An 18-year-old died Wednesday evening after being shot in the parking lot of an apartment building in Zion, police said. The Zion Police Department was called at 4:31 p.m. Wednesday for several shots fired in the 1500 block of Lorelei Avenue in Zion. Zion Police Chief Steve Dumyahn said that police officers arrived and found […]
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4-year-old girl dies after allegedly being beaten by mother’s boyfriend
A 4-year-old Waukegan girl who was hospitalized last week has died as a result of child abuse injuries. Her mother’s 19-year-old boyfriend has been charged in connection with her death. Johnathan Fair, 19, of the 1600 block of Sunset Avenue in Waukegan, was arrested on Friday and initially charged with aggravated battery to a child. […]
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Man accused of strangling nurse at Condell Hospital in Libertyville
A 64-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly strangled and injured a nurse trying to check his blood sugar at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, police said. Ronaldo Rivas, 64, of the 21900 block of Engle Drive in Lake Villa, was charged with aggravated battery to a nurse, which is a felony. The Libertyville […]
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Coroner IDs man killed in Ingleside head-on crash
Feliciano Hernandez-Saucedo, 23, of Ingleside, was killed in a head-on crash in Ingleside early Saturday morning which left a 72-year-old woman critically injured, the coroner said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and the Fox Lake Fire Protection District responded just after 12:10 a.m. Saturday to Route 134 between Robin Road and Wooster Lake Drive in […]
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Coroner IDs man killed after driving car under semi tractor-trailer truck
Roderick Richardson, 47, of Kenosha, Wisconsin, was killed after his car slammed into the rear of a semi tractor-trailer truck in Wadsworth Sunday evening, the coroner said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and the Newport Fire Protection District responded at 10:15 p.m. Sunday to Route 41 and Wadsworth Road in Wadsworth. Emergency crews found a […]
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16-year-old girl ID’d as girl struck and killed by car in Ingleside
16-year-old Sydney Weber from Fox Lake was identified as the girl struck and killed by a car in Ingleside Saturday evening, the Lake County Coroner’s Office announced. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and the Fox Lake Fire Protection District were called at 5:30 p.m. Saturday to Wilson Road and Rollins Road in Ingleside for a […]
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Police find meth after arresting wanted couple in Wadsworth
A couple who had active arrest warrants were found with meth and drug equipment in a Wadsworth motel when police arrested them. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Warrants Team and U.S. Marshals arrested Anne M. Stetson, 47, and James C. Pease, 50, who both lived at the Rosecrans Motel, 41550 North Route 41 in Wadsworth. […]
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Man killed after car goes underneath semi tractor-trailer truck in Wadsworth
A man was killed after his car slammed into the rear of a stopped semi tractor-trailer truck in Wadsworth Sunday evening. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and the Newport Fire Protection District responded at 10:15 p.m. Sunday to Route 41 and Wadsworth Road in Wadsworth. Emergency crews found a 2005 Chrysler 300 sedan that rear-ended […]
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Young woman struck and killed by car in Ingleside
A young woman walking in a crosswalk was killed Saturday evening after being hit by an SUV in Ingleside, police said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and the Fox Lake Fire Protection District were called at 5:30 p.m. Saturday to Wilson Road and Rollins Road in Ingleside for a pedestrian struck by a vehicle. Lake […]