Two Lake County Jail corrections officers helped stop an attempted suicide in the jail, sheriff’s officials said. On July 31 at around 3:15 p.m. Lake County Corrections Officers George Gotsis and John Venetsanakos saved the life of an inmate attempting suicide in his jail cell. Officers Gotsis and Venetsanakos were conducting rounds in the Administrative […]
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Police: Two people shot in Waukegan shooting
Police are investigating a shooting that left two people shot in Waukegan early Wednesday morning. At around 1:00 a.m. officers from the Waukegan Police Department responded to the area of Grand Avenue and Pine Street in Waukegan for a reported shooting, officials said. According to Waukegan Police Chief Wayne Walles, officers arrived and located two […]
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Man dies after being ejected from motorcycle in crash near Cary
A man has died after crashing his motorcycle near Cary early Wednesday morning. At around 12:10 a.m. Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies and the Cary Fire Protection District was dispatched to the area of Fox River Road and Woodland Avenue in unincorporated Cary for a report of a motorcycle crash with injuries. When Sheriff’s Deputies arrived […]
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Man critically injured in motorcycle crash near Cary
UPDATED ARTICLE A man is in critical condition after crashing his motorcycle near Cary early Wednesday morning. At 12:11 a.m. the Cary Fire Protection District was called to the intersection of Fox River Road and Woodland Ave near Cary in unincorporated Lake County for a motorcycle crash. First responders arrived on scene at 12:19 a.m. […]
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Fire chief: Chemical spill in Antioch was ferric chloride
Officials say that the chemical spill in Antioch last week was ferric chloride. On July 24 at around 8:18 p.m. the Antioch Fire Department received a 911 call from a person that said a liquid material appeared to be leaking from the former Circuit Systems building at 884 Anita Street in Antioch. First Fire Protection […]
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4-year-old girl rescued from Lake Michigan by bystanders
A 4-year-old girl was rescued from Lake Michigan by bystanders after she was separated from her family in the water on Thursday near Winthrop Harbor. The Winthrop Harbor Fire Department was called at 5:27 p.m. for a report of a possible water rescue at the north swimming beach of Northpoint Marina, according to Fire Chief […]
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Sheriff: Warrants team apprehends sexual predator living near school in Waukegan
On July 28 members of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Warrants Team and U.S. Marshals Service Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force apprehended Lerou Kelly, 38, of the 500 block of McAlister Avenue in Waukegan. Officials said that Kelly is a registered sexual predator. According to authorities, on June 21 a failure to appear arrest […]
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Man killed in head-on crash near Richmond ID’d
A 28-year-old man who was killed following a 3-vehicle crash in unincorporated Richmond Friday morning has been identified by the coroner. The man has been identified as Ernesto R. Silva, 28, of Wonder Lake. A preliminary investigation indicated that at approximately 5:45 a.m. Silva’s vehicle, a 2004 Lincoln Navigator SUV, was travelling eastbound on Route 12 east […]
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Sheriff: Warrants team apprehends man who fled from North Chicago police
A man who fled from North Chicago police officers was arrested by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Warrants Team and U.S. Marshals on Monday. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Warrants Team and U.S. Marshals Service – Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force (USMS-GLRFTF) apprehended David Montoya, 19, of the 2400 block of 20th Street in […]