Police said that a speeding motorcyclist was killed after losing control and crashing into parked cars in Waukegan early Saturday morning. At 1:30 a.m. Waukegan police and fire departments responded to the area of Berwick Avenue and Grand Avenue in Waukegan for a report of a vehicle crash. When police officers arrived they located a […]
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Chicago teen charged with stealing from vehicles in Buffalo Grove
A Chicago teenager has been charged with stealing from vehicles on Tuesday in Buffalo Grove, police said. At around 4:00 a.m. the Buffalo Grove Police Department received an anonymous call reporting that four juveniles were breaking into vehicles in the Cherbourg subdivision, which is located along Route 83 between Buffalo Grove Road and Lake Cook […]
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Man charged with ruse burglaries in Lake County
A Chicago man has been charged with multiple felonies in connection with two ruse burglaries in Lake County. Lake County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Sgt. Christopher Covelli said that an arrest warrant was issued and on Thursday the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Warrants Team along with the U.S. Marshals Service, North Regional Major Crimes Task Force […]
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Two dead after domestic incident in Gurnee
Two people are dead after a domestic incident at a home in Gurnee Friday evening, police said. At about 5:30 p.m. the Gurnee Police Department was called to the 4200 block of Harper Ave in Gurnee for a reported domestic situation. Gurnee police said that officers located two males who were dead upon their arrival. […]
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Man dies after being shot in North Chicago
A man was killed after being shot in a shooting in North Chicago Thursday night. Police said that at about 11:00 p.m. a 39-year-old man was shot in the 1300 block of North Jackson Street in North Chicago. The victim was transported to Vista East Hospital in Waukegan where he was pronounced dead. Lake County […]
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Residents escape house fire overnight in Lake Forest
No one was injured after a fire broke out at a house in Lake Forest early Friday morning, officials said. The Lake Forest Fire Department responded to a call of a house fire in the 200 block of North Mellody Road in Lake Forest at 2:52 a.m. after the 911 caller reported the house was […]
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Mundelein High School staff member facing sexual assault charges against a student
A Mundelein High School staff member, who’s a coach and teacher aid, has been charged with sexual assault of a student, police said. Patrick K. Alexander, 25, of 960 Westmoreland Drive #6 in Vernon Hills, was arrested for three counts of criminal sexual assault (Class 1 felony), one count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse (Class […]
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Sheriff’s officers save man who overdosed in Lake County Circuit Court
On Wednesday three Lake County Sheriff’s Correctional Officers saved the life of a man suffering an opioid overdose in a courtroom, sheriff’s officials said. Lake County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Sgt. Christopher Covelli said that at 10:30 a.m. Lake County Sheriff’s Court Security Officers observed a 24-year-old man slumped over, in the public viewing area of […]
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Three suspects in custody, one still on the loose after double shooting in Zion
Two men were shot in a shooting in Zion Wednesday morning and police say three people are in custody and one other is still on the loose. Police and firefighters/paramedics were called initially at around 11:30 a.m. to the rear of the Zion Police Department at 2101 Salem Boulevard for two people who were shot. […]