County, Illinois and McHenry County, Illinois.

1 day ago · A 51-year-old man died after he was stabbed at Forty One Fourteen Steaks and Seafood restaurant and bar in Waukegan Saturday evening. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 11:30 p.m. Saturday to Forty One Fourteen Steaks and Seafood, 2120 North Green Bay Road, for a report of a stabbing.

4 hours ago · An elderly man who went missing last evening was found unconscious and rushed to the hospital in serious condition after he was located by officers in Wauconda Tuesday morning. The Wauconda Police Department responded around 5:08 a.m. Tuesday to the 300 block of Larkdale Row for a report of a ...

2 days ago · A cat was found alive hiding inside a home that caught on fire and resulted in two other homes being damaged in Wonder Lake Sunday afternoon, fire officials said.

3 days ago · Officials are marking the 25th anniversary of a mid-air collision between two planes that caused them to crash down in Zion, leaving three dead and prompting the response of 200 first responders.

5 days ago · The alleged Highland Park parade shooter appeared in court on Thursday as prosecutors are seeking to allow survivors to be present at his trial later this month. Robert Crimo III, 24, of Highwood, appeared for a case management conference on Thursday morning before Lake County Judge Victoria ...

Jan 26, 2025 · Four people were injured, two of which were hospitalized, after a two-vehicle crash left one car rolled over on Interstate 90 near Marengo Saturday afternoon. The Hampshire Fire Protection District and Illinois State Police responded around 3:40 p.m. Saturday to westbound Interstate 90 at milepost ...

2 days ago · Police arrested a woman who allegedly made a false police report by claiming she was battered by an employee at a fast food restaurant in Crystal Lake. Britney A. Johnson, 28, of Harvard, was charged with one count of false report of an offense, a Class 4 felony. A criminal complaint filed in ...

Jan 27, 2025 · Police say a Deer Park teenager speeding crashed into another car, which killed an elderly man and left several people injured, on Lake Cook Road in Arlington Heights. The Buffalo Grove Police Department, Buffalo Grove Fire Department, Arlington Heights Fire Department and Arlington Heights Police ...

Jan 30, 2025 · Authorities say a driver suffered life-threatening injuries after crashing his pickup truck off the roadway in a neighborhood in Libertyville Wednesday afternoon.