A woman was in critical condition but is now stable after her vehicle was struck by a Metra train Sunday in Round Lake Park. The crash happened at around 11:00 a.m. after a vehicle traveling westbound on Route 134 near Porter Drive was struck by a Metra commuter train bound for Chicago, according to Chief […]

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UPDATE: Missing man from Antioch found safe
The 28-year-old man who was reported missing Saturday from unincorporated Antioch has been found safely. When Dylan P. Yates went missing he was last seen by his family riding his bike on Monday in the 22700 block of West Loon Lake Boulevard, according to the Lake County sheriff’s office. Yates had not been seen by […]
Two bicyclists injured after being hit by a car in Crystal Lake
Two bicyclists were airlifted to area hospitals after being struck by a car in Crystal Lake Friday night. First responders were called to the scene around 6:00 p.m. to the intersection of Lake Avenue and Riverside Drive in Crystal Lake after they received a report that a car hit two people riding on bicycles. It […]
North Chicago Police officer and K-9 hit by vehicle on traffic stop
A North Chicago police officer and a police K-9 were injured after being hit by a suspect that sped off from a traffic stop. According to North Chicago Police Deputy Chief Lazaro Perez, police officers were on a traffic stop with a dark blue Audi four-door car at around 9:00 p.m. Thursday night near 20th […]
Good Samaritans rescue woman and 3 kids trapped in car in a retention pond
Two Good Samaritans helped save four people including a woman and her three kids from a car that drove into a retention pond during a storm Wednesday. First responders were called to the parking lot of Tacos El Norte near 906 East Rollins Road in Round Lake Beach at around 9:30 p.m. for a report […]
Lawsuit filed by family of man fatally dragged in Round Lake Beach phone robbery
A lawsuit has been filed against a trio of teenagers who police say are to blame for a Round Lake Beach cell phone robbery that turned deadly this past spring. 43-year-old North Chicago man Trinidad Javier Bueno Sanchez was killed on April 24 when he was dragged by a car driven by a then 17-year-old […]
Police investigating armed robbery, high-speed chase in Woodstock
The Woodstock Police Department is investigating an armed robbery at a house that lead to a high-speed police chase. Police were called to the 200 block of Throop Street in Woodstock initially for a report of a disturbance in progress at around 2:50 a.m. Wednesday. It was learned that there was a fight at the […]
Child hospitalized after being rescued from pool in Antioch
A 9-year-old boy is in stable condition after being rescued when he almost drowned in a pool in Antioch Sunday. First responders were called to the scene at Skipper Bud’s Marina, 1000 West Route 173 in Antioch, Sunday evening for a report of a child that went under the water in a pool for 30 […]
2 injured after drunk driver hits police car, house in Lake Villa
A suspected drunk driver and a police officer were injured after the suspect struck a Lake Villa police car and then hit a house. The crash occurred on Route 83 near Bretons Drive in Lake Villa early Sunday at around 12:50 a.m.. Police said that Thomas J. Weber, 26, of the 100 block of Milwaukee […]