Authorities say a 28-year-old man is dead after he was struck by a pickup truck and found lying on the roadway on Route 59 in Fox Lake early Sunday morning. The Fox Lake Fire Protection District and Fox Lake Police Department responded around 1:55 a.m. Sunday to the area of Route 59 and Grand Avenue […]
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Man hospitalized with serious injuries after being shot, crashing his car in Waukegan
Police are investigating after a 37-year-old man was shot and seriously injured in a shooting before crashing his car in Waukegan Sunday morning. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 2 a.m. Sunday to the area of Sunset Avenue and McAree Road for a report of a shooting. Officers arrived to find […]
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Residents injured after fire engulfs three-car garage attached to home in South Barrington
Two residents were injured and three cars were destroyed after a garage attached to a home became fully engulfed in flames in South Barrington Sunday evening. The Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District responded around 9:05 p.m. Sunday to the 50 block of Liberty Drive in South Barrington for a report of a structure fire. Firefighters […]
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16 people injured, transported to hospitals after Naval Base van crashes into guardrail in North Chicago
16 people were transported to area hospitals after a Naval Base van traveling at a high rate of speed crashed into a guardrail in North Chicago Sunday evening, authorities said. The North Chicago Police Department and North Chicago Fire Department responded around 8:40 p.m. Sunday to the area of Buckley Road and Sheridan Road. Officers […]
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Woman allegedly stabbed man in the chest after he intervened in fight in North Chicago
A woman has been arrested after she was wanted for allegedly stabbing a man in the chest in North Chicago after he witnessed a fight and tried to intervene, prosecutors said. Shiqueta S. Gordon, 38, of North Chicago, was charged with aggravated battery causing great bodily harm, a Class 3 felony. The North Chicago Fire […]
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Good Samaritans save lives of driver, passenger after rescuing them following fiery crash into building in Beach Park
Authorities say good Samaritans saved the lives of two seriously injured occupants after rescuing them from a truck that crashed into a building and caught on fire in Beach Park. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office, Waukegan Fire Department and Beach Park Fire Department responded around 3 a.m. Sunday to the CubeSmart Self Storage, 37021 North […]
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Antioch becomes first non-home rule community to ban stores from selling unregulated THC products
Officials say Antioch has become the first non-home rule community in Illinois to ban stores from selling products containing Delta-8 THC and kratom. The Antioch Village Board voted on Wednesday to prohibit businesses in the village with liquor and tobacco licenses from selling the products. Delta-8 THC has a similar molecular makeup to delta-9 THC, […]
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Colombian burglary crew following business owners home arrested after police witness residential burglary in Gurnee
A Colombian burglary crew, who allegedly followed Asian business owners to their homes, has been arrested after police tracked them down and witnessed them burglarizing a Gurnee home. Kevin E. Vega-Ortiz, 28, who has no known address; Diego Escobar-Medina, 30, of Palatine; and Karen Arguello-Osorio, 29, who has no known address, were charged by a […]
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Pre-trial release denied for suspect accused of attacking, carjacking woman in Long Grove before 2nd carjacking attempt in Wauconda
A judge denied pre-trial release for a suspect who allegedly attacked and carjacked a woman in Long Grove before fleeing from police and attempting to hijack another vehicle in Wauconda. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Mary Daly said Victor Masick, 19, of Cicero, was reported by his family to be missing and suicidal on the […]