Police are seeking to identify a suspect who burglarized a paint store in Round Lake Beach which led to a large police search involving a canine early Tuesday morning. The burglary happened at the Sherwin-Williams Paint Store, located at 184 West Rollins Road in Round Lake Beach. The Round Lake Beach Police Department said a […]
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Wanted bank robbery suspect arrested after 911 call leads officers to North Chicago home
A woman wanted for armed bank robbery was arrested after officers responded to a home in North Chicago following an apparent accidental 911 call, prosecutors said. The North Chicago Police Department responded on Wednesday to a call of a disturbance at a residence where 27-year-old Hallie J. Kmiec resided. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Francis […]
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2 hospitalized after being wounded in shooting at residence in Waukegan
Two men were hospitalized after a gunman or gunmen fired shots while the victims were inside a house in Waukegan Monday evening, police officials said. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 8:20 p.m. Monday to the 900 block of South Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in Waukegan for a report of […]
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Burglars breaking into homes in Long Grove, other affluent communities, police say
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents in Long Grove and other affluent areas about an increase in home burglaries recently. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli said last week there had been five burglaries in the previous three weeks in Long Grove. A burglary occurs when an offender unlawfully enters a […]
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2 charged after suspects steal high-end cars in Barrington, ram into police car and cause 4 crashes
Two have been charged after multiple high-end cars were stolen from a car dealership in Barrington, which resulted in four separate crashes, including a police car that was rammed. The Barrington Police Department responded around 8 a.m. Sunday to the Motor Werks, located at 1475 South Barrington Road in Barrington. Several vehicles were stolen from […]
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Firefighter injured while battling fire that engulfed large residential garage near Lake Zurich
Authorities say a firefighter was injured and multiple fire departments were called to help extinguish a large residential garage engulfed in flames near Lake Zurich Monday morning. The Lake Zurich Fire Department responded around 2:25 a.m. Monday to the 26200 block of North Fairfield Road in unincorporated Lake Zurich for a structure fire call. Firefighters […]
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Man arrested after allegedly selling undercover officers drugs on multiple occasions in Lake County
A 27-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly sold ecstasy pills to undercover officers on multiple occasions in Lake County, prosecutors said. Raul A. Medina, 27, of Cicero, was charged with manufacturing or delivering of ecstasy, possession of ecstasy and two counts of possession of a controlled substance. Court records show the Lake County Metropolitan […]
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Medical examiner identifies man killed after being struck by Metra train in Barrington
The medical examiner has identified a man who was killed after he was hit by a Metra train in Barrington, causing extensive delays on the Union Pacific Northwest Line Sunday morning. The Barrington Fire Department and Barrington Police Department responded around 11:28 a.m. Sunday to the train tracks across from 1189 South Northwest Highway in […]
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$200K bond for Beach Park man who allegedly took 3 children from Ohio to Illinois, slept in hotel with one of them
A judge ordered a Beach Park man held on a $200,000 bond after he was charged with kidnapping after allegedly taking three children from Ohio back to Lake County and sleeping with one of the kids. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office received a call around 12:30 p.m. Saturday from the parent of a missing juvenile […]