Charges have been filed against the woman accused of ramming a police squad car almost 10 times and crashing her car three times into a CVS store in Zion on Friday. Zion Police Chief Stephen Dumyahn said that officers responded around 6:45 p.m. Friday to a report of a drunk driver weaving in the roadway, […]
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Police: Woman repeatedly rammed squad car, drove through CVS building in Zion
A drunk driver rammed a police squad car almost 10 times before ramming her car three times into a CVS store in Zion, causing significant damage. Zion Police Chief Stephen Dumyahn said that officers responded around 6:45 p.m. Friday to a report of a drunk driver weaving in the roadway, crossing the center lines and […]
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Bus driver had heart attack before crashing into parked cars, coroner says
The school bus driver that crashed into three parked cars outside a middle school in Libertyville died as a result of a heart attack Tuesday evening, the Lake County Coroner’s Office announced. The Libertyville Police Department and the Libertyville Fire Department responded at 5:42 p.m. Tuesday to Highland Middle School, 310 West Rockland Road. Police […]
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School bus driver dies after crashing bus into parked cars in Libertyville
A school bus driver died Tuesday evening after crashing into three parked cars outside a middle school in Libertyville, police said. The Libertyville Police Department and the Libertyville Fire Department responded at 5:42 p.m. Tuesday to Highland Middle School, 310 West Rockland Road. Police officers found a school bus driver unresponsive after crashing into three […]
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Coroner IDs elderly man struck and killed by snow plow in Libertyville
Donald Anderson, 75, was struck and killed by a Village of Libertyville snow plow in Libertyville Monday morning, the Lake County Coroner’s Office announced. The Libertyville Police Department and Libertyville Fire Department responded around 9:50 a.m. Monday to the 600 block of Bridle Court in Libertyville. Emergency crews found Anderson, who had been struck by […]
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Snow plow truck hits and kills man in Libertyville
A Village of Libertyville snow plow struck and killed a man inside a residential neighborhood in Libertyville Monday morning, police said. The Libertyville Police Department and Libertyville Fire Department responded around 9:50 a.m. Monday to the 600 block of Bridle Court in Libertyville. Emergency crews found an adult male struck by a Village of Libertyville […]
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Man tased, arrested after allegedly shooting at dog walker with pellet gun in Spring Grove
A Spring Grove man was arrested after police said he shot at a man walking his dog with a pellet gun and then was tased after he refused to drop a knife when police apprehended him. Stephen J. Clarke, 60, of the 39200 block of North Jackson Drive, was charged with two counts of aggravated […]
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Man wanted for trying to sexually assault Spring Grove woman arrested
A Texas man was arrested by U.S. Marshals on Thursday after police said that he tried to sexually assault a Spring Grove woman in her home in July. Rajneish H. Poyser, 24, of San Antonio, Texas, was charged with attempted criminal sexual assault, a Class 2 felony, and criminal sexual abuse, a Class 4 felony. […]
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Coroner releases autopsy results in fatal snowmobile crash near Harvard
The McHenry County Coroner’s Office has released the autopsy results for the Harvard man killed early Wednesday morning after crashing his snowmobile into a tree. The Harvard Fire Protection District and the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded at 1:05 a.m. Wednesday to the 4400 block of Pagles Road in Harvard for a snowmobile crash with […]