The body of a 9-year-old boy who fell off a boat Friday evening on Bangs Lake in Wauconda has been located by divers Saturday morning. The Wauconda Fire District was called around 7:25 p.m. Friday to the area of Edgewater Parkway and Monroe Avenue in Wauconda for a report of a water rescue. Wauconda police […]
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Water rescue underway after 2 kids fall off boat on Bangs Lake in Wauconda
One child was rescued and another is still missing after they fell off a paddle boat on Bangs Lake in Wauconda Friday evening. The Wauconda Fire District was called around 7:25 p.m. Friday to the area of Edgewater Parkway and Monroe Avenue in Wauconda for a report of a water rescue. Wauconda police said that […]
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Coroner says body found in Lake Michigan is missing 16-year-old boy
Lake County Coroner Dr. Howard Cooper has confirmed that the body recovered from Lake Michigan Thursday morning is missing 16-year-old Matthew Garcia. Lake County Sheriff Sgt. Ari Briskman said on Thursday that sheriff’s deputies were called to the area of East Madison Street and South Harbor Place at the harbor in Waukegan for a report […]
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Two suspects allegedly lured, tried robbing victim at Lincolnshire restaurant
A Johnsburg man was arrested and another suspect is being sought after the duo allegedly lured a victim through an online sales app to a Subway in Lincolnshire where they tried robbing the person. The Lincolnshire Police Department was called around 3:45 p.m. Thursday to a report of a fight in progress at the Subway, […]
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Suspicious device in Lake Zurich apartment deemed safe after bomb squad called
A bomb squad was called after a maintenance worker spotted a suspicious device inside an apartment in Lake Zurich Friday afternoon, police said. Lake Zurich Police Chief Steve Husak said that police officers and firefighters were called at 1:30 p.m. Friday to the Liberty Lake Apartments, 201 South Buesching Road, for a report of suspicious […]
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Coroner working to ID if body recovered from Lake Michigan is missing boy
Lake County Coroner Dr. Howard Cooper said that his office is working to identify if the body recovered from Lake Michigan Thursday morning is missing 16-year-old Matthew Garcia. Lake County Sheriff Sgt. Ari Briskman said that sheriff’s deputies were called to the area of East Madison Street and South Harbor Place at the harbor in […]
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Two teen girls shot in Waukegan
Two teen girls were injured in a shooting Thursday evening on Waukegan’s south side, police said. The Waukegan Police Department was called at 5 p.m. Thursday to a report of shots fired near 8th Street and Prescott Avenue. Police officers found two victims that had been shot in the street. Waukegan Police Commander Joe Florip […]
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Armed car burglary suspects arrested, lockdowns lifted at Stevenson High School, College of Lake County Vernon Hills campus
Two car burglary suspects, including one armed with a gun, were taken into custody after lockdowns were issued for Stevenson High School and the College of Lake County Southlake Campus Friday morning, police said. The Vernon Hills Police Department said that officers responded around 10:15 a.m. Friday to a business in the 1000 block of […]
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Driver seriously injured after getting out of moving vehicle, jumping off bridge in Libertyville
A 28-year-old man in mental distress was seriously injured after he got out of a moving vehicle and jumped off a bridge onto railroad tracks below Route 137 in Libertyville Monday evening, police said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and the Libertyville Fire Department responded around 6:10 p.m. Monday to Route 137 east of Interstate […]