Island Lake is a village in Lake and McHenry counties with a population of about 8,023. Created in the late 1920s when Mutton Creek was dammed to form an artificial lake, it was platted as a summer cottage community in 1936 and incorporated in 1952.
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All news →Motorcyclist ejected, hospitalized after driving recklessly and causing crash on Route 176 in Island Lake
Police say a motorcyclist was hospitalized after he was recklessly passing cars when he collided with a vehicle, ejecting him over 30 feet on Route 176 in Island Lake Sunday afternoon. The Wauconda Fire District and Island Lake Police Department responded around 12:40 p.m. Sunday to the area of L...
Child hospitalized after fire breaks out overnight, leaves family homeless in Island Lake
A child was transported to the hospital in unknown condition after a fire broke out overnight at a house and left the residents homeless in Island Lake Wednesday morning. The Wauconda Fire District responded around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday to the 3000 block of Brierhill Drive in Island Lake for a repo...
McHenry woman sentenced in DUI crash that killed a 24-year-old in Island Lake
McHenry woman sentenced in DUI crash that killed a 24-year-old in Island Lake WIFR
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