A convicted sex offender from Antioch was arrested on Monday after detectives learned the man sent and received nude photos from dozens of children in Illinois and other states. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office concluded an investigation on Monday that resulted in the arrest of Steven S. Tipman. Tipman, 31, […]
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Coroner IDs 39-year-old man killed in single-vehicle crash in Lake Zurich
Authorities have identified a 39-year-old man who was killed after he drove his vehicle into electrical boxes and then crashed through a brick wall Monday morning in Lake Zurich. An autopsy showed that Tyler Wills, 39, of Lake Zurich, died as a result of blunt force trauma due to a vehicle crash, according to Lake […]
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Passenger critically injured after car strikes snowplow truck in Zion, police say
A 28-year-old man was critically injured and hospitalized after the car he was in struck the front of a Lake County snowplow truck in Zion Monday evening. The Zion Fire-Rescue Department, Winthrop Harbor Fire Department and Zion Police Department responded around 5:30 p.m. Monday to the intersection of Green Bay Road and 9th Street in […]
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Convicted felon charged with possessing guns, manufacturing cocaine out of Waukegan motel room
A convicted felon on parole for a shooting was arrested after police found him in possession of guns at a Waukegan motel room where he was manufacturing crack cocaine. Tommie D. Harris, 32, of the 200 block of East Hawthorne Drive in Round Lake Beach, was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance with […]
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‘Could have ended in tragedy’: Man strangled, beat and threatened to kill ex-girlfriend in Beach Park attack
Quick police response helped stop an armed man who broke into a Beach Park home and strangled, beat and threatened to kill a woman Sunday evening, the sheriff’s office said. Joe D. Fontanez-Marrero, 42, of the 39300 block of North McAree Road in Beach Park, was charged with aggravated domestic battery with strangulation, resisting arrest […]
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Driver killed after crashing into electrical boxes, brick wall in Lake Zurich
A driver was killed and power in downtown Lake Zurich went out after a vehicle drove into electrical boxes and then crashed through a brick wall Monday morning. The Lake Zurich Police Department and Lake Zurich Fire Department responded around 4:45 a.m. Monday to Main Street and Lions Drive for a report of a serious […]
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Firefighters rescue two victims from apartment building fire that left 9 people displaced in Zion
Firefighters rescued two people with minor injuries from an apartment building fire Saturday evening in Zion that left nine people displaced, fire officials said. The Zion Fire-Rescue Department and Zion Police Department responded around 7:55 p.m. Saturday to the 2500 block of Galilee Avenue for a report of a structure fire. First arriving crews found […]
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Police officers deliver groceries to North Chicago residents after food drive
Following a mobile food bank in North Chicago on Saturday, two police officers helped deliver groceries to several families who were not able to make it to the event. The event was held at the North Chicago City Hall by The Chapel of Libertyville’s mobile food bank, according to Jim Moran, a Community Information Coordinator […]
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Crack cocaine, cash and stun gun found during drug bust at Fox Lake motel
Police arrested a 49-year-old man after they recovered crack cocaine, a stun gun and cash during a warrant at a motel in Fox Lake on Thursday. James A. Mobley, 49, of Fox Lake, was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, unlawful possession of a controlled substance and possession of […]