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Woman flown to hospital with life-threatening injuries after house fire in Algonquin

Firefighters rescued a woman trapped in a house fire in Algonquin Thursday afternoon and she was flown to a hospital with life-threatening injuries, officials said. The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District responded around 3:02 p.m. Thursday to the 1-100 block of Alice Lane in Algonquin for a report of a structure fire. Fire crews […]

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1 dead, 2 others diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease at senior living facility in Vernon Hills

The health department issued a warning following the outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease at the Brookdale Senior Living facility in Vernon Hills, which has left one person dead and two others infected. “Since receiving the reports of Legionnaires’ disease cases late Monday, the Lake County Health Department has been working closely with the Illinois Department of […]

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14 men arrested in undercover human trafficking suppression sting at Gurnee hotel

An undercover operation to suppress human trafficking led to 14 suspects being arrested at a hotel in Gurnee over the span of several days, police announced. The Lake County Sheriff’s Special Investigations Group conducted the operation to suppress the demand for purchased sex, according to Lake County Sheriff Spokesman Sgt. Christopher Covelli. The Special Investigations […]