Three people are in custody following an armed robbery and a police chase that started in Lake Bluff and ended in Highland Park on Friday. At around 4:13 p.m., three Chicago men robbed a Verizon Wireless store at gunpoint at 232 South Waukegan Road in Lake Bluff, police said. Two of the three suspects were […]
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Motorcyclist critically injured after driving in opposite lanes of traffic, striking car in Woodstock
A 20-year-old man was listed in critical condition Saturday morning after a motorcycle and car crashed in unincorporated Woodstock. At around 7:26 a.m. on Saturday, a 2001 Suzuki motorcycle, driven by a 20-year-old man from Wonder Lake, was headed eastbound on Route 120 east of Raffel Road. Sheriff’s officials said that the driver of the […]
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1 person found dead in debris after Gurnee house leveled by explosion
One person was found dead following an explosion that leveled a home in Gurnee on Friday, sheriff’s officials said. At around 6:05 p.m. on Friday, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office and the Gurnee Fire Department, along with other fire departments, were dispatched to a house explosion in the 36400 block of Streamwood Drive in unincorporated […]
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Deerfield man charged with impersonating police officer
A Deerfield man has been arrested and charged with impersonating a law enforcement officer after a domestic dispute, authorities said. Sheriff’s deputies responded on Wednesday to a report of a domestic disturbance in the 100 block of Inverrary Lane in unincorporated Deerfield. Ryan W. Chrzanowsky, 35, of Deerfield, told police at the scene that he was […]
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Man arrested for sexual assault of a child in Waukegan
A 40-year-old man has been arrested after he reportedly sexually assaulted a child in 2003 in Waukegan, police said. On Wednesday, members from the Waukegan Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division arrested 40-year-old Cesar Cruz on an arrest warrant for predatory criminal sexual assault of a child. Police took Cruz into custody without incident after finding […]
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Man charged with burglarizing restaurant in Woodstock
A man is facing charges in connection with a burglary at a restaurant in Woodstock that happened in late June. On June 30, the Woodstock Police Department responded to Mia Passione Restaurant at 228 Main Street in Woodstock for a report of a burglary that happened overnight while the business was closed. Police said that […]
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VIDEO: Police chase horse that escaped in Wauconda
A horse escaped and ran loose throughout Wauconda on Tuesday, police said. A dashcam video was posted by the Wauconda Police Department on their Facebook page of one of their police officers trying to chase after the horse in a police car. Police said that the horse was eventually caught successfully with the help of […]
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Missing teenager found dead in cornfield near Woodstock
A missing teenager was found dead in a cornfield over 1,000 feet from where his car was located near Woodstock Monday evening, according to the coroner. Ryan M. Hanson, 18, of Woodstock was found dead in a cornfield at 9:41 p.m. Monday evening by McHenry County Sheriff’s deputies after he was reported missing hours earlier. […]
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Antioch man killed in motorcycle crash identified
A 57-year-old man, who died after crashing his motorcycle into a tree in Antioch Sunday evening, has been identified by the coroner. Lake County Coroner Dr. Howard Cooper said that the man has been identified as Russell Schultz, 57, of Antioch. At around 7:55 p.m. on Sunday, police said that Schultz was traveling on his motorcycle southbound […]