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A vehicle went into a pond off South Atkinson Road last week. The driver became stuck inside as the vehicle sunk, authorities said.
Voters will be asked to approve the sales tax increase, which would mean a decrease in the property tax levy, county officials say.
The $94,000 grant will mean Elgin Community College will be able to bring VR equipment to its Career and Technical Education programs.
The incident was reported last week in Wauconda.
The Woodstock Police Department evacuated the Old Courthouse Center in Woodstock Friday night.
Emergency personnel from the Grayslake Police Department and Grayslake Fire Department rescued the driver.
The blaze broke out at about 5:20 a.m. on Monday at the home in the 300 block of River Road in unincorporated McHenry County.
Here is a roundup of top stories from recent days in the northern Chicago suburbs.
The drugs were fond in a basement at a home in Gurnee. Three people have been arrested in connection with the drug bust.
The woman was reported missing from a home in the 38000 block of North Villa Court in unincorporated Lake Villa Thursday night.
The KCHD’s youth anti-vaping initiative aims to bring together students, schools, parents and tobacco retailers to prevent vaping.
The plan would allow owners to end their pets life through sedation, lethal injection and cremation at a cost of $100.
The two men killed in the house fire in Union have been identified as Eric Dettmer, 73, and Mark Dodge, 71.
The collision happened in the 50W700 block of Ramm Road near Maple Park on Tuesday night.
A section of a roof at a Mundelein apartment complex was blown off amid storms Tuesday.
The collision happened Wednesday night on County Line Road and Bellwood Drive.
The cause of the fire, which happened early Tuesday in the 9600 block of Knolltop Road in unincorporated Union, is under investigation.
The Kane County Forest Preserve District will host the burn at LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve in March or April.
As of Friday, 5,347 votes had been cast in McHenry County, and turnout "feels lower," McHenry County Clerk Joe Tirio said.
The award was presented on Feb. 23 to Nichole Class.
