The Waukegan Police Department is searching for a hit-and-run vehicle that struck a 38-year-old man, who later died Sunday evening. The Waukegan Police Department and the Waukegan Fire Department responded at 11:45 p.m. Sunday to Grand Avenue near Frolic Avenue for a person down in the street. Waukegan Police Chief Wayne Walles said that responding […]
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1 dead, 1 injured after fight led to stabbing at Waukegan house party
A 28-year-old Waukegan man is dead and another man was injured after they were stabbed during a fight at a house party in Waukegan early Sunday morning, police said. The Waukegan Police Department responded at 3 a.m. Sunday to the 2200 block of Western Avenue for a report of a large fight at a duplex-style […]
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‘Badly burned’ body found after car fire near Gurnee
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said they are trying to identify a badly burned body found inside a car near Gurnee on Saturday, and the car may be connected to a missing person from Wisconsin. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and the Gurnee Fire Department was called at 9:50 p.m. Saturday to an address in […]
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Police officer fatally shoots man who tried to run him down with car in Waukegan
A man who tried running over a police officer with his car in Waukegan Sunday afternoon died after police shot him, authorities said. The Waukegan Police Department responded at 2:30 p.m. Sunday to a call of an unknown problem in the 3500 block of Windhaven Drive. A responding officer found an occupied car in front […]
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Charges filed against woman who rammed police car, crashed into CVS in Zion
Charges have been filed against the woman accused of ramming a police squad car almost 10 times and crashing her car three times into a CVS store in Zion on Friday. Zion Police Chief Stephen Dumyahn said that officers responded around 6:45 p.m. Friday to a report of a drunk driver weaving in the roadway, […]
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Police: Woman repeatedly rammed squad car, drove through CVS building in Zion
A drunk driver rammed a police squad car almost 10 times before ramming her car three times into a CVS store in Zion, causing significant damage. Zion Police Chief Stephen Dumyahn said that officers responded around 6:45 p.m. Friday to a report of a drunk driver weaving in the roadway, crossing the center lines and […]
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Bus driver had heart attack before crashing into parked cars, coroner says
The school bus driver that crashed into three parked cars outside a middle school in Libertyville died as a result of a heart attack Tuesday evening, the Lake County Coroner’s Office announced. The Libertyville Police Department and the Libertyville Fire Department responded at 5:42 p.m. Tuesday to Highland Middle School, 310 West Rockland Road. Police […]
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School bus driver dies after crashing bus into parked cars in Libertyville
A school bus driver died Tuesday evening after crashing into three parked cars outside a middle school in Libertyville, police said. The Libertyville Police Department and the Libertyville Fire Department responded at 5:42 p.m. Tuesday to Highland Middle School, 310 West Rockland Road. Police officers found a school bus driver unresponsive after crashing into three […]
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Snow plow truck hits and kills man in Libertyville
A Village of Libertyville snow plow struck and killed a man inside a residential neighborhood in Libertyville Monday morning, police said. The Libertyville Police Department and Libertyville Fire Department responded around 9:50 a.m. Monday to the 600 block of Bridle Court in Libertyville. Emergency crews found an adult male struck by a Village of Libertyville […]