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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College of Lake County employee accused of indecent solicitation of Wauconda High School students ordered detained until trial
A College of Lake County employee charged with the indecent solicitation of two Wauconda High School students has been ordered detained until trial by a Lake County Judge on Friday afternoon. Adam C. Faulkner, 42, of the 700 block of Nantucket Way in Island Lake, is charged with two counts each o...
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NewsAPR 24, 2026
CLC employee charged with indecent solicitation of two Wauconda High School students
A College of Lake County employee assigned to work as a career navigator at Wauconda High School has been charged with the indecent solicitation of two Wauconda High School students, authorities said. Adam C. Faulkner, 42, of the 700 block of Nantucket Way in Island Lake, has been charged with tw...
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NewsAPR 07, 2026
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...
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