A man was killed Wednesday morning after he was run over by a freight train near the Lake Villa Metra Station. Investigators believe the death was a suicide. The Lake Villa Police Department and Lake Villa Fire Protection District responded around 11:10 a.m. Wednesday to the Lake Villa Metra Station, 129 Railroad Avenue, for a […]
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North Chicago man identified as victim shot and killed in Waukegan
Authorities have identified a North Chicago man, who was an unintended target, that was shot and killed by a masked gunman in Waukegan last week. The shooting happened around 6:15 p.m. Thursday in the 1400 block of Lorraine Place in Waukegan. Officers arrived to find two victims with gunshot wounds in the yard of a […]
Police ask for public’s help after burglars pretend to be the water department, steal from Lake Forest home
Police are asking for the public’s help after multiple subjects burglarized a Lake Forest home on Monday after they pretended to be the water department. The Lake Forest Police Department said the incident took place on the southwest side of Lake Forest. A man, wearing a badge, safety vest and face mask, knocked on the […]
Waukegan school bus driver arrested for sexually assaulting child relative for several years
A Waukegan school bus driver was arrested and charged after he allegedly sexually assaulted a child relative repeatedly over several years, prosecutors said. Richard Villanueva, 57, of Waukegan, was charged with predatory criminal sexual assault of a victim under the age of 13 and criminal sexual assault of a family member. Last Tuesday, a relative […]
Sheriff’s deputies, animal rescue group help injured deer whose antlers got stuck on rope near Barrington
A wildlife rescue group helped free a deer after its antlers got stuck in a rope swing behind a residence in unincorporated Barrington on Sunday. Lake County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Lt. Christopher Covelli said deputies were called around 9:45 a.m. Sunday to the 21200 block of North Taylor Lane in unincorporated Barrington. The resident called […]
In-person classes resume at Highland Park High School following fire that caused $250K in damage
In-person learning resumed Tuesday after a fire caused $250,000 in damage to critical infrastructure at Highland Park High School last week. Township High School District 113 Superintendent Bruce Law sent an email to parents and students on Friday alerting them to the situation. Law said the fire occurred early Friday morning at Highland Park High […]
Numerous police officers, canine units converge in Gurnee for search of battery suspect
Many police officers and multiple canine units were sent to an area in Gurnee Sunday evening in search of a suspect wanted for battering a woman, officials said. The Gurnee Police Department responded around 8:42 p.m. Sunday to the 5700 block of Northridge Drive in Gurnee for a report of a domestic battery. Gurnee Police […]
Waukegan man charged with attempting to sexually assault woman during home invasion in Waukegan
A Waukegan man was arrested in connection with a home invasion last month in Waukegan where he allegedly tried to rob and sexually assault a woman. Louis S. Love, 31, of the 800 block of Low Avenue in Waukegan, was charged with four counts of home invasion, two counts of residential burglary and one count […]
Teenager found shot on the sidewalk following early morning shooting in Waukegan
No one is in custody after a teenager was reportedly shot in the head during a Sunday morning shooting in Waukegan, authorities said. A Waukegan Fire Department ambulance came upon a subject who was down on a sidewalk and bleeding at Lewis Avenue and Lydia Street in Waukegan around 6:40 a.m. Sunday. The ambulance was […]