Emergency crews on Tuesday afternoon recovered a body suspected of being the man who went missing on Fox Lake near Antioch after he and another man were ejected from their boat during a high-speed maneuver. Fire department boats located and recovered the body on the lake at around 4 p.m. Tuesday, Lake County Sheriff’s Office […]
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Active search underway after 2 victims ejected from boat during high-speed maneuver near Antioch
Emergency crews are searching for a missing victim after he and a second man were ejected from their boat during a high-speed maneuver on Fox Lake near Antioch Monday evening. The Antioch Fire Protection District and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 5:30 p.m. Monday to the area of Captain’s Quarters, 38283 North Bolton Place […]
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First responders rescue 3 residents, 1 dog from apartment building fire in Gurnee likely caused by electric scooter
Firefighters and police officers rescued three residents and a dog from a fire at an apartment building in Gurnee late Saturday evening and an electric scooter was the likely cause of the fire. The Gurnee Fire Department, Waukegan Fire Department and Gurnee Police Department responded around 11:50 p.m. Saturday to reports of a structure fire […]
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Lake County sheriff’s deputy, 2 others injured after suspected impaired driver causes multi-vehicle crash near Ingleside
A Lake County sheriff’s deputy and two others were hospitalized after a suspected impaired driver making an illegal maneuver caused a three-vehicle crash near Ingleside Saturday afternoon. A Lake County sheriff’s deputy, driving a Ford Police Interceptor, was traveling westbound on Route 134 around 3:25 p.m. Saturday. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli […]
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Person on walk calls 911 after spotting fire that caused heavy damage to house in Gurnee
Residents were left displaced after a fire broke out and sent flames from a house, leaving it uninhabitable, in Gurnee Saturday evening, fire officials said. The Gurnee Fire Department and Gurnee Police Department responded around 6 p.m. Saturday to the 600 block of Dunham Road in Gurnee for a report of a house fire. A […]
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SWAT team takes pipe attack suspect into custody after standoff at senior living facility in Gurnee
A SWAT team took a suspect into custody following an hours-long standoff after he attacked his mother with a metal pipe inside a senior living facility in Gurnee Saturday evening. The Gurnee Police Department responded around 6 p.m. Saturday to Thomas Place Gurnee, 401 North Hunt Club Road in Gurnee, for a report of a […]
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No injuries reported, residents left displaced after house fire near Lake Villa
No one was injured, but residents were displaced after a home undergoing construction caught on fire near Lake Villa Friday afternoon, fire officials said. The Lake Villa Fire Protection District and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 4 p.m. Friday to the 37500 block of Columbus Avenue in unincorporated Lake Villa for a report of […]
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DUI driver caught by K-9 after trying to bribe witnesses, running away from crash near Antioch, sheriff says
Officials said an intoxicated man tried to bribe people to drive him away after he crashed his Porsche on Route 45 in unincorporated Antioch Friday evening, before running away and being apprehended by a Lake County Sheriff’s K-9. Teaford B. Holland, 46, of unincorporated Antioch, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, leaving […]
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No injuries were reported in stubborn RV fire on I-94 near Lake Forest, causing major rush-hour traffic delays
A large RV motor home caught on fire and became engulfed in flames, causing traffic to be backed up for miles on Interstate 94 near Lake Forest Friday afternoon. The Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire District was called to the scene of an RV motor home that was on fire in the northbound Interstate 94 between Everett Road […]