Stanislaw Wlosek, Jr., 46, of Itasca, died after being rescued from Lake Michigan and a 52-year-old Elgin woman is still missing after a polar-plunge type event on Lake Michigan Sunday morning near Highland Park. The Highland Park Fire Department along with the U.S. Coast Guard and numerous other fire departments responded shortly after 9 a.m. […]
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1 confirmed dead, 1 still missing from Lake Michigan near Highland Park
A 46-year-old Itasca man is dead after being rescued from Lake Michigan and a 52-year-old Elgin woman is still missing after a polar-plunge type event on Lake Michigan Sunday morning near Highland Park. The Highland Park Fire Department along with the U.S. Coast Guard and numerous other fire departments responded shortly after 9 a.m. Sunday […]
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At least 1 missing, 1 rescued from Lake Michigan near Highland Park
At least one person was reportedly rescued and one other person was still missing after a group of people went into dangerous Lake Michigan waters Sunday morning. The Highland Park Fire Department along with the U.S. Coast Guard and numerous other fire departments responded shortly after 9 a.m. Sunday to the North Shore Yacht Club, […]
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Man beat and held ex-girlfriend, child captive, police say
A man is in custody after police say he held his ex-girlfriend and her 4-year-old captive for several hours on Thursday in Round Lake Park and beat them. Gary E. Reiher, 33, of the 500 block of Eisenhower Street in Marengo, was charged with home invasion, domestic battery and violation of an order of protection. […]
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Police searching for man armed with gun who robbed Libertyville business
Libertyville Police are searching for a man armed with a gun who robbed a loan agency Friday afternoon. The Libertyville Police Department was called at 12:56 p.m. Friday to OneMain Financial, 1312 South Milwaukee Avenue in Libertyville, for an armed robbery. Employees of OneMain Financial, which is a personal loan agency, said that a man […]
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Man charged with making threatening phone call to Highland Park synagogue
A Winthrop Harbor man has been charged with a felony hate crime after he allegedly made a threatening phone call to a Highland Park synagogue. The Highland Park Police Department was called at 5:30 p.m. Monday to the Central Avenue Synagogue, 874 Central Avenue in Highland Park. Police said that staff members received a phone […]
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Man critically injured, two children seriously injured after Mundelein crash
A 53-year-old man is in critical condition and two children suffered serious injuries after a t-bone crash in unincorporated Mundelein on Thursday. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office, Mundelein Police Department, Mundelein Fire Department and Countryside Fire Protection District responded at 6 p.m. Thursday to a vehicle crash with injuries at Route 60-83 and Circle Drive […]
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Lake County Sheriff’s deputy shoots armed suspect in Wadsworth
A car burglar was shot by police in Wadsworth Friday morning after stealing a car and crashing into a tree, before pointing a gun at responding officers. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call at 4:45 a.m. Friday in the 13200 block of West Greenview Drive in Wadsworth for a report of a […]
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Witness: Car that hit child trick-or-treating had been driving recklessly in nearby neighborhoods
The car that hit a child trick-or-treating in Libertyville Wednesday evening and fled had been seen just moments prior in a nearby Mundelein neighborhood driving recklessly, a resident told Lake and McHenry County Scanner. Garry Devine told Lake and McHenry County Scanner that a dark gray Lexus IS or Nissan with tinted windows was speeding […]