A driver has been cited after a semi-truck allegedly ran a red light and struck another semi-truck, leaving one person injured and causing a large fuel spill on Route 12 in Volo. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Wauconda Fire District responded around 12:14 p.m. Thursday to the intersection of Route 12 and Volo Village […]
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Latin King gang member found with stolen gun during traffic stop in Waukegan
Prosecutors say a 19-year-old man, who is a Latin King gang member, was found with a stolen gun with a loaded magazine during a traffic stop in Waukegan. Kian Torres, 19, of Waukegan, was charged with three counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and one count of driving the wrong way on a […]
Feds warn about ‘sharp increase’ in fentanyl being mixed with animal tranquilizer
Federal officials have issued a warning to the public about a “sharp increase” in fentanyl being mixed with xylazine, an animal tranquilizer, and local officials say it has been detected in Lake County. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration issued the nationwide alert last week. Xylazine, also known as “Tranq,” is a powerful sedative that the […]
ISP remembers trooper who was killed by drunk driver while saving a family on I-94 near Libertyville
State police are remembering Trooper Gerald Ellis, who was killed four years ago when he used his squad car to hit a wrong-way drunk driver, saving a family on I-94 near Libertyville. Ellis was on duty around 3:25 a.m. March 30, 2019, traveling home in his squad car on westbound Interstate 94 near mile marker […]
Man charged with DUI after being ejected, critically injured, paralyzed in rollover crash near Waukegan
A North Chicago who was ejected from a rollover crash, critically injured and paralyzed near Waukegan has been charged with driving under the influence, authorities said. The Waukegan Fire Department and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 2:30 a.m. on December 17 to the 12700 block of West Crescent Avenue in unincorporated Waukegan for a […]
Mother of missing U.S. Navy sailor from Waukegan says son ‘appears to have been in tragic accident’ as search continues
The mother of a 21-year-old U.S. Navy sailor who went missing in Waukegan says her son “appears to have been in a tragic accident” as crews continued searching for him Wednesday. U.S. Navy personnel ran sonar in Lake Michigan at the Waukegan Harbor Tuesday evening searching for Seamus Gray, according to Waukegan Police Commander Scott […]
Newly released reports say father who killed his family in Buffalo Grove had previously threatened to kill them
Newly released records show a father who killed his family, including two children, and then killed himself in November in Buffalo Grove had previously threatened to kill the family. The Buffalo Grove Police Department said last week they have completed their investigation into the Kisliak family deaths. Buffalo Grove Police Chief Brian Budds said the […]
Man charged with driving under influence in crash that left teenage girl seriously injured near Grayslake
A Grayslake man has been arrested after he was charged with driving drugged and hitting a teenage girl with his car, seriously injuring her near Grayslake. A Lake County sheriff’s deputy was on patrol around 11 p.m. on August 16, 2021, in the area of the 17900 block of West Gages Lake Road in unincorporated […]
3 sheriff’s deputies hailed for helping save man who tried to harm himself by running in front of cars in Beach Park
Authorities are hailing three sheriff’s deputies for their actions in saving a suicidal man who tried running into the path of moving vehicles in Beach Park Monday afternoon. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 12:30 p.m. Monday to a residence in the 38700 block of North Sheridan Road in Beach Park. Lake County Sheriff’s […]