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…

Structure Fire (Wauconda) Wauconda Fire District on scene of a working structure fire in the 28500 block of North Jackson Ave. Battalion 34 reports a detached garage fully engulfed in flames. Numerous fire departments en route to assist. facebook.com/876785684542274…

A new 80,000-square-foot Northwestern Medicine outpatient center that doubles cancer infusion capacity, adds radiation oncology and is expected to support about 300 new jobs opened to patients in Huntley this week. lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/…

Apartment Fire (Deerfield) Deerfield Bannockburn Fire and numerous mutual aid fire departments on scene in the 1100 block of Deerfield Rd with a heavily involved unit in an apartment building, fire reported to be through the roof. Confirmed fire response requested. facebook.com/876785684542274…

Funeral services were held for a 23-year-old Lake Villa man remembered by his family as "an amazing big brother" who hoped to become a mechanic before he was ejected and died in a high-speed crash near McHenry. lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/…

A house was heavily damaged and left uninhabitable after firefighters found heavy smoke and fire pouring from its garage and second floor in Vernon Hills Friday night, fire officials said. lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/…

A woman is charged with stealing nearly $200,000 from her employer in Crystal Lake over two years and creating fraudulent vendor receipts to hide hundreds of transfers into her own account. lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/…

JUST IN: The state revoked the trauma center designation for Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan Friday, meaning ambulances will have to take seriously injured patients to hospitals farther away, a day after an anesthesia group suspended all services. lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/…

Two passengers on a boat that ran over another vessel and killed a U.S. Marine veteran on the Fox River near McHenry told investigators the driver drank and sped all day and one said he sat there after the crash "because he knew what he did." lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/…

Motorcycle Crash (Wauconda) Wauconda Fire District on scene of a motorcycle crash with injuries at Route 12 and Case Rd. Battalion 34 reports a motorcycle down blocking the southbound lanes. Road being shut down. Unknown condition of the victim. facebook.com/876785684542274…