Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to the 12200 block of West 29th Street, Beach Park, for a report of gunshots fired Sunday morning at around 3:00 AM. When sheriff’s deputies arrived at the scene, they located shell casings in the area of where the shots were reported. Sheriff’s deputies and detectives spoke with witnesses […]
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Fox Lake police searching for missing endangered woman
Fox Lake Police Department is currently seeking the public’s help in locating a missing “at risk” person. Police say Mary Anton of 139 Arthur Avenue in Fox Lake is missing and endangered. Anton was last seen on Friday at 12:00 P.M.. Anton suffers from schizophrenia, depression, bi-polar disorder and paranoia. Police say that Anton’s son […]
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Person of interest sought after boy, 14, shot in Highland Park
(CHICAGO SUN-TIMES) — Police were seeking a person of interest on Saturday after a 14-year-old boy was shot two days earlier in north suburban Highland Park. Shots were fired from a passing car after an altercation about 5:35 p.m. Thursday near Waukegan Avenue and Orchard Lane, according to a statement from Highland Park police. The Highland Park […]
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Two flown to hospital after Woodstock motorcycle crash; driver charged with DUI
Two Flight For Life helicopters were requested after a motorcycle crash Sunday afternoon in unincorporated McHenry County. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded at 2:14 p.m. to a report of a single motorcycle involved in a crash in the 16600 block of Garden Valley Road in unincorporated Seneca Township. Preliminary investigation […]
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Man found dead on Green Bay Road in Beach Park
(PRESS RELEASE) — Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to the 39100 block of North Green Bay Road, Beach Park, for a report of a person down on Saturday. Sheriff’s deputies arrived and located Matthew J. Strait, 33, of Zion, deceased in a ravine, on the west side of Green Bay Road. Sheriff’s detectives responded […]
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Dashcam captures moment semi-truck slams into 6 cars on I-94 in Gurnee
Editor’s Note: The below video could be considered shocking or disturbing to the viewer. Viewer discretion is advised. A rear-view dashcam caught the moment when a semi-truck slammed into six cars that were stopped in traffic on the Tri-State Tollway in Gurnee on Monday. The semi-truck plowed into cars that were backed up in traffic on […]
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Head-on car crash in Volo leaves 5 injured, 1 critical
(PRESS RELEASE) — Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to a head-on traffic crash, with injuries on Route 12 south of Route 120 in Volo. On Saturday September 17 at approximately 4:07 PM Sheriff’s Deputies arrived to the crash and found two vehicles with severe damage. Preliminary investigation shows a 2006 Chevrolet Impala, driven by a […]
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Police investigating armed robbery at Vernon Hills home
(PRESS RELEASE) — The Vernon Hills Police Department is investigating an attempted armed robbery that occurred in the Deerpath subdivision. The incident occurred on Monday, September 12 in the 200 block of Ashland Court. It’s currently believed that the address, but not the current residents of that address, was specifically targeted and was not randomly chosen. There is […]
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Waukegan man charged in Beach Park shooting
(PRESS RELEASE) — On Monday September 12 at approximately 1:13AM, Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to the 38500 block of North Sheridan Road, Beach Park, for a report of a victim with a gunshot wound. Sheriff’s Deputies arrived and located a 42 year-old man, of Waukegan, who suffered a single gunshot wound to the […]