A fire fully engulfed a townhouse, leaving it a total loss and damaging a second townhouse, resulting in residents being displaced in North Chicago, fire officials said. The North Chicago Fire Department responded around 3:45 p.m. on October 31 to the 100 block of Welwyn Court in North Chicago after LakeComm dispatch received reports of […]
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‘I am deeply shaken’: Waukegan alderman says federal immigration agents pointed guns at him after approaching his car
A Waukegan alderman says he is “deeply shaken” after federal immigration agents stopped their car in front of him, approached his car and pointed guns at him in Waukegan on Friday. Waukegan Third Ward Alderman Juan A. Martinez said he was driving back to work on Friday when he was confronted by federal agents on […]
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Victim dies in hospital days after ‘murder-for-hire’ plot left him shot, critically wounded in Beach Park
Sheriff’s officials say a victim died Saturday days after he was flown to the hospital when he was shot while sitting in his car in Beach Park by a gunman who was reportedly hired to kill the victim. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office was notified around 5:45 a.m. Wednesday of a shooting victim who arrived […]
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Firefighters rescue 2 residents from house that caught on fire in Woodstock
Firefighters rescued two residents and paramedics evaluated them after a fire broke out in a house in Woodstock Saturday morning, fire officials said. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded around 7:42 a.m. Saturday to the 100 block of East Todd Avenue in Woodstock for a report of a house fire with people trapped. Woodstock Fire/Rescue District […]
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2 arrested after ‘murder for hire’ plot that left victim in ‘extremely critical’ condition in Beach Park
Detectives arrested two suspects after they say one of them was paid by the other to shoot and kill a victim as he sat in his car in Beach Park, leaving the victim in “extremely critical” condition. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office was notified around 5:45 a.m. Wednesday of a shooting victim who arrived at […]
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Large hay pile ignites, sending heavy black smoke into sky outside of Huntley
A large hay pile next to several barns became fully engulfed in flames and sent a large column of black smoke into the sky outside of Huntley Friday afternoon, fire officials said. The Huntley Fire Protection District responded around 3:38 p.m. Friday to the 15000 block of Marengo Road in unincorporated Union for a report […]
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Police officials defend actions after officers seen interacting with federal immigration agents in Waukegan
The Waukegan Police Department is defending its officers after they were seen interacting with federal immigration agents while tensions flared with local residents in Waukegan on Friday. Waukegan Mayor Sam Cunningham said around 12:45 p.m. Friday that there was an active presence of federal immigration agents in Waukegan. “Everyone, know your rights and stay calm. […]
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‘I just hit somebody’: Video appears to show driver livestreaming on TikTok when she fatally struck man in Zion
Police are investigating after a new video appears to show a driver video-streaming herself live on TikTok the moment she fatally struck a man crossing the street in Zion Monday evening. The Zion Fire Rescue Department and Zion Police Department 5:46 p.m. Monday to the area of 33rd Street and Sheridan Road in Zion for […]
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Student referred on charge after making comments that alarmed fellow students at Zion-Benton High School
A student has been referred on charges after officials say they made comments that alarmed other students in the lunchroom of Zion-Benton Township High School in Zion. Zion Benton High School District 126 Executive Director of Safety and Security Art Hernandez sent a message to parents on Monday afternoon informing them of a potential threat […]