A 43-year-old Crystal Lake man is accused of sexually abusing his child neighbor for seven months, hiding it with coded messages and buying Plan B to avoid detection and a pregnancy, prosecutors said. lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/…

A 22-year-old Lake Bluff man who was among five dead in a murder-suicide committed by his father in Mundelein is being remembered by his family as "wonderful, gentle, and kind" and by his boss as a "brilliant and passionate chef." lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/…

A 72-year-old Fox Lake man who is a former owner of the now-closed J & D's Bar and Grill near Wauconda is accused of selling a large amount of cocaine in Lake County, authorities said. lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/…

State health officials say they are "disappointed by the lack of clear communication" from Vista Medical Center East's leaders and got no warning before anesthesia services stopped at the Waukegan hospital despite weekly meetings. lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/…

A driver and two passengers were transported to the hospital after their car failed to yield at a stop sign and was hit by a garbage truck in a crash that left both vehicles with heavy damage near Marengo, authorities said. lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/…

A man was convicted of first-degree murder after jurors saw video of a masked lookout outside a 51-year-old man's Waukegan home as the victim was pulled back inside where he was beaten, stabbed and shot. lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/…

A downstate man was charged Monday with mailing salt he told agents looked like anthrax to four members of Congress after hearing of white powder letters like the one that drew a hazmat team to Congressman Brad Schneider’s Lincolnshire office. lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/…

The sheriff's office said in an update that alcohol and speed are believed to be factors in a crash that left a teen with life-threatening injuries after his car crossed the center line, collided with an SUV and rolled over near Harvard Saturday. lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/…

A former Lake Zurich High School bookkeeper has been charged with stealing over $42,000 in school district funds for personal use after two of the school's cheer coaches were charged with stealing over $38,000 last year. lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/…

A Lake County zoning board approved a 49-acre solar farm with 13,000 panels in unincorporated Mundelein on land bordering Hawthorn Woods and Long Grove after officials from both villages and residents spoke against it. lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/…

Prosecutors say a multi-state crew emptied inventory drawers and walked out of a Sephora in Deer Park with $16,000 worth of Dior cosmetics in five minutes, then hit two more Sephoras the same day. lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/…

Crash w/Entrapment (Wauconda) Wauconda Fire District on scene of a car that drove off Route 12 south of Lake Shore Drive and hit an electrical vault. Report of overhead wires involved as well. ComEd requested to the scene with an expedited response. Fire crews are extricating a trapped victim. facebook.com/876785684542274…

Crash w/Multiple Injuries (Barrington Hills) Barrington Countryside Fire District and Barrington Hills PD on scene of a 5-6 vehicle crash with multiple injuries at Route 62 (Algonquin Road) east of Bateman Rd. Four ambulances requested to the scene. Route 62 is shut down completely. facebook.com/876785684542274…

The Crystal Lake City Council voted to buy the former HealthBridge fitness center for $4.2 million, the first step toward moving the public library there, a move the city estimates would cost taxpayers another $44 million to $52 million. lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/…

Six Flags announced that Raging Bull remains closed at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee and will get seat belts after a man police say was ejected from a similar roller coaster in Georgia fell to his death. lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/…

Residents of 16 units were displaced and three people were injured, including two firefighters, after a fire broke out at an apartment building in Deerfield Saturday evening, fire officials said. lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/…

A man is accused of headbutting a co-worker who came over to grill and drink at his home, then grabbing a machete and slashing him in the head during an argument in his garage in Zion, prosecutors said. lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/…

A driver who was reportedly ejected was flown from the scene with critical, life-threatening injuries after his vehicle rolled over and came to rest in a field in a two-vehicle crash near Harvard Saturday evening, fire officials said. lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/…

A motorcyclist was seriously injured after laying the motorcycle down to avoid a vehicle that pulled out in front of the rider before its driver fled the scene in Wauconda Saturday morning, fire officials said. lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/…

Serious Crash (Harvard) Harvard Fire District on scene of a car that rolled over onto its roof off the roadway in the field on Route 14 north of Oak Grove Road. A medical helicopter is requested to the scene and Mercyhealth MD-1 as well. Report of utility lines down. facebook.com/876785684542274…