A six-vehicle crash left three people hospitalized in stable condition and closed Route 45 in Libertyville for hours Thursday morning. The Libertyville Police Department and Libertyville Fire Department responded around 7:40 a.m. Thursday to Route 45 north of Peterson Road for a six-vehicle crash with injuries. A Lake County sheriff’s deputy was the first to […]
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16-year-old charged in ‘swatting’ incident near Grayslake, sheriff says
A 16-year-old boy was arrested following a ‘swatting’ incident where he called 911 multiple times in Grayslake, including one call in which he reported someone was about to be shot. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 2:20 p.m. Wednesday to a 911 hang-up call at an apartment complex in the 33600 block of North […]
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Man charged after over 100 items recovered from vehicle burglaries in Lake, McHenry counties
A Lake Barrington man was arrested after police recovered over a 100 items stolen during vehicle burglaries throughout Lake and McHenry counties, police said. Hunter Grabowski, 24, of the 500 block of Beacon Drive in Lake Barrington, was charged with two counts felony burglary. Additional charges are pending. On Wednesday, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office […]
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Waukegan woman strangled to death during home invasion was retired teacher
The 74-year-old Waukegan woman strangled to death during an apparent home invasion, allegedly by her former neighbor, was a retired Waukegan school teacher. Chad B. Jones, 41, of the 2500 block of Garrick Avenue in Waukegan, was ordered held in Lake County Jail on a $2 million bond after he was charged with first-degree murder […]
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Man charged with killing elderly Waukegan woman during apparent home invasion
A man has been charged with strangling a 74-year-old woman to death during an apparent home invasion at the woman’s residence in Waukegan in September. Chad B. Jones, 41, of the 2500 block of Garrick Avenue in Waukegan, was ordered held in Lake County jail on a $2 million bond during a hearing early Wednesday […]
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Police searching for suspects after rash of residential burglaries reported in Huntley
Police are searching for one or two men accused of burglarizing at least five homes and entering by either breaking the door or window of the residences. The Huntley Police Department issued a Nixle alert Tuesday morning warning residents about the burglaries. “Several residential burglaries/attempted burglaries have been reported in the Village of Huntley over […]
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Vice president of Walker Bros pancake house died of medical event before Wauconda crash
54-year-old Michael Gaul, who was the senior vice president of Walker Bros pancake house, died of a medical event prior to a rollover crash near Wauconda last week, the coroner’s office said. Lake County Coroner Dr. Howard Cooper publicly identified the victim as Gaul, 54, of McHenry, following an autopsy performed Tuesday morning. Toxicology results […]
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Man transported by Flight For Life after being shot during robbery in Zion, police say
Police are searching for two suspects who attempted to rob a 21-year-old man and then shot him in the back in Zion Monday evening. A Zion Fire-Rescue Department ambulance was at the scene of an unrelated medical call near the Dollar General, 2466 Sheridan Road, when the 21-year-old victim ran to the area and knocked […]
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Man charged in connection with theft of chairs worth thousands of dollars in Lake Forest
The man who allegedly stole 33 chairs worth thousands of dollars from a parking garage in Lake Forest last month has been identified and charged, police said. Jeffrey M. Evans, 50, of the 1200 block of South Estate Lane in Lake Forest, was charged on December 28 with felony burglary and two counts of theft. […]