Police say a 28-year-old Buffalo Grove man was killed Friday afternoon when his car drove off the roadway and slammed into a large tree in Long Grove. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Long Grove Fire Protection District responded around 4:10 p.m. Friday to Route 53 southwest of Robert Parker Coffin Road in Long Grove […]
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Lake County Jail says Illinois still refusing to approve most inmate transfers to state prisons
The Lake County Jail has spent millions of dollars in taxpayer money housing inmates that were supposed to be transferred to state prisons to serve their sentences, but the department of corrections refused to accept them. State law says IDOC must accept an inmate within 14 days of a transfer request. However, the Illinois Department […]
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Authorities identify 74-year-old man killed in motorcycle crash in Fox Lake
The coroner has identified a Round Lake Beach man who died after a motorcycle crash on Sunday in Fox Lake where Good Samaritans tried performing CPR on the man. The Fox Lake Fire Protection District and Fox Lake Police Department responded around 5:10 p.m. Sunday to Route 134 and Oakside Avenue in Fox Lake for […]
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Firefighters encounter ammunition exploding during house fire in Zion
Investigators with the state fire marshal are assisting in an investigation after ammunition began “cooking off” during a house fire in Zion Thursday evening. The Zion Fire Rescue Department responded around 10:10 p.m. Thursday to the 2300 block of Carmel Avenue for a report of a structure fire. Zion Fire Rescue Department Lt. Ian Kennedy […]
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68-year-old suffers life-threatening injuries in five-vehicle crash near Deerfield
The state police said a 68-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries after his car rolled over during a five-vehicle crash on an entrance ramp to I-94 in Deerfield Thursday evening. The Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire Protection District and Illinois State Police responded around 5:18 p.m. Thursday to Lake Cook Road and Interstate 94 for a report of a […]
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Lake County’s newest sheriff canine Danno finds person in mental distress near Antioch
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office’s newest furry deputy — canine Danno — located a missing person in mental distress during his first call Monday evening near Antioch. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 6:40 p.m. Monday to a vehicle crash near Route 173 and Lake Avenue in unincorporated Antioch. Lake County Sheriff Spokesman Lt. […]
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7 years in prison for Woodstock man who sold drugs, illegally possessed gun
A Woodstock man was sentenced to seven years after pleading guilty to possessing and selling various drugs, including marijuana, ecstasy and cocaine. Joe Joe D. Hymon, 28, of the 2100 block of Willow Brooke Drive in Woodstock, was indicted on two counts of unlawful possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, two counts of […]
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Sheriff awards bystander who saved woman choking near Grayslake; K-9 Danno sworn in
A man who saved a woman choking in her vehicle near Grayslake in February was awarded during a Wednesday ceremony where the Lake County Sheriff’s Office’s newest canine, Danno, was sworn in. Lake County Sheriff John D. Idleburg awarded Griffin Rebecca, a Grayslake resident, the “Citizen Heroism Award” for his brave actions in February. Rebecca […]
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Family says man that drowned at Illinois Beach State Park near Zion was former marine, police officer
A Beach Park man died Monday after he was rescued from Lake Michigan near Zion by Good Samaritans. His family said he was a former marine and police officer. The Zion Fire-Rescue Department and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 5:59 p.m. Monday to Isherwood Beach off of 17th Street in Zion for a report […]