An autopsy confirmed that the body found Monday in a Gurnee pond was the 82-year-old Gurnee man who went missing last week, the coroner’s office said. The Gurnee Police Department responded around 3:30 p.m. Monday to the area of Washington Street and Hillview Drive for a report of a body found in a pond. Officials […]
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Vehicle becomes fully submerged in water during boat launch mishap in Ingleside
Police say an SUV became fully submerged in a creek after a man lost control of his vehicle while trying to load a boat onto his trailer in Ingleside. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 5:20 p.m. Wednesday to the 35400 block of North Wilson Road in Ingleside for a report of a vehicle […]
Sheriff’s office and ATF charge 10 suspects, dismantling Lake County gang operation
The sheriff’s office and the ATF charged 10 suspects in a Lake County gang, effectively dismantling the gang’s operation of drug trafficking and violent acts, authorities announced. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Group (SIG), a High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) funded task force, took numerous street gang members into custody on Wednesday with […]
2 hospitalized after fight, stabbing in Highland Park
A neighbor dispute led to two people being hospitalized, including one that was stabbed, at a residence in Highland Park early Wednesday. Highland Park Deputy Police Chief William Bonaguidi said the police department received a report of a fight around 11:44 p.m. Wednesday in the 3500 block of Western Avenue. Bonaguidi said two neighbors were […]
Coroner identifies 26-year-old man who died from drowning on Round Lake
The coroner’s office has identified a 26-year-old man who died from drowning after jumping from a boat into Round Lake Sunday evening in Round Lake Beach. An autopsy showed that Luis Fernando Vazquez-Velazquez, 26, of Round Lake, died from drowning, according to Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek. The Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District and […]
Police searching for driver of stolen vehicle that hit ambulance, fled the scene in Gurnee
Police are searching for the driver of a stolen vehicle that struck an ambulance as it was responding to a call in Gurnee and then fled the scene Sunday evening. The Gurnee Police Department said they responded around 7:45 p.m. Sunday to the intersection of Grand Avenue and Fuller Road for a report of a […]
Elderly woman flown to hospital after oxygen tank fire near Antioch
An 81-year-old woman attempting to light a candle near her oxygen tank caught herself on fire and had to be airlifted to the hospital Sunday evening in Antioch. The Antioch Fire Department and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 10:05 p.m. Sunday to the 41000 block of North 3rd Street in unincorporated Antioch for a […]
Body believed to be missing Gurnee man found in pond, police say
Police announced that a body, believed to be the missing 82-year-old Gurnee man, was found Monday afternoon in a pond in Gurnee. The Gurnee Police Department responded around 3:30 p.m. Monday to the area of Washington Street and Hillview Drive for a report of a body found in a pond. Officials said that the 911 […]
Man dies after being rescued from Round Lake near Round Lake Beach
A man in his 20s who went missing while swimming on Round Lake Sunday evening was rescued from the water by bystanders and later pronounced dead at the hospital. The Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District and Round Lake Beach Police Department responded around 8:03 p.m. Sunday to the 900 block of North Lake Shore […]