(CHICAGO SUN-TIMES) — Police were seeking a person of interest on Saturday after a 14-year-old boy was shot two days earlier in north suburban Highland Park. Shots were fired from a passing car after an altercation about 5:35 p.m.  Thursday near Waukegan Avenue and Orchard Lane, according to a statement from Highland Park police. The Highland Park […]
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Two flown to hospital after Woodstock motorcycle crash; driver charged with DUI
Two Flight For Life helicopters were requested after a motorcycle crash Sunday afternoon in unincorporated McHenry County. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded at 2:14 p.m. to a report of a single motorcycle involved in a crash in the 16600 block of Garden Valley Road in unincorporated Seneca Township. Preliminary investigation […]
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Man found dead on Green Bay Road in Beach Park
(PRESS RELEASE) — Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to the 39100 block of North Green Bay Road, Beach Park, for a report of a person down on Saturday. Sheriff’s deputies arrived and located Matthew J. Strait, 33, of Zion, deceased in a ravine, on the west side of Green Bay Road. Sheriff’s detectives responded […]
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Dashcam captures moment semi-truck slams into 6 cars on I-94 in Gurnee
Editor’s Note: The below video could be considered shocking or disturbing to the viewer. Viewer discretion is advised. A rear-view dashcam caught the moment when a semi-truck slammed into six cars that were stopped in traffic on the Tri-State Tollway in Gurnee on Monday. The semi-truck plowed into cars that were backed up in traffic on […]
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Head-on car crash in Volo leaves 5 injured, 1 critical
(PRESS RELEASE) — Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to a head-on traffic crash, with injuries on Route 12 south of Route 120 in Volo. On Saturday September 17 at approximately 4:07 PM Sheriff’s Deputies arrived to the crash and found two vehicles with severe damage. Preliminary investigation shows a 2006 Chevrolet Impala, driven by a […]
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Police investigating armed robbery at Vernon Hills home
(PRESS RELEASE) — The Vernon Hills Police Department is investigating an attempted armed robbery that occurred in the Deerpath subdivision. The incident occurred on Monday, September 12 in the 200 block of Ashland Court. It’s currently believed that the address, but not the current residents of that address, was specifically targeted and was not randomly chosen. There is […]
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Waukegan man charged in Beach Park shooting
(PRESS RELEASE) — On Monday September 12 at approximately 1:13AM, Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to the 38500 block of North Sheridan Road, Beach Park, for a report of a victim with a gunshot wound. Sheriff’s Deputies arrived and located a 42 year-old man, of Waukegan, who suffered a single gunshot wound to the […]
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Crystal Lake man critically injured in Long Grove crash
(LAKE COUNTY SHERIFF) — Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies and Long Grove firefighters responded to Lake Cook Road and Hicks Road in Long Grove for a traffic crash with injuries Friday morning. When Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies arrived at 1:25 AM, they found a 2013 Volkswagen Golf which collided with a tractor-trailer semi-truck. The Volkswagen was wedged underneath […]
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Multiple explosions and fire reported at 7th alarm fire at a propane tank company in Gurnee
Gurnee Fire Department and multiple other departments are on scene of a commercial structure fire with explosions at a propane tank company in Gurnee. Gurnee Fire Department was first called to the propane tank company Pinnacle Propane Express at 3895 Clearview Court at 11:57 AM this morning for an activated fire alarm. Before firefighters arrived […]