A dog and cat were saved from a fire in Marengo but another dog died after the fire destroyed a home Wednesday. The Marengo Fire Protection District was called just after 8 a.m. Wednesday to a home in the 22500 block of Grange Road in Riley Township, which is south of Marengo. Firefighters found a […]
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Coroner IDs mother who died after Waukegan crash which left her 2 children severely injured
Stephanie Rojas, 26, of Zion, was identified as the mother who was killed in the Waukegan crash that left her two children with critical injuries, the Lake County Coroner’s Office said. Rojas was driving her Kia sedan when an SUV crossed into the opposite lane of traffic and struck her car, which had her two […]
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Coroner IDs fisherman who drowned at Independence Grove in Libertyville
Nicholas Bishop, 25, of McCullom Lake, died after suffering a medical emergency, which caused him to fall out of his boat and drown at Independence Grove in Libertyville, the Lake County Coroner’s Office said. The Libertyville Fire Department was called at 11:45 a.m. on Saturday to Independence Grove Forest Preserve, 16400 West Buckley Road in […]
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Woodstock man arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting multiple victims
Woodstock Police announced on Monday that a man has been charged for allegedly sexually assaulting “numerous victims” over a decade ago. The Woodstock Police Department said that on January 1 they were made aware of several alleged sexual assaults against numerous victims by the same suspect. Police said that all of them occurred in Woodstock […]
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Mother dies, two children in critical condition after Waukegan crash
A mother is dead and her two children are in critical condition after an SUV crossed into the opposite lanes of traffic and struck their Kia sedan on Friday. Lake County Sheriff’s Detective Rebecca Loeb said that the crash happened just after 6 p.m. on Friday at Green Bay Road and Nemesis Avenue, which is […]
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Child hit by minivan, critically injured at Lindenfest
A young child who was hit by a minivan on Friday at Lindenfest, an annual festival in Lindenhurst, is in critical condition, police said. The Lindenhurst Police Department said on Monday that a 2007 Dodge minivan struck a young child on Friday at around 7 p.m. Authorities said that the young child was crossing Grand […]
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Man arrested on Chain O’ Lakes saved after overdosing while in custody
The Lake County Sheriff’s Marine Unit was recognized for helping save a man who was suffering an opioid overdose while in custody early Saturday morning. Lake County Sheriff Detective Rebecca Loeb said that the Lake County Sheriff’s Marine Unit was on boat patrol between Grass Lake and Lake Marie on the Chain O’ Lakes when […]
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Fisherman dies after falling off boat into water at Independence Grove Forest Preserve
A 25-year-old man is dead after he fell out of his boat into the water at Independence Grove in Libertyville, fire officials said. The Libertyville Fire Department was called at 11:45 a.m. on Saturday to Independence Grove Forest Preserve, 16400 West Buckley Road in Libertyville, for a report of a person in the water. Libertyville […]
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Man in critical condition after near drowning on Chain O’ Lakes
For the third time in a week, someone has drowned or nearly drowned on the Chain O’ Lakes. This time, a 70-year-old man was rescued after falling into the water. Lake County Sheriff Detective Rebecca Loeb said that the Lake County Sheriff’s Marine Unit was called to Barnacle Bob’s Boat Rentals on Lake Marie near […]