The coroner has released the identity of a 79-year-old man who was found dead inside a partially submerged pickup truck after he drove into the Des Plaines River near Gurnee. An autopsy performed Friday showed Antoine Pierre, 79, of Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, died as a result of blunt force injuries, according to Lake County Coroner […]
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Man found dead inside pickup truck submerged in Des Plaines River near Gurnee
A man was found dead inside a partially submerged pickup truck after he drove through a remote residential property and into the Des Plaines River near Gurnee Thursday evening. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Gurnee Fire Department responded around 7:30 p.m. Thursday to a residence in the 36500 block of North Route 41 in […]
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‘An amazing young man’: Funeral services set for 24-year-old missing man found dead in Libertyville
Funeral services are set for this week for Thomas “Tommy” Howe, the 24-year-old from Antioch who went missing for three weeks before being found dead near Libertyville. A visitation will take place from 3-9 p.m. Friday and 10-11 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Saint Patrick in Wadsworth. A funeral mass will take place beginning […]
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‘We will cherish the time we had with Tommy’: Antioch family speaks out after missing 24-year-old man found dead
The family of Thomas “Tommy” Howe, who was found dead in the Des Plaines River near Libertyville on Tuesday, said they are humbled by the love and support they received during the search for the missing man. Howe, 24, of Antioch, was reported missing to the Antioch Police Department following a crash on Interstate 94 […]
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Autopsy shows missing Antioch resident Thomas Howe had signs of drowning, coroner says
The coroner’s office said an autopsy showed that Thomas Howe, who was missing for almost a month, had signs of drowning after his body was found in the Des Plaines River near Libertyville. Howe, 24, of Antioch, was reported missing to the Antioch Police Department on January 22. His body was recovered shortly before 2 […]
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Body of missing 24-year-old Thomas Howe located near Libertyville, officials say
The body of 24-year-old Thomas “Tommy” Howe, who went missing over three weeks ago, has been located near Libertyville, officials said. Howe, 24, of Antioch, was reported missing to the Antioch Police Department on January 22. Howe’s body was recovered shortly before 2 p.m. Tuesday from the Des Plaines River near Libertyville, according to Antioch […]
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Coroner confirms missing Deerfield man was body found in Des Plaines River
The body found Sunday in the Des Plaines River in Buffalo Grove has been officially identified as the Deerfield man that went missing, the Lake County Coroner’s Office said. Raj Rawal, 50, of the 300 block of Inverrary Lane in unincorporated Deerfield, was reported missing by his family on Saturday, according to the Lake County […]