A bridge in Long Grove, which was just recently declared a historic landmark, was ruined after a box truck smashed into it on Wednesday, police said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office was called at 3:54 p.m. Wednesday to a crash involving a box truck that struck the top of the Long Grove Covered Bridge at […]
Category: Lake County, Illinois
Local news published daily covering Lake County, Illinois
Posted inLocal News
McHenry man sentenced to over 17 years in prison for child pornography
A McHenry man was sentenced on Wednesday to over 17 years in federal prison after being found guilty of transporting child pornography, the U.S. State’s Attorney’s Office said. Michael L. Chaparro, 29, of McHenry, was found guilty on February 2 of one count of transporting child pornography via the internet and two counts of accessing […]
Posted inLocal News
Jogger seriously injured after being struck by car in unincorporated Mundelein
A jogger who was struck by a BMW sedan Thursday morning in unincorporated Mundelein suffered serious injuries, according to police. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office was called at 7:35 a.m. Thursday to a call of a pedestrian struck by a car at Eagle Drive and West Arrowhead Drive in unincorporated Mundelein. Lake County Sheriff’s Office […]
Posted inLocal News
PHOTOS: Heavy rain brings flooding to Lake County
Thunderstorms brought flooding and road closures Tuesday afternoon to Lake County, especially in the Mundelein and Libertyville area. The National Weather Service issued a flood warning Tuesday evening for McHenry County and Lake County after heavy rain fell across the Chicagoland. The hardest hit areas were Mundelein, Libertyville, parts of Grayslake, parts of Gurnee, Fox […]
Posted inLocal News
Coroner IDs man killed in fiery Kildeer crash
27-year-old Des Plaines man Marwan Hmadi was pronounced dead at the hospital shortly after his SUV crashed into a tree and burst into flames Monday morning in Kildeer. The Lake Zurich Fire Department and Kildeer Police Department were called at 6:30 a.m. Monday to a report of a Nissan Murano that crashed into a tree […]
Posted inLocal News
“One of the most wanted fugitives in Wisconsin” captured in Waukegan, police say
U.S. Marshals and Lake County Sheriff’s deputies arrested “one of the most wanted fugitives in Wisconsin” on Monday in Waukegan on charges of sexual assault of a child. 59-year-old Terrance F. Williams was arrested Monday in the 1900 block of North Lewis Avenue in Waukegan, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. Sgt. Gianni Giamberduca […]
Posted inLocal News
Man shot and killed in Waukegan bar parking lot; 2 others injured
A 37-year-old Waukegan man is dead and another man and a woman were left injured after a shooting early Sunday morning, according to police. The Waukegan Police Department was called at 12:18 a.m. Sunday to a shooting at Stretch’s Bar, 200 North Green Bay Road in Waukegan. Police officers found 37-year-old Waukegan man Parnell King […]
Posted inLocal News
Former Lake County Courthouse security guard arrested for drug dealing
A Wildwood man, who is reportedly a former Lake County Courthouse security guard, was arrested on Saturday after police found marijuana and cocaine in his vehicle. Lewis E. Shamberg, of the 33000 block of North Greentree Road in unincorporated Grayslake, was arrested after Lake County Sheriff’s deputies were called for a report of a suspicious […]
Posted inLocal News
Motorcyclist critically injured after unincorporated Lake Villa crash
A 18-year-old Lindenhurst man was critically injured after a car struck his motorcycle near unincorporated Lake Villa Monday morning. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office was called at 11:25 a.m. to Rollins Road and Route 45 in Warren Township for a vehicle crash involving a motorcycle. Sheriff’s deputies arrived and found the driver of the motorcycle […]