An employee was injured and transported to the hospital after becoming pinned between two vehicles in the service garage of a car dealership in Gurnee. The Gurnee Police Department and Gurnee Fire Department responded around 4:50 p.m. Monday to the Gurnee Hyundai, 6251 Grand Avenue, for a report of a vehicle crash with injuries. Gurnee […]
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‘Serious disruption’: Charges pending after student makes bomb threat toward schools in Ingleside
A student is expected to be charged after making a bomb threat toward a school district in Ingleside Thursday afternoon, causing after-school activities to be canceled. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded Thursday afternoon to Big Hollow Middle School, 26051 West Nippersink Road in Ingleside, for a report of a bomb threat. Lake County Sheriff’s […]
Sheriff investigating after man reportedly attempts to lure 2 children dropped off by school bus in Beach Park
The sheriff’s office is investigating after a man reportedly attempted to lure two children who were dropped off by their school bus in Beach Park Tuesday afternoon. Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3 Superintendent Dr. Denise Wilcox sent a letter to the school community regarding the incident. Wilcox said an unknown vehicle attempted to […]
20 years in prison for 18-year-old convicted in fatal shooting of victim near College of Lake County in Grayslake
A Gurnee man was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years in prison for fatally shooting a 23-year-old man who was traveling in a car near the College of Lake County in Grayslake. Andrew Alexander, 18, of Gurnee, was charged in July in the murder of Isidro Juarez, 23, of Waukegan. Alexander was charged with three counts […]
Former Vernon Hills Park District employee alleges he was fired after being attacked, seriously injured by children during field trip
A 19-year-old former Vernon Hills Park District camp director is demanding answers after he was allegedly fired following an attack where he says he was seriously injured by children during a field trip last summer. Sam Glazer, 19, posted a TikTok video on January 17 alleging he was physically attacked while working as a camp […]
150 Lake County Jail inmates now housed in McHenry County Jail under new agreement amid staffing shortage
The McHenry County Jail is now housing 150 Lake County Jail inmates following a recently-entered agreement with the two facilities due to an ongoing severe staffing shortage. Lake County Sheriff John Idleburg entered into the agreement with McHenry County Sheriff Robb Tadelman, the two sheriff’s offices announced on January 3. The agreement states the McHenry […]
‘Vibrant, bubbly, vivacious soul’: Funeral service held for Barrington High School student fatally struck by train
A funeral service was held Monday for a 17-year-old girl, remembered for her “vibrant, bubbly, vivacious soul,” who was fatally struck by a train on her way to Barrington High School. A visitation for Marin Lacson, 17, of Barrington, was held Monday afternoon through Monday evening at Davenport Family Funeral Home in Lake Zurich. A […]
Woman suffers multiple injuries after being attacked, struck by car and dragged in Waukegan
Prosecutors say a woman attacked another woman and then ran her over with her car, dragging her 100 feet along the roadway, following a court hearing the two attended in Waukegan. Turee J. Gale, 43, of Mundelein, was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, aggravated battery causing great bodily harm and aggravated battery […]
Fox Lake’s first female mayor who also served as village trustee dies at age 72
A former Fox Lake mayor, who was the first female to serve as mayor before serving 14 years as a village trustee, has died at age 72. Nancy Koske, a longtime resident of Fox Lake, died peacefully at her home on Wednesday surrounded by her family. Koske began life in the Ravenswood and Jefferson Park […]