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‘A truly sweet teen’: Family left with ‘immense grief’ after 17-year-old high school student dies in Lake Michigan drowning in Waukegan

Funeral services are set as a family says they are left with “immense grief” after a 17-year-old boy, who was a junior at Waukegan High School and described as a “truly sweet boy,” died from drowning while swimming in Waukegan. The Waukegan Fire Department and Waukegan Police Department responded around 5:30 p.m. Monday to the […]

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Coroner identifies 17-year-old boy who died in Lake Michigan drowning near Waukegan while swimming with friends

The coroner has released the identity of a 17-year-old Waukegan boy who died from drowning while swimming with friends in Lake Michigan in Waukegan Monday evening. The Waukegan Fire Department and Waukegan Police Department responded around 5:30 p.m. Monday to the Waukegan North Harbor, 199 East Madison Street in Waukegan, for a report of a […]