Funeral services were held this week for a 28-year-old Mundelein police officer who died in a motorcycle crash in McHenry, as he is remembered for his “unwavering dedication” to protecting others. Paul Viduya Jr., 28, of McHenry, was found dead around 1:15 a.m. on June 28 in the area of Charles J. Miller Parkway and […]
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Driver arrested after nearly running over bystanders, police officers, causing chaos at Scoop event in Waukegan
Chaos ensued after a driver nearly ran over bystanders and police officers at the Scoop event in Waukegan and then struck vehicles while fleeing police and being taken into custody Friday evening. A Lake County Sheriff’s Office deputy spotted a woman driving on the wrong side of the road in the area of Washington Street […]
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No injuries after dozens of firefighters battle fire that destroyed home, caused partial collapse in Wadsworth
Dozens of firefighters spent hours battling a fire that destroyed a home and caused it to partially collapse after the residents escaped in Wadsworth Friday evening. The Winthrop Harbor Fire Department, Lake County Sheriff’s Office and several automatic aid fire departments responded around 10:20 p.m. Friday to the 41400 block of Green Bay Road, just […]
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Woman allegedly flees from troopers in Camaro on I-94 in Chicago, gets caught hour later in Round Lake Beach
A woman allegedly fled from troopers in her Camaro on I-94 in Chicago on the Fourth of July evening before being tracked and arrested an hour later in Round Lake Beach. Joanna Guadarrama, 23, of Round Lake Beach, was charged in Cook County with aggravated fleeing and eluding police, reckless driving, speeding 35 mph or […]
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‘Deeply disappointed’: Judge releases man accused of fleeing to Colorado after fatally hitting mother and fleeing in Winthrop Harbor
The man who allegedly fled to Colorado after fatally hitting a mother and fleeing the scene in Winthrop Harbor in February has been extradited to Illinois and released pending trial, with the victim’s family saying they are “deeply disappointed.” Travis Walter-Wesley Kern, 35, of Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, was charged with failure to report a crash […]
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Judge sentences Grayslake man to life in prison for stabbing victim 40+ times in ‘heinous, unprovoked’ Round Lake Beach murder
A judge sentenced a Grayslake man to life in prison on Thursday after he was convicted of stabbing a victim over 40 times in a “heinous, unprovoked” attack where he tried staging the crime scene in Round Lake Beach. Jesus I. Vargas, 33, of Grayslake, was convicted of first-degree murder following a trial that concluded […]
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Investigators arrest Wadsworth man for allegedly downloading nearly 200K files of child sexual abuse material
Investigators have arrested a 74-year-old man after raiding his home in Wadsworth and discovering he allegedly downloaded nearly 200,000 files of child sexual abuse material, including some involving toddlers. Steven C. Kazmer, 74, of Wadsworth, was charged with eight counts of dissemination of child sexual abuse material, a Class X felony. The Lake County State’s […]
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Prosecutors say mother, her boyfriend found daughter’s boyfriend armed with gun before he opened fire on them in Mundelein home
A mother, along with her boyfriend, came home to find her daughter’s boyfriend brandishing a gun in their Mundelein apartment and prosecutors say he soon after opened fire on them, killing the man and seriously injuring the woman. Deandre Y. Harris, 21, of South Holland, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder, a Class […]
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No foul play suspected after store employee dies from gunshot wound outside Walmart in Lake Zurich
No foul play is suspected after a store employee was found dead suffering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the entrance to Walmart in Lake Zurich Friday evening. The Lake Zurich Fire Rescue Department and Lake Zurich Police Department responded around 8:27 p.m. Friday to the Walmart, 820 South Rand Road in Lake Zurich, for […]