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 […]
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Police shoot and kill man with gun in Vernon Hills
A Vernon Hills police officer shot and killed a man armed with a rifle 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 […]
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Man with shotgun robs Lindenhurst gas station
Police are investigating after a gas station in Lindenhurst was robbed by a man with a shotgun Wednesday evening. The Lindenhurst Police Department was called at 11 p.m. Wednesday to Clark Gas Station, 2041 East Grand Avenue in Lindenhurst, for a report of an armed robbery. The employee told police that while closing the business, […]
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Man charged with murder in shooting death of Zion man
A 54-year-old man has been charged in connection with the September 5 shooting death of another Zion man. The Zion Police Department announced on Thursday that the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office has approved two counts of first-degree murder charges against Frank G. Farella, 54, of the 2300 block of Jethro Avenue in Zion. Police […]
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McHenry man found guilty of killing wife in botched murder-suicide
Anthony Harrison, the McHenry man who called 911 in 2016 and told the dispatcher that he killed his wife two days before, has been found guilty of first-degree murder. McHenry County State’s Attorney Patrick D. Kenneally said that Harrison, 33, of McHenry, called 911 on June 6, 2016, after he tried to commit suicide by slitting […]
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Sheriff: Man claimed he was carjacked after crashing into two houses
A drunk driver was arrested after he told Lake County Sheriff’s deputies he was carjacked early Tuesday morning. It turned out he actually crashed into two houses. James R. Hilliard, 28, of the 18000 block of Orchard Lane in Wildwood, was charged with criminal damage to property, disorderly conduct – false report of an offense, […]