A 54-year-old man has been sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for an armed robbery in Crystal Lake where he held a knife near a man’s neck. Dieter Bierwirth Jr., 54, of the 500 block of Summerset Lane in Crystal Lake, was charged in November 2020 with armed robbery, burglary, unlawful possession of […]
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Man partially ejected with apparent serious injuries during fiery crash in Gurnee
A man was partially ejected and believed to have suffered serious injuries during a fiery crash in Gurnee that left him and two others hospitalized Wednesday. The Gurnee Police Department and Gurnee Fire Department responded around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday to Washington Street east of O’Plaine Road for a report of a vehicle crash with injuries. […]
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State deploys healthcare workers to Lake County hospitals to help with influx of patients, staffing shortage
The state has deployed contract healthcare workers to multiple hospitals in Lake County to help with staffing shortages and an influx of COVID-19 patients. Last week, Gov JB Pritzker announced he was deploying more than 2,000 health care workers to hospitals in Illinois to deal with record COVID-19 hospitalizations, which he called “unprecedented.” Additional personnel, […]
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Waukegan woman charged with killing pedestrian in crash in North Chicago, failing to report it
A Waukegan woman was arrested after she allegedly hit and killed a 24-year-old woman with her vehicle in North Chicago on Saturday, authorities said. The North Chicago Police Department and North Chicago Fire Department responded around 2:19 a.m. Saturday to the 1500 block of Lincoln Street. The Lake County Coroner’s Office said first responders received […]
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New York man gets 90 days in jail for traveling to meet child in Crystal Lake, sexually abusing her
A New York man who pleaded guilty to traveling to Crystal Lake and sexually abusing a child has been sentenced to 90 days in jail, court records show. Andrew W. Wiese, 32, of the 0-100 block of South Street in Patterson, New York, was arrested by the Crystal Lake Police Department early in the morning […]
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Woman stabbed boyfriend in self-defense as he was strangling her in Harvard, prosecutors say
A 25-year-old man has been charged after he allegedly strangled his girlfriend, who then stabbed him in apparent self-defense during an incident in Harvard, prosecutors said. The Harvard Police Department responded at 1:24 a.m. on January 1 to the 200 block of South Jefferson Street in Harvard for a 911 hang-up call. Harvard Deputy Police […]
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Authorities identify man killed after SUV ran red light, crashed into his vehicle in Waukegan
Authorities have released the identity of a 55-year-old man who was killed after another vehicle ran a red light and hit his car in Waukegan Saturday afternoon. An autopsy showed Jorge Rivas, 55, of Waukegan, died as a result of multiple blunt force injuries from a vehicle crash, according to Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek. […]
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Grand jury indicts Lake Villa man after he allegedly used hidden device to record nude children, adults
A Lake Villa man has been indicted by a grand jury on more than a dozen serious charges alleging he used a hidden device to record nude children and adults in homes in Lake County. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office was notified in August after a victim reported they had been unlawfully video recorded at […]
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Lake County Sheriff K-9 Dax locates missing suicidal man in forest preserve in Antioch
Lake County Sheriff’s Office Canine Dax helped locate an armed suicidal man who went missing in Antioch early Tuesday morning, officials said. Dax and his canine handler Deputy John Forlenza were requested around 2 a.m. Tuesday to assist another agency, according to Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli. The two responded to a […]