A Round Lake Beach police officer was shot during a struggle with a suspect who tried taking the officer’s service weapon Sunday afternoon. The Round Lake Beach Police Department responded around 1 p.m. Sunday to a residence in the 100 block of Golfview Drive in Round Lake Beach for a report of a domestic battery […]
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Illinois governor orders all restaurants, bars to close to dine-in customers as coronavirus cases rise to 93
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has ordered all restaurants and bars to be closed to dine-in customers through March 30 as the number of coronavirus cases jumps to 93. The order came Sunday afternoon during the governor’s daily press conference regarding COVID-19 and the order will take place starting Monday. Restaurants will still be open for […]
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Man charged with home invasion, beating man in McHenry
A 34-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly broke into a McHenry home and caused serious injuries to another man before pushing a woman, court documents said. Robert P. Whitney, 34, of McHenry, was charged with home invasion causing injury, two counts of domestic battery, criminal trespass to property, aggravated battery, battery and two counts […]
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Two gunmen steal car during test drive near Wadsworth
Police are searching for two men who pretended to be potential buyers of a car that was for sale and then stole the car at gunpoint during a test drive near Wadsworth. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 3:45 p.m. March 7 to the Citgo in the 16400 block of West Russell Road in […]
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Drunk driver struck sheriff’s squad, leading to brief pursuit in Beach Park, officials say
A 33-year-old man was charged with DUI after he sideswiped a Lake County sheriff’s squad car in Beach Park, leading to a brief chase Saturday, police said. Oronday Gardner, 33, of the 1400 block of Jackson Street in North Chicago, was charged with aggravated driving under the influence, driving under the influence of alcohol, aggravated […]
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Second Lake County resident tests positive for coronavirus
A Lake County woman in her 50s is the county’s second confirmed case of coronavirus as the number of cases in Illinois has increased to 46, health officials said. Governor J.B. Pritzker and IDPH Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike announced 14 new COVID-19 cases at a Friday press conference. Among the new cases, 13 of them […]
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Waukegan man found guilty of fatally stabbing man at Waukegan restaurant
A 25-year-old man has been found guilty of first-degree murder after four people were stabbed — one fatally — at a Waukegan restaurant in 2018. Jonathon Celis, 25, of Waukegan, faces up to 60 years in prison after a Lake County jury found him guilty on one count of first-degree murder. The jury returned the […]
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Lake County enacts disaster proclamation over coronavirus outbreak
Lake County Board Chair Sandy Hart signed a disaster proclamation on Friday for Lake County in order to obtain resources and funding amid the coronavirus outbreak. The proclamation follows a recommendation by the Lake County Board of Health at its executive board meeting which took place on Thursday. The proclamation will ensure the county is […]
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Man charged after striking, injuring Metra conductor in Harvard, police say
A Lake in the Hills man was arrested after police say he punched a Metra conductor in the head on a train in Harvard before fleeing the scene. Jeremy B. Moore, 25, of the 400 block of Plum Street in Lake in the Hills, was charged with felony aggravated battery and three counts of resisting […]