Firefighters spent an hour battling a trailer fire on I-94 near the Lake Forest Oasis that caused a massive plume of black smoke in the sky on Tuesday morning. The Illinois State Police, Libertyville Fire Department and Lake Forest Fire Department responded around 11:25 a.m. Tuesday to the Lake Forest Oasis on-ramp from I-94 eastbound […]
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Lake Forest firefighter named hockey referee at 2026 Winter Olympics
A Lake Forest Paramedic/Firefighter will be trading in her fire helmet for stripes, hockey pads and ice skates after she was named an official Hockey Referee for the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan, Italy. Sam Hiller, who has previously refereed Chicago Wolves games at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, was one of 10 females […]
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Officials warning residents to take precautions after chimney causes house fire in unincorporated Marengo
Fire officials are warning residents to have their chimneys cleaned after a fire caused minimal damage to a home in unincorporated Marengo on Monday. The Marengo Fire & Rescue Districts responded to the area of S. Route 23 and W. Coral Road in unincorporated Marengo after a passing citizen reported fire coming from the chimney […]
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Woman recorded herself bragging about escaping police after allegedly hitting 2 random people with car outside Gurnee Mills moments before knife attack; attempted murder charges filed
A Wisconsin woman recorded herself bragging about escaping Gurnee police after allegedly hitting and injuring two people with her car at a Gurnee Mills parking lot, before attacking a random man with a knife on Monday. Katelyn A. Harmon, 25, of Waukesha, Wisc., was charged Tuesday with multiple counts of attempted murder and aggravated battery […]
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Lake County Coroner IDs teen driver killed in Washington Street crash in Grayslake
Lake County Coroner officials have identified a teen driver who died when his car hit another vehicle, left the roadway, and slammed into a pole on Washington Street in Grayslake Monday afternoon. Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek said Jonathan Williams, 19, of Lake Villa, was identified as the driver of a black Volkswagen that crashed […]
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Lake County man with prior Cook County sex offense gets life in prison for Deerfield assault
A Lake County man found guilty of sexually assaulting a person in Deerfield, who had a previous sex conviction in Cook County, has been sentenced to mandatory natural life in prison. Chris Butler, 44, was charged in May of 2024 after the Deerfield Police Department received a report of a sexual assault that occurred at […]
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Kane County jury finds Pingree Grove man guilty of murdering, concealing body of Crystal Lake victim in 2024
A Kane County jury has found a Pingree Grove man guilty of murdering a Crystal Lake victim in 2024, then attempting to conceal the whereabouts of his body. Douglas Ottesen, 61, was found guilty Friday of first-degree murder, aggravated kidnapping, and concealment of a death for killing James Cromwell, 57, of Crystal Lake, court records […]
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Driver cited, said he was reaching into back seat before crashing into stopped school bus unloading student on Route 59 in Fox Lake Hills
Sheriff’s deputies cited the driver of a pickup truck who said he was reaching into his back seat for an item and wasn’t able to stop in time before rear-ending a Gavin School District 37 bus that was unloading a student on Route 59 in Fox Lake Hills last Thursday. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office, […]
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Batavia man who caused crash while driving with BAC 5 times the legal limit sentenced to 6 months in McHenry County jail
A Batavia man who was found guilty at trial of driving with a blood alcohol content that registered more than five times the legal limit has been sentenced to six months in McHenry County jail, court records show. Tafadzwa Ndlovu, 34, was convicted of a Class 4 felony charge of aggravated driving under the influence […]