Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a 75-year-old man with advanced dementia who went missing from his Waukegan home Friday morning. Thomas Brandenburg, 75, was last seen around 9 a.m. Friday at his home in the 2000 block of Cooke Court in Waukegan. Family members of Brandenburg went to the Waukegan Police […]
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Georgia man wanted for rape arrested at Gurnee hotel
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and U.S. Marshals located a Georgia man, wanted on charges of rape and sodomy in Alabama, and arrested him at a hotel in Gurnee on Thursday. Demetrius Dionte Bass, 22, of the 500 block of Ridley Avenue in LaGrange, Georgia, was wanted out of Elmore County, Alabama on a warrant […]
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Victim, Good Samaritan chase down, detain burglary suspect in Round Lake, sheriff says
A Round Lake man who allegedly stole tools from his neighbor was chased down and detained by the neighbor and another man after the burglar tried selling the tools, sheriff’s officials said. Michael J. Schuerr, 39, of the 35300 block of North Nielsen Drive in unincorporated Round Lake, was charged with two counts of burglary, […]
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Police searching for man with Alzheimer’s who went missing overnight in Waukegan
UPDATE: He has been found safe. Police are asking the public’s help in finding an endangered 74-year-old man who has Alzheimer’s and left his Waukegan home in frigid temps early Sunday morning. Maurillo Melgoza, 74, was last seen around 12 a.m. Sunday at his home in the 2800 block of Central Avenue in Waukegan. The […]
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2 juveniles found safe after being reported missing from Johnsburg area
The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office said that the two 16-year-old juveniles reported missing in the Johnsburg area have been found safe. Eva Buxton, 16, and Colton Adeszko, 16, were both last seen on Tuesday before being reported missing. Colton’s black 2006 Honda Civic was also missing, sheriff’s officials said. They were both last seen together […]
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Sheriff’s office searching for 2 missing juveniles last seen in Johnsburg
The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the community’s help in locating two 16-year-old juveniles who are believed to be together and were last seen in the Johnsburg area. Eva Buxton, 16, and Colton Adeszko, 16, were both last seen on Tuesday. Colton’s black 2006 Honda Civic with Illinois license plate Z299962 is also […]
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2 arrested in 2019 smash-and-grab from Gurnee phone store, police say
Police have charged a 19-year-old and a juvenile in connection with a smash-and-grab burglary of $6,000 in merchandise from a Gurnee cellphone store in early 2019. Kenshown I. Evans, 19, of Country Club Hills, was charged with felony counts of burglary, theft and criminal damage to property. Additionally, a juvenile was petitioned on similar charges […]
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PHOTOS: Veteran Harvard firefighter Phil Jacobs laid to rest
Harvard firefighter Phil Jacobs, who was a 30-year veteran of the department, was laid to rest Tuesday following his battle with cancer. “It is with the deepest sorrow that the Harvard Fire Protection District reports the death of one of our firefighters,” Harvard Fire Protection District Acting Chief Bryan Pierce said in a department issued […]
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Portion of Old Grand Avenue in Gurnee to close for repairs after truck struck railroad bridge
A portion of Old Grand Avenue will be closed for at least two weeks while crews repair the Canadian Pacific Railroad bridge after a truck struck the crossing in December. The road closure will start on Monday, Jan. 20, and is expected to remain closed until Wednesday, Feb. 5. “The bridge maintenance project will require […]