A man is dead after being hit by a car in Antioch Saturday evening and police are searching for the driver who fled the scene. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Antioch Fire Department was called at 9:30 p.m. Saturday to Grass Lake Road and Sunset Drive in unincorporated Antioch for a pedestrian who was […]
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Crystal Lake sex offender arrested for sexually abusing child
A 21-year-old Crystal Lake man, who was a prior sex offender, was arrested after police said that he engaged in “sexual conduct” with an underage girl and solicited her on social media. Tyler S. Arcos, 21, of the 900 block of Sheffield Drive in Crystal Lake, was charged with aggravated criminal sexual abuse and two […]
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North Chicago man charged with sexually abusing girl in Libertyville
A North Chicago man is facing charges after police say he sexually abused a 16-year-old girl in Libertyville last month. The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) notified the North Chicago Police Department on May 10 about a complaint of sexual contact between a 16-year-old girl and Rakim Smith, 21, of North Chicago, […]
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Libertyville police arrest Lyft driver for carrying loaded gun without CCL
A Lyft driver, who didn’t have a concealed carry license, was arrested after Libertyville police found a loaded gun on him during a traffic stop last week. The Libertyville Police Department said that Marco A. Raygoza, 33, of the 4900 block of West 23rd Place in Cicero, was charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon. […]
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Long Grove man armed with gun taken into custody following police pursuit through Mundelein
A Long Grove man armed with a gun is in custody after police say he fled from police following a domestic disturbance in Long Grove that ended in Mundelein. Police were called at 5:30 a.m. on Thursday to a home in the 6500 block of Stockbridge Lane in Long Grove for a domestic disturbance, according […]
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Woman seriously injured following crash involving taxi, two other cars
A woman was flown to a trauma center by a medical helicopter following a three-vehicle crash Wednesday in Wonder Lake. The McHenry Township Fire Protection District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office was called at 4:24 p.m. to a report of a vehicle crash with injuries on Route 120 west of East Wonder Lake Road in […]
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Zion man arrested for impersonating a police officer while trying to buy a gun
A Zion man is facing felony charges after authorities say he tried to buy a gun at a gun store while impersonating a police officer. Marquise C. Lewis, 21, of the 2700 block of Hebron Avenue in Zion, was arrested and charged with false personation of a peace officer, which is a class 4 felony. […]
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Coroner: Man who died after driving into pond had medical event prior to crash
A Round Lake Beach man who died after driving his car into a pond in Libertyville Monday had a medical episode that caused him to crash, the coroner said. Emergency crews were called at 4:45 p.m. Monday to a report of a car that drove into a pond in front of the Poko Loko Early […]
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Antioch motorcycle crash leaves Zion man with serious injuries
A 51-year-old Zion man was seriously injured after driving his motorcycle off the road and being ejected in Antioch Monday evening. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said that Lake County Sheriff’s deputies and the Antioch Fire Department responded at 7:37 p.m. Monday to the 43000 block of North Trevor Road in unincorporated Antioch for a […]