The Waukegan Police Department is investigating a shooting that left two teenagers injured in Waukegan Thursday afternoon. The Waukegan Police Department was called at 2:30 p.m. Thursday to the 1400 block of West Dugdale Road in Waukegan for a report of a shooting. Police officers arrived and found two victims that had been shot. Authorities […]
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Lake County Sheriff’s Office K-9 unit finds suicidal missing man in Ingleside
A missing suicidal man was found by a Lake County Sheriff’s Office canine in Ingleside early Monday morning, authorities said. The Fox Lake Police Department and the Lake County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched on Monday to the 26800 block of West Longwood Drive in Ingleside at 2:40 a.m. for a report of a missing 42-year-old suicidal […]
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Chicago man who struck and injured Barrington police officer with car arrested
A Chicago man has been charged with numerous felonies after he allegedly hit and injured a Barrington police officer with his car during a traffic stop on Monday. Atlas A. Davis, 29, of the 3400 block of West Polk Street in Chicago, has been charged with aggravated fleeing and eluding a police officer, aggravated battery […]
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K-9 unit tracks down home invasion suspect in Round Lake
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said that deputies arrested a man who allegedly broke into a home in Round Lake and fought with the homeowner early Sunday morning. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office was called around 4:50 a.m. Sunday to the 35300 block of North Summit Place in Round Lake. Officials said that the homeowner […]
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Car flees scene after hitting Barrington police officer during traffic stop
A Barrington police officer suffered non-life threatening injuries after being hit by a car on Monday, officials said. Barrington village officials said that police were attempting to stop a suspicious vehicle around 7:40 p.m. Monday near the Barrington Public Safety building at 400 North Northwest Highway in Barrington. The vehicle then struck the police officer […]
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Coroner IDs 64-year-old Libertyville woman killed after car crashes into tree, bursts into flames
The coroner has identified the 64-year-old Libertyville woman who died after she crashed her car into a tree, catching it on fire, Friday afternoon. The Libertyville Police Department and Libertyville Fire Department were called at 2:18 p.m. on Friday to Crane Boulevard between Carter Street and Burdick Street, near Triangle Park, for a report of […]
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Police: 150 to 200 people attended Lake Forest Halloween party where man was shot to death
Police said on Monday that 150 to 200 people attended the Halloween house party in Lake Forest where a man was shot to death early Sunday morning. The Lake Forest Police Department was called at 12:05 a.m. Sunday to the 1300 block of West Estate Lane East in Lake Forest for a report of shots […]
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Police: Vehicle found from fatal hit-and-run in Zion
The Zion Police Department announced on Monday that they found the vehicle involved in the fatal hit and run crash on October 21. The Zion Police Department and Zion Fire Department responded at 1:00 a.m. on October 21 to a report of a car that struck two pedestrians near Green Bay Road and 9th Street […]
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32-year-old woman charged with stabbing husband in Wonder Lake
A 32-year-old woman has been charged after allegedly stabbing her husband after a fight in Wonder Lake Sunday night, sheriff’s officials said. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office was called at 9:15 p.m. Sunday to the 7400 block of Maple Drive in Wonder Lake for a report of a stabbing. Authorities said that when sheriff’s deputies […]