A Waukegan man in his 50s was found shot to death on his front yard Wednesday night, police said. The Waukegan Police Department was called for a report of a man down in front of a home in the first block of North Jackson Street in Waukegan, which is just north of Washington Street. Police […]
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3 children injured after being struck by lightning in Round Lake Heights
One child is in serious condition and two others are stable after being struck by lightning while waiting for the school bus in Round Lake Heights Thursday morning. Police said that the incident happened around 7:15 a.m. Thursday while the three students were waiting for the school bus near Lotus Drive and Ottawa Drive. The […]
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Lake County Jail inmate dies after being found unresponsive
The Lake County Major Crime Task Force is investigating after an inmate at the Lake County Jail was found unresponsive and later died on Wednesday. Lake County Sheriff Sgt. Christopher Covelli said a 31-year-old Park City man, whose name has not been released, was brought to the Lake County Jail on July 17 on felony […]
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Former U.S. Marine pleads guilty to brutal 2005 rape, murder of Zion girls
Lake County’s most notorious murder case has come to an end after the suspect, a former U.S. Marine, pleaded guilty to the rape and murder of two young Zion girls in 2005. On Tuesday, Jorge Avila-Torrez, 30, was sentenced to 100 years in prison under a plea deal after he admitted to killing 9-year-old Krystal […]
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Fire chief: Cause of massive blaze at old Hackney’s restaurant is undetermined
The cause of the massive extra-alarm blaze which burned down the vacant Hackney’s restaurant in Lake Zurich has been ruled as undetermined. The Lake Zurich Fire Department was called at 1:40 a.m. on September 9 to the old Hackney’s restaurant, which is now vacant, at 800 North Old Rand Road in Lake Zurich, for a […]
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Local authorities team up to address “unprecedented shootings” in Zion
The Zion Police Department, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office and the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office are teaming up to address unprecedented violent crime, specifically shootings, in Zion. “The City of Zion has experienced an unprecedented number of recent shootings, including two that resulted in fatalities,” Lake County Sheriff Detective Rebecca Loeb said. Loeb said […]
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Man and woman arrested for burglarizing cars in Vernon Hills
Police have arrested a 21-year-old man and 19-year-old woman in connection with car burglaries that occurred on Monday in Vernon Hills. Vernon Hills Police Department spokesman Kim Christenson said that officers were called to the 200 block of Ashland Court around 12:30 a.m. Monday. An alert resident called police after seeing a neighbor’s vehicle that […]
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Coroner IDs armed man shot and killed by Vernon Hills police officer
Randy Rausch, 34, was shot and killed by a Vernon Hills police officer during a domestic dispute call early Saturday morning. The Vernon Hills Police Department was called to the 100 block of Marimac Lane in Vernon Hills around 1:38 a.m. Saturday for a call of a domestic dispute, according to Lake County Major Crime […]
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Sheriff: Man intentionally crashed car, critically injuring 1-year-old
Authorities said that a Waukegan man intentionally crashed the car he was driving in while near Lake Bluff on Saturday, seriously injuring his 1-year-old boy in the backseat. Lake County Sheriff Sgt. Christopher Covelli said that the crash happened on Saturday around 8 p.m. near Route 41 north of Route 176 in Lake Bluff. Covelli […]