Two 19-year-old men and a 17-year-old boy were arrested after authorities said that they burglarized a home in Beach Park and then ran from police Thursday afternoon. Thashawn S.C. Robinson, 19, of the 2000 block of Eshcol Avenue in Zion, Tyshawn King, 19, of the 37200 block of North Grandwood Drive in Gurnee, and a […]
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Autopsy shows boy found dead in Vernon Hills died from blunt force trauma
Daniel Stein, 15, of Vernon Hills, was found dead Wednesday along the railroad tracks in Vernon Hills. He died from blunt force trauma injuries, the Lake County Coroner’s Office said. The Vernon Hills Police Department said that Stein was found around 3:50 p.m. Wednesday on the west side of the train tracks near Basswood Drive […]
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9-year-old boy phoned in fake bomb threat to Walmart in Lake Zurich
Police said that a 9-year-old boy phoned in a fake bomb threat to the Walmart in Lake Zurich, prompting an evacuation and a large police response Friday morning. The Lake Zurich Police Department and Lake Zurich Fire Department were called to the Walmart, 820 South Rand Road, for a report of a bomb threat around […]
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Teen boy found dead near railroad tracks in Vernon Hills
A 15-year-old boy was found dead on Wednesday along the railroad tracks in Vernon Hills after a railroad employee spotted the body, police said. The Vernon Hills Police Department said that the body was discovered around 3:50 p.m. Wednesday on the west side of the train tracks near Basswood Drive and Sullivan Drive by Westwood […]
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Christmas morning fire leaves Wauconda home uninhabitable
A Christmas morning fire caused $80,000 in damage and left a cat dead at a home in Wauconda, fire officials said. The Wauconda Fire District responded at 7:13 a.m. Tuesday morning to a house fire in the 500 block of Brown Street in Wauconda after a passerby called 911. Firefighters found smoke coming from the […]
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Wadsworth man accused of manufacturing child pornography
A Wadsworth man was arrested after detectives found evidence that he was in a sexual relationship with a juvenile and video recorded himself having sex with the underage girl. Joshua D. Howard, 20, of the 38800 block of Chicago Avenue in Wadsworth, was charged with felony manufacturing child pornography and misdemeanor criminal sexual abuse. The […]
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Man shot after gunman opens fire at party at Beach Park home
Two men kicked out of a party in Beach Park Friday evening returned with a gun and opened fire, leaving one man injured, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Zion Police Department responded at 11:15 p.m. Friday to a home in the 12900 block of West Wakefield Drive in […]
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Social media tips lead to capture of Zion man wanted on sex crimes
A sex offender from Zion wanted on numerous crimes was captured in Ohio after the Lake County Sheriff’s Office got a tip following their weekly ‘Wanted Wednesday’ post. Keanu C. Gibson, 23, of the 1600 block of Barnhart Court in Zion, was wanted on a warrant for failure to appear in court on charges of […]
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4 men armed with gun, knife rob Good Samaritan in Volo
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office is searching for four men who lured a Good Samaritan and robbed him in Volo Thursday evening. Lake County Sheriff Sgt. Christopher Covelli said that deputies responded at 6:10 p.m. Thursday to the 31600 block of North Fisher Road in Volo for an armed robbery. The victim was driving southbound […]