Nearly $50,000 has been raised on GoFundMe and an Island Lake pizza restaurant will be hosting a fundraiser later this month for the mother of a 9-year-old girl who was killed by her father in Lake Villa. Autopsies show Adrianna Anderson, 9, of Island Lake, and Christopher Anderson, 36, of Lake Villa, both died of […]
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Fundraiser started for mother whose 9-year-old daughter was killed by father in Lake Villa
A fundraiser has been launched for the grieving mother of a 9-year-old Island Lake girl who was killed by her father in what police say was a murder-suicide in Lake Villa. Autopsies show Adrianna Anderson, 9, of Island Lake, and Christopher Anderson, 36, of Lake Villa, both died of sharp force trauma, according to Lake […]
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Lakemoor police officer bound to wheelchair seeking money for accessible van
A Lakemoor police officer, who has over 40 years of service, is trying to raise money for a wheelchair accessible van after he became paralyzed in 2019. A GoFundMe account was started last week for Richard Reece, who has been a police officer since 1979. He has spent the last 15 years with the Lakemoor […]
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Family loses 8 pets, all of their belongings in house fire near Zion
A family lost all eight of their pets in a house fire that destroyed all of their personal belongings and caused heavy damage to their Zion home on Monday. The Winthrop Harbor Fire Department and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 2:30 p.m. Monday to the 9700 block of 17th Street in unincorporated Zion for […]
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Fundraiser launched for family who lost 2 children in Ingleside house fire
A fundraiser has been started for an Ingleside family after two girls, ages 5 and 8, died in a house fire that left several other family members seriously injured Thursday evening. The Fox Lake Fire Protection District and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 10:50 p.m. to the 35000 block of North Hunt Avenue in […]