The medical examiner has ruled a cause and manner of death three weeks after a Wisconsin father of two was found dead in his car in a creek after going missing from Crystal Lake. The Rosemont Police Department located a Subaru Impreza with Wisconsin registration on the evening of November 15. The vehicle was rolled […]
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Alleged drunk driver flees scene after running over pedestrian, leaving him hospitalized in Waukegan
Officials say a woman, who was intoxicated, fully ran over a pedestrian with her car, leaving him hospitalized with injuries, before fleeing the scene in Waukegan. The Waukegan Fire Department and Waukegan Police Department responded around 10 p.m. on November 23 to Quick Stop Food and Liquor, 625 West Greenwood Avenue, for a report of […]
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‘Blatant disregard for its employees’: Lake Zurich roofing contractor accused of repeatedly exposing workers to falls
A Lake Zurich roofing company is facing over $260,000 in fines after OSHA says the contractor was cited for 13 violations, including repeatedly exposing workers to potentially deadly falls. Inspectors with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) observed employees of Fino Exterior Inc. working atop residential structures without legally required […]
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Round Lake Beach man accused of leading police on high-speed chase, possessing loaded gun
A Round Lake Beach man, who is a convicted felon, is accused of leading police on a high-speed chase before being arrested and found with a loaded gun and drugs. Fernando Poblete Lopez, 29, of Round Lake Beach, was charged with aggravated fleeing and eluding a police officer, unlawful possession of a weapon by a […]
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Woman injured after multi-vehicle, head-on crash leaves roadway shutdown near Woodstock
A woman was transported to the hospital after a multi-vehicle, head-on crash that shut down the roadway for over an hour near Woodstock Wednesday morning. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 11:51 a.m. Wednesday to the 3500 block of Country Club Road in unincorporated Woodstock. Woodstock Fire/Rescue District Public Information […]
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5 years in prison for man who was critically injured after carjacking woman near Mundelein, crashing car
A Wisconsin man has been sentenced to five years in prison for carjacking a woman near Mundelein and crashing the stolen car in Volo, leaving himself critically injured. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office received a call around 1 a.m. on March 4, 2022, for a report of a street sign that had been knocked down […]
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Driver who made illegal U-turn sought after causing crashes involving 7 vehicles on Route 120 near Gurnee
The sheriff says a driver is being sought after making an illegal U-turn, causing crashes involving seven vehicles which left a truck on top of another, on Route 120 near Gurnee. The Gurnee Fire Department, Gurnee Police Department and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 4:20 p.m. Tuesday to Route 120 near Interstate 94 on […]
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3 sheriff’s deputies injured after man armed with rocks, metal rod fights deputies near Barrington
Prosecutors say a man armed himself with rocks and a metal rod, which he used to strike a sheriff’s deputy in the head, when deputies tried to arrest him for walking on railroad tracks near Barrington. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 6 a.m. on November 4 to Route 14 and Cuba Road near Barrington […]
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Lake County’s Special Investigations Group receives ‘significant award’ for disrupting drug organizations, making over 50 arrests
The Lake County Sheriff’s Special Investigations Group, comprised of many police departments, received a “significant award” for recently disrupting nine drug trafficking organizations and making over 50 arrests. Lake County Sheriff John D. Idleburg announced Wednesday that the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Group (SIG) was awarded the Chicago High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area’s […]