A 56-year-old man is dead after being hit by an SUV while trying to cross the road in Round Lake Beach Tuesday evening, police said. The Round Lake Beach Police Department and Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District was called at 7:38 p.m. on Tuesday to Fairfield Road and Hillside Drive for a bicyclist struck […]
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Fire leaves Barrington apartment building uninhabitable
One person suffered minor injuries after a fire started in an apartment Tuesday morning, leaving the building uninhabitable, Barrington fire officials said. The Barrington Fire Department was called at 7:49 a.m. Tuesday to a report of a structure fire in the 300 block of East Russell Street in Barrington. Barrington Fire Department Assistant Chief Bruce […]
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VIDEO: Freight train slams into semi-truck in Wadsworth
Editor’s Note: The below video could be considered shocking or disturbing to the viewer. Viewer discretion is advised. Video originally posted on Facebook by Brian Ambrose A freight train struck a jackknifed semi-trailer truck in Wadsworth Friday afternoon, and it was all caught on video. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office was called at 12:30 p.m. […]
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Grayslake man’s text messages to cop leads to bank robbery arrest
A Grayslake man, who is accused of robbing banks in Lake Forest and Deerfield, was arrested after federal agents were led to the man following a series of clues. Rajko Bozic, 35, of Grayslake, is accused of robbing the Fifth Third Bank, 990 South Waukegan Road in Lake Forest, on January 6, according to a […]
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Coroner IDs man struck and killed by car in Round Lake Beach
Francisco Suarez Lopez, 67, of Round Lake Beach, died Monday evening after being hit by a car while trying to cross the street in Round Lake Beach, the coroner said. The Round Lake Beach Police Department and the Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District were called Monday at 6:52 p.m. to Route 83 and Monaville […]
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67-year-old man struck and killed by car in Round Lake Beach
A 67-year-old Round Lake Beach man walking across the street with his bicycle died Monday evening after being hit by a car in Round Lake Beach, police said. The Round Lake Beach Police Department and the Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District was called Monday at 6:52 p.m. to Route 83 and Monaville Road. Emergency […]
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Driver cited after slamming into construction site on Route 45 in Libertyville
A Waukegan woman was cited after police say she drove her car around road barricades and ended up crashing into a construction site on Route 45 in Libertyville Thursday evening. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office was called at 7:40 p.m. Thursday to a report of a single-vehicle crash involving a black Hyundai on Route 45 […]
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Sheriff: Man allegedly broke into woman’s home and strangled her near Gurnee
A man, who allegedly broke into a woman’s home before beating and strangling her, was captured in a marsh area by a Lake County Sheriff’s Canine Unit early Thursday morning. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office was called at 2:20 a.m. to a residence in the 18700 block of West Ash Drive in Grandwood Park, which […]
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$5 million bond for man charged with murder in Lindenhurst botched robbery
The Evanston man charged with first-degree murder for his involvement in a botched robbery in Lindenhurst remains held in the Lake County Jail on a $5 million bond. Michael J. Zachery, 23, of the 1600 block of Simpson Street in Evanston, was charged Tuesday evening with first-degree murder and armed robbery after his accomplice, Joseph […]