A South Holland man wanted in connection with an armed robbery at a Family Dollar in Gurnee was taken into custody following two foot chases by police on Thursday. Jeremy A. Jones, 23, of South Holland, was charged with one count of armed robbery, a Class X felony. The Gurnee Police Department responded around 5:20 […]
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Authorities identify teenager killed in Mundelein shooting
The coroner has identified an 18-year-old Mundelein man who was fatally shot in a Walgreens parking lot in Mundelein on Thursday. An autopsy showed that Gavile Jackson, 18, of Mundelein, died as a result of injuries received from a gunshot wound, according to Lake County Coroner Dr. Howard Cooper. The Mundelein Police Department and Mundelein […]
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Body found in grassy area next to convenience store in Round Lake Beach
Police are investigating after an adult man was found dead in a detention pond next to a convenience store in Round Lake Beach Saturday morning. The Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District and Round Lake Beach Police Department responded around 11:26 a.m. to Express Food and Liquor, 1306 North Cedar Lake Road. Round Lake Beach […]
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1 hospitalized after 2 stabbed in Crystal Lake, police say
Two people were stabbed and one of them was hospitalized after a disturbance Saturday morning in Crystal Lake. The Crystal Lake Police Department responded around 6:27 a.m. Saturday to the 1300 block of Parkridge Court for a report of a disturbance. Officers learned that several subjects had left the scene and two adult males were found […]
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21-year-old fatally shot on residential street near Gurnee
A 21-year-old man was fatally shot in front of his home in unincorporated Gurnee Friday evening and police are searching for the shooter. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Gurnee Fire Department responded around 9:50 p.m. Friday to the 36900 block of North Grandwood Drive in unincorporated Gurnee for a report of a person shot. […]
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Authorities identify McHenry man killed in Hebron crash
The coroner’s office has identified a 41-year-old McHenry man killed when a vehicle drove into the opposite lanes and struck his van last week in Hebron. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and the Hebron-Alden-Greenwood Fire Protection District responded around 2:29 p.m. May 18 to the 11500 block of Vanderkarr Road in unincorporated Hebron for a […]
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Gov. Pritzker ends Illinois’ stay-at-home order as state moves into Phase 3 of reopening
As Illinois has moved into Phase 3 of reopening, Gov. J.B. Pritzker will be signing a new executive order called the Community Recover Order, ending his stay-at-home order. “Illinois, today you have officially entered the next phase of our path forward. As of today, thousands of our small businesses in nearly every municipality around the […]
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Tower Lakes police officer charged with child pornography
A Tower Lakes police officer was arrested on Wisconsin charges of child pornography when he arrived to the police station for work on Wednesday. Mark A. Paglini, 47, of the 9400 block of 276th Avenue in Salem, Wisconsin, was charged with ten counts of possession of child pornography. Law enforcement executed a search warrant at […]
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Missing endangered woman with dementia found alive in wooded area in Beach Park
A missing Beach Park woman who has dementia was found uninjured on Thursday by police in a wooded area, where she is believed to have been for over a day. Kathleen A. Whitlow, 67, was last seen by a neighbor leaving her home in the 38200 block of North Cornell Road in Beach Park Wednesday […]