A half-dozen ambulances were called to transport eight people to hospitals after a three-vehicle crash on Route 12 in Lake Zurich Monday afternoon, fire officials said. The Lake Zurich Police Department and Lake Zurich Fire Department responded around 2:30 p.m. Monday to Route 12 and Clover Hill Lane in Lake Zurich for a report of […]
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2 men shot, 1 killed during shooting next to fast food restaurant in Waukegan
A person of interest is in custody after two men were shot, one fatally, during a shooting next to Poppy’s restaurant in Waukegan Sunday evening, police said. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 5 p.m. Sunday to the 1500 block of Washington Street for a report of a shooting. Waukegan Deputy […]
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Lakemoor man charged with punching wife in the head while she was holding toddler
A man was charged after he allegedly punched his wife in the head while she was holding a toddler in Lakemoor, court documents show. Dmitry Bogatiryov, 48, of the 1900 block of Julia Way in Lakemoor, was charged with aggravated driving under the influence, aggravated driving under the influence while license revoked, driving under the […]
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Couple meets 911 dispatcher who helped coach husband to perform CPR on his unresponsive wife in McHenry
A couple on Sunday met the 911 dispatcher who helped instruct a husband to perform CPR on his unresponsive wife in McHenry, saving her life. William and Lidia Golden came to the McHenry Police Department on Sunday to drop off donuts for the officers and dispatchers. The McHenry Police Department said that upon speaking with […]
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21-year-old man wanted for shooting, killing man in Chicago arrested in Mundelein
A 21-year-old man who was wanted for murder in connection with a shooting in Chicago was arrested by police in Mundelein on Friday. The Chicago Police Department said Rayzell Glover, 21, of Chicago, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder. The charges are in connection to the death of Lenell R. Taylor, 29, who […]
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Lake County Sheriff canines help locate gun that suspect ditched while fleeing crash on I-94 near Gurnee
A man was arrested after he fled the scene of a crash on Interstate 94 near Gurnee and two Lake County Sheriff’s Office canines helped officers recover a gun that he allegedly ditched, officials said. The Illinois State Police said they were called around 12:30 p.m. on Friday to eastbound Interstate 94 at mile marker […]
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Woodstock man charged with sexually assaulting child under age of 13 in Woodstock
A Woodstock man was arrested earlier this week after being charged with sexually assaulting a young child over 10 years ago, court records show. Jose J. Vega, 34, of the 300 block of Railroad Street in Woodstock, was arrested on Tuesday. A grand jury indicted Vega on four counts of predatory criminal sexual assault and […]
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Congressman introduces legislation to rename Grayslake post office in honor of U.S. Army solider killed in line of duty
Congressman Brad Schneider has introduced legislation to rename the Grayslake post office in honor of a Lake County native and U.S. Army soldier who was killed in Afghanistan. Schneider (IL-10) on Friday introduced the bipartisan legislation to rename the post office in Grayslake to “Army Specialist Joseph ‘Joey’ W. Dimock II Post Office Building.” “On […]
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‘He will always be remembered’: Lake County Sheriff’s Office mourns death of corrections officer
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the death of a corrections officer who had recently retired due to an illness after over 30 years of service with the department. “It is with a very heavy heart that we inform you of the passing of Corrections Officer Juan Diaz,” the sheriff’s office said on Thursday. […]