One of three people chosen today during the state’s COVID-19 vaccine lottery is from Vernon Hills and has won $100,000, state officials announced. Monday’s drawing is the third $100,000 drawing as part of Illinois’ “All In For The Win” vaccine lottery. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) said they would be notifying winners by […]
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Driver seriously injured after rollover crash on I-94 near Deerfield
Two people were hospitalized, one of them with serious injuries, after a rollover crash that shut down multiple lanes of Interstate 94 near Deerfield Sunday evening. The Illinois State Police and Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire Protection District responded around 9:53 p.m. Sunday to Interstate 94 just south of Deerfield Road in Deerfield for a vehicle crash with […]
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Police investigating after jet skier intentionally ran over family of ducks, killing them on Petite Lake near Lake Villa
Conservation police are searching for the driver of a jet ski that intentionally ran over a mother duck and her 15 ducklings, killing some of them, on Petite Lake in Lake Villa. Antioch resident Ainsley Brook Wonderling said in a social media post that a male was driving a jet ski with a female passenger […]
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Man in his 20s killed after car slams into electrical pole during high-speed collision in Waukegan
A man in his 20s died after a high-speed crash that left his car wrapped around an electrical pole in Waukegan. It took firefighters nearly an hour to free the victim from the heavy wreckage. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 9 p.m. Saturday to the 1900 block of Dugdale Road […]
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Man dies after being rescued from Lake Michigan near Lake Forest
A man was rescued from Lake Michigan near Lake Forest and officers performed CPR on him Sunday afternoon but he was later pronounced dead at the hospital, authorities said. The Lake Forest Police Department, Lake County Forest Preserve Police Department and Lake Forest Fire Department responded around 3:30 p.m. Sunday to Fort Sheridan Beach, 10 […]
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Dog who went missing from pet-sitting service in Waukegan may have been sold, police say
Police say that a dog who went missing in March in Waukegan while being watched by a sitter from the app Rover may have been sold to someone in New Jersey. Nia Morgan, a Chicago resident, told Lake and McHenry County Scanner that she dropped off her poodle mix with a dogsitter from the app […]
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Toddler dies after being found in pool at Lake Villa home
The Lake County Major Crimes Task Force is assisting in an investigation after a toddler was reportedly found in a pool in Lake Villa and later pronounced dead. The Lake Villa Fire Protection District and Lake Villa Police Department responded around 8:50 p.m. Saturday to the 100 block of Balsam Avenue. Lake Villa Police Chief […]
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No injuries reported after vehicle crashes into senior living facility in Vernon Hills
No injuries were reported after an SUV partially crashed into a room at a Brookdale senior living facility in Vernon Hills Friday morning. The Countryside Fire Protection District and Vernon Hills Police Department responded around 11:10 a.m. Friday to Brookdale Vernon Hills, 145 North Milwaukee Avenue, for a report of a vehicle crash. Firefighters arrived […]
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Waukegan woman arrested after intentionally hitting man with her vehicle, leaving him hospitalized
A Waukegan woman has been charged for intentionally hitting a man with her car, causing him to suffer multiple injuries, earlier this month in Waukegan. Lakeesha Donley, 26, of the 100 block of Drew Lane in Waukegan, was charged with aggravated domestic battery causing great bodily harm, aggravated battery causing great bodily harm, aggravated battery […]