Authorities have identified a Waukegan man and Hainesville man, who were both 23 years old, that died Saturday following a high-speed crash near Lindenhurst. Silvano Aldana-Macias, 23, of Waukegan, and Gerardo Cruz, 23, of Hainesville, both died from blunt trauma as a result of a crash, according to Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek. The autopsies […]
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Firefighters extricate woman after car becomes entangled in trees during Lake Bluff crash
A woman was lucky to only have non-life-threatening injuries after she drove off the road and her car become wrapped around a tree in Lake Bluff on Saturday. The Lake Bluff Fire Department and Lake Bluff Police Department responded around 6:02 a.m. Saturday to Route 41 south of Route 176 for a rollover vehicle crash. […]
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Fundraiser started for Vista East nurse who lost her Waukegan home in a fire
Co-workers at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan are coming together to raise money with the community’s help for a nurse who lost her Waukegan home in a fire last week. A GoFundMe account was started by Aeron Ignacio, who is a nurse at Vista East, for his fellow co-worker Lindsay Strezo. Strezo suffered several […]
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Two young men killed after high-speed crash near Lindenhurst
A Waukegan man and a Hainesville man, who were both in their 20s, died Saturday evening following a single-vehicle high-speed crash near Lindenhurst, police said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Gurnee Fire Department responded around 9:30 p.m. Saturday to Stearns School Road and Route 45 in Warren Township for a vehicle crash with injuries. […]
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Charges filed against man who stole money from Toys For Tots jar in Winthrop Harbor
Felony charges have been filed against a North Chicago man who allegedly stole money from a Toys For Tots donation jar in Winthrop Harbor in November. Chaylen T. Wright, 23, of the 2100 block of Winter Avenue in North Chicago, was charged with one count of theft under $500, a Class 4 felony. The incident […]
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Police detectives investigating after suspicious barn fire in Wadsworth
Police and fire officials are asking the public for information after a barn was burned to the ground in Wadsworth on Wednesday and believed to be arson-related. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Newport Fire Protection District responded around 9 p.m. Wednesday to the 14700 block of West Kazmer Road in Wadsworth for a report […]
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Convicted child murderer, rapist moves away from Crystal Lake following community outrage
The man who moved to Crystal Lake after being released from prison for raping and murdering a toddler in 1997 has moved to Chicago following outrage from the community. Cayce M. Williams, 47, was released on February 25 from the Dixon Correction Center after serving almost 24 years in jail and prison, which is around […]
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Lake County sheriff canine, police officers respond to bomb threat at North Chicago High School
Police are working to identify the suspect who called in a bomb threat to the North Chicago High School, which caused the school to be evacuated Friday and an explosives detection dog to be called to the scene. North Chicago District 187 Superintendent John Price said that an unknown person called in a bomb threat […]
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Zion man sentenced to 12 years in prison for conspiring to assist ISIS
A Zion man who held an ISIS flag at the Illinois Beach State Park in Zion and conspired to assist ISIS for several years was sentenced to 12 years in prison, prosecutors said. Joseph D. Jones, 38, of Zion, was sentenced on Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Andrea R. Wood. Jones was found guilty by […]