A 14-year-old boy died after he was shot while exchanging gunfire with a gunman in a vehicle at a gas station in North Chicago Sunday evening, police said. The North Chicago Fire Department and North Chicago Police Department responded around 5:15 p.m. Sunday to the area of the 1000 block of Jackson Street in North […]
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Woman charged with making false 911 call, resisting arrest in Johnsburg
A Johnsburg woman was charged after she allegedly made a 911 call falsely reporting a reckless driver and then resisted arrest when officers tried to arrest her in Johnsburg. Jasmine M. Caldwell, 31, of the 3700 block of Spring Grove Road in Johnsburg, was charged with false alarm or complaint to 911, a Class 4 […]
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911 dispatcher recognized for guiding parents in delivering baby at residence near Lake Zurich
A Lake Zurich 911 dispatcher was recognized for guiding parents in delivering a baby at a home in unincorporated Lake Zurich. Lake Zurich Telecommunicator Olga Taylor received a 911 call of a woman having a baby at a home in unincorporated Lake Zurich just before midnight on April 19. Taylor immediately used her emergency medical […]
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Grass Lake Road near Antioch to close for repairs on railroad crossing
A portion of Grass Lake Road near Antioch will be closed for over a week starting Monday as crews repair a railroad crossing, county officials said. The Lake County Division of Transportation said they were notified by the Canadian National Railroad about the closure of the railroad crossing on Grass Lake Road just east of […]
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Organization releases Illinois hospital ratings: Vista East Hospital in Waukegan gets F safety rating
A new report was released this week with safety grade ratings for hospitals across Illinois. Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan scored an “F” rating. The Leapfrog Group, a national watchdog organization, released their spring 2022 Hospital Safety Grade, which assigns a letter grade to nearly 3,000 U.S. general hospitals based on over 30 measures […]
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Man charged with burglarizing multiple businesses, running from officers in Lake in the Hills
A Round Lake Park man has been charged with burglarizing multiple businesses in Lake in the Hills and fleeing from police officers who tried to arrest him. Marc A. Hernandez, 19, of the 500 block of East Washington Street in Round Lake Park, was charged with two counts of burglary, attempted burglary, two counts of […]
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Open burning restrictions to go into effect next month in unincorporated areas of Lake County
New open burning restrictions for unincorporated Lake County and new consolidated waste services in certain areas will go into effect starting June 1, county officials said. The Lake County Board approved new burning restrictions in January. The restrictions aim to reduce the health impacts of smoke exposure from open burning, county officials said. The permanent […]
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Chicago man charged with robbing woman, stealing her car in Fox Lake
A Chicago man was arrested by police after he allegedly robbed a woman and stole her car and belongings in Fox Lake, court records show. Donielle A. Mitchell, 36, of the 1700 block of North Ashland Avenue in Chicago, was charged with robbery, theft over $10,000, possession of a stolen vehicle and driving on a […]
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Police seek man who followed woman to her car, made ‘physical contact’ with her at Walmart in Huntley
Police are warning the public after a man followed a woman to her car, asked to get in and then made “inappropriate physical contact” with her in the parking lot of Walmart in Huntley. The Huntley Police Department said they were seeking the community’s help in identifying a man caught on surveillance footage involved in […]