A 70-year-old Grayslake woman is dead and a 17-year-old Round Lake Beach boy was injured after a head-on crash near Third Lake that left one of the vehicles on fire. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Gurnee Fire Department were called at 4:35 p.m. Saturday to the area of Route 45 and West Cottage Avenue in […]
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Woman attacked while walking dog in Lindenhurst, police say
The Lindenhurst Police Department is warning residents after a woman walking her dog was physically battered early Sunday morning. Police said that they were notified at around 2 a.m. Sunday for a report of a 41-year-old woman who had been walking on the wooded trail between the Lindenhurst Park District and Jefferson Drive with her […]
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Woodstock police ask public’s help in finding elderly man
The Woodstock Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding an 84-year-old man who went missing Friday morning. According to Facebook posts shared by family members of the man, Angelo Coslovich, 84, of the 1200 block of Sandpiper Lane in Woodstock, went missing around 10 a.m. on Friday. Family members said that the […]
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Wonder Lake fire chief arrested on battery charge
Wonder Lake Fire Chief Theodore Sorensen was charged with one count of battery after chest bumping a battalion chief at the department’s fire station 1, 4300 East Wonder Lake Road, the Northwest Herald reported. Theodore Sorensen, 63, of the 7400 block of Wooded Shore Drive, was arrested on July 9 and charged with one misdemeanor […]
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Man shot and killed by police officer in Lakemoor identified as homicide suspect
Kenneth E. Martell, 36, who was wanted for a homicide, was identified as the man shot and killed by a Lakemoor police officer Thursday morning. The Lake County Major Crimes Task Force said that a Lakemoor police officer was on routine patrol at around 5 a.m. and came across an occupied SUV on a narrow […]
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Man armed with two guns shot and killed by police in Lakemoor
A Lakemoor police officer who came upon a suspicious vehicle turned into a police involved shooting that left a man dead Thursday morning. The Lake County Major Crimes Task Force said that a Lakemoor police officer was on routine patrol at around 5 a.m. and came across an occupied SUV on a narrow gravel road […]
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Coroner IDs man robbed and beaten to death in Lake Villa
The Lake County Coroner’s Office identified 58-year-old Jerry Griffith as the man robbed and beaten to death by two Lake Villa men on Saturday. Jordan L. Toney, 19, of the 39000 block of North Poplar Street in Lake Villa, and Buddy W. Johnson, 20, of the 21600 block of West Birch Street in Lake Villa, have […]
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Felon arrested after three guns, marijuana found in North Chicago home
A felon was arrested after police conducted a search warrant at his North Chicago home and found three handguns along with almost four pounds of marijuana. The Lake County Sheriff’s Gang Task Force conducted a search warrant on July 19 at a home in the 1700 block of Lincoln Street in North Chicago. The warrant […]
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Handcuffed man escapes from back of police car in Third Lake
A 25-year-old man arrested for fraudulently acquiring a prescription at a CVS was taken into custody again after he escaped in handcuffs from the back of a police car. A Lake County Sheriff’s deputy was called at 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday to the CVS pharmacy, 34344 North Route 45 in Third Lake, for a report […]