The coroner has released the identity of a 67-year-old man who died in a freak accident after he was trimming trees in his yard near Wauconda when he got electrocuted Saturday, leaving him hanging in the trees. The Wauconda Fire District and Lake County Sheriff’s office responded around 3:55 p.m. Saturday to the area of […]
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Resident electrocuted to death while trimming trees in his yard near Wauconda
A resident was electrocuted to death in a freak accident after authorities say he was trimming trees in his yard near Wauconda when he got shocked Saturday, leaving him hanging in the trees. The Wauconda Fire District and Lake County Sheriff’s office responded around 3:55 p.m. Saturday to the area of Bonner Road and Jackson […]
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Baby dies after being found unresponsive at daycare facility in Woodstock
A baby has died after being flown to the hospital after he was found unresponsive and not breathing at a daycare center in Woodstock Tuesday morning, officials said. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District and Woodstock Police Department responded around 10:45 a.m. Tuesday to the House of Children, 2521 Harding Lane in Woodstock, for a medical call. […]
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Investigation underway after 15-year-old boy from Buffalo Grove found dead inside home in Chicago
Detectives are conducting an investigation after a 15-year-old boy from Buffalo Grove was found dead inside a residence in Chicago Saturday afternoon, authorities said. The Chicago Police Department and Chicago Fire Department responded around 1:27 p.m. Saturday to the 2000 block of West Adams Street in Chicago for a report of an unresponsive person call. […]
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Worker dies after being critically injured in fall while working on roof of house in Gurnee
A 41-year-old worker died after he was critically injured when he fell 12 feet to the ground while working on a roof at a house in Gurnee, authorities said. The Gurnee Fire Department and Gurnee Police Department responded around 7:37 p.m. on April 22 to the 7600 block of Canyon Court in Gurnee for a […]
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Coroner releases cause of death for former owner of ‘Home Alone’ movie house who was facing felony charges
The coroner has released the cause of death for the former owner of the house featured in the movie “Home Alone” after he was briefly reported missing while facing felony charges and then found dead in a wooded area in Lake Forest. Lake Forest Police Chief John Burke said John Abendshien, 79, of Lake Forest, […]
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Former owner of ‘Home Alone’ movie house found dead in Lake Forest after arrest for child sexual abuse images
The former owner of the house featured in the blockbuster movie “Home Alone” has been found dead in a wooded area in Lake Forest after he was charged with possessing child sexual abuse images. The Lake Forest Fire Department responded around 5:27 p.m. Wednesday to the Lake Forest Open Lands Derwen Mawr Nature Preserve for […]
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20 years in prison for Chicago man who murdered pregnant girlfriend after body found in Lake Michigan near Waukegan
A Chicago man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to stabbing his 19-year-old pregnant girlfriend to death and dumping her body in Lake Michigan, where it was later located near Waukegan in 2021. Robert Drummond, 26, of Chicago, was charged in November 2021 with first-degree murder, intentional homicide of an […]
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Coroner unable to identify man found floating face down in water along Lake Michigan shoreline in Highland Park
The coroner is seeking the community’s help in identifying a man who was found floating face down in Lake Michigan along the shoreline of a beach in Highland Park Friday evening. The Lake County Forest Preserves Police Department, Highland Park Police Department and Highland Park Fire Department responded around 6:08 p.m. Friday to Openlands Lakeshore Preserve […]