The coroner has released the identity of an 8-year-old boy who authorities say was punched, beaten with a belt, malnourished and put in a cold shower in Round Lake Beach before he died Friday. The Round Lake Beach Police Department and Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District responded around 2:05 p.m. Friday to a report […]
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Former Lake Forest Academy therapist who said she was in love with student pleads guilty to violating no-contact order
A former Lake Forest Academy therapist, who prosecutors said was in love with a male juvenile student and hosted him for sleepovers, has pleaded guilty to violating a court no-contact order with him. Nirali Dalia, 45, of Lake Forest, was charged with one count of violation of a stalking no-contact order, a Class A misdemeanor. […]
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5 years in prison for self-admitted dealer found with $40K cash, kilo of cocaine hidden in air vents in Waukegan
An admitted drug trafficker has been sentenced to five years in prison after police found nearly $40,000 in cash and a kilogram of cocaine hidden in the air vents of his home in Waukegan. Danny Wence-Cuevas, 39, of Waukegan, was charged in March 2025 with manufacturing or delivery of more than 900 grams of cocaine, […]
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Lawsuit filed against FedEx, driver, charged in fatal hit-and-run of Mundelein woman crossing street in Gurnee
The estate of a Mundelein woman hit and killed by the driver of a FedEx truck in Gurnee has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Lake County Court, claiming the driver was distracted by his cell phone before fleeing the scene of the fatal crash. The lawsuit names Federal Express and Pipes Delivery Corporation as […]
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Multiple fire departments battle fire in subzero temps that left restaurant temporarily closed in North Chicago
Multiple fire departments battled a fire that broke out in subzero temperatures inside a restaurant, leaving the business temporarily closed in North Chicago, fire officials said. The North Chicago Fire Department responded around 10:50 a.m. Saturday to the Hunan Sixth Happiness, 2705 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in North Chicago, for a report of a structure […]
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Man hospitalized after being hit by pickup truck while in roadway on Route 176 in Crystal Lake
A 34-year-old man was hospitalized after being left semi-conscious after he was struck by a pickup truck while in the roadway along Route 176 in Crystal Lake. The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department and Crystal Lake Police Department responded around 3:18 p.m. last Thursday to the area of Route 176 and Ridge Avenue in Crystal […]
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Zion man involved in semi-truck, SUV crash that left 71-year-old man dead in Pleasant Prairie
A Zion man was involved in a crash involving a semi-truck and an SUV that left a 71-year-old man dead just over the border in Pleasant Prairie, police said. The Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, Police Department, Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office and Pleasant Prairie Fire and Rescue Department responded around 1:07 p.m. on January 19 to the […]
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‘Difficult news’: Lake County school among several in Chicago area to be permanently closed by Archdiocese of Chicago
A school in Beach Park is among several in the Chicagoland area to be permanently closed by the Archdiocese of Chicago as officials say the decision will be a “difficult transition.” Archdiocese of Chicago Superintendent of Schools Greg Richmond and Our Lady of Humility School Principal Nancy Kozlowski recently sent a letter to families announcing […]
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Coroner identifies U.S. Military member who died after being impaled by fence post in crash in Waukegan
The coroner has identified a 22-year-old man and member of the U.S. Military who died after he was impaled by a fence post during a crash in Waukegan Monday evening. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 6:31 p.m. Monday to the 1100 block of South Lewis Avenue in Waukegan for a […]