A Lake County Jail correctional officer was awarded nationally as “Correctional Officer of the Year” for saving the lives of multiple inmates in 2020. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said Corrections Officer Elvis Fejzic received the award recently in Boston during the Major County Sheriffs of America fall conference. Fejzic had also been awarded as […]
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Zion man found shot and killed at Waukegan gas station, police say
A homicide investigation was underway Monday morning after a Zion man in his 20s was found shot and killed at a gas station in Waukegan. The Waukegan Police Department responded around 5 a.m. to the Citgo, 2135 North Green Bay Road in Waukegan, for a report of shots fired. Waukegan Deputy Police Chief Joe Florip […]
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Sexual predator from Lake Bluff charged with trying to lure 12-year-old North Carolina boy
A Lake Bluff man, who is a sexual predator, is being held on a $3 million bond after he allegedly used TikTok to try and lure a 12-year-old boy from North Carolina to his home. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office was notified earlier this year by the Cumberland County, North Carolina Sheriff’s Office after a […]
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Lake Zurich pastor suspended again after new evidence in sexual abuse investigation
The return of a suspended pastor at Saint Francis de Sales Catholic Parish in Lake Zurich has been delayed after new evidence was brought forward in a child sexual abuse case. In November, Cardinal Blase Cupich, who is the Archbishop of Chicago, wrote in a letter to the St. Francis community announcing the investigation into […]
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Employee injured while trying to extinguish fire at chemical factory in Gurnee
A boiler fire at a chemical factory in Gurnee Saturday afternoon left one employee injured and prompted the response of nearly a dozen fire departments, officials said. The Gurnee Fire Department responded at 1:31 p.m. Saturday to reports of a structure fire at Vantage, 3938 Porett Drive in Gurnee. Gurnee Fire Department Battalion Chief David […]
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Cary man arrested after allegedly impersonating police officer in Crystal Lake
A Cary man was charged after he allegedly impersonated a police detective to employees of Three Oaks Recreation Area in Crystal Lake. Jeremy M. Smith, 43, of the 6500 block of Dublin Drive in Cary, was charged with one count of false personation of a peace officer, a Class 4 felony. Police records show that […]
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State appeals court denies new trial for man convicted of killing ex-wife at her Gurnee home
An appeals court has denied a new trial for a Wisconsin man who was sentenced to 90 years in prison for the murder of his ex-wife at her Gurnee home in 2015. David Brocksom, 49, was found guilty by a Lake County jury in 2018 of the first-degree murder of his ex-wife, Beata Brocksom. In […]
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Mundelein home uninhabitable after extra-alarm fire leaves 2 firefighters injured
Two firefighters were injured while battling a second-alarm fire that caused a Mundelein home to be uninhabitable Saturday morning. The Countryside Fire Protection District and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 9:20 a.m. Saturday to a report of a structure fire in the 26200 block of Maple Avenue in unincorporated Mundelein. A downed power line […]
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Lake Villa police car struck by Metra train while responding to emergency call
Authorities say that a police squad car was struck by a Metra train after the officer attempted to drive around the crossing gate in Lake Villa Friday evening. Lake Villa Police Chief Rochelle Tisinai said in a statement to Lake and McHenry County Scanner that the crash happened around 5:45 p.m. Friday. A Lake Villa […]