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2 arrested after fighting, resisting arrest with sheriff’s deputies during traffic stop in Grayslake

Authorities say two suspects from Round Lake Beach and Grayslake fought with sheriff’s deputies and resisted arrest during a traffic stop in Grayslake before one of them was tased. A Lake County sheriff’s deputy was on patrol around 2 a.m. Saturday in the area of Washington Street and Lancer Lane in Grayslake. He observed a vehicle […]

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Workers at commercial printing plant evacuated after electrical fire in Grayslake

Workers were evacuated after a fire started and filled a commercial printing plant with smoke in Grayslake Friday morning, fire officials said. The Grayslake Fire District responded around 7:30 a.m. Friday to The Imagine Group, 333 North Barron Boulevard, for a report of a commercial structure fire. Grayslake Fire District Battalion Chief Jason Brooks said […]

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Student arrested after making social media threat to shoot up high school in Grayslake

A 16-year-old student was arrested following an FBI tip after police say the child threatened to commit a shooting at Grayslake North High School. The Grayslake Police Department received information on Tuesday from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) regarding a threat made. Grayslake Chief of Police Jeff Myhra said the FBI reported that a […]

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Lake County sheriff’s canine bites suspect fleeing after allegedly committing tavern burglary near Grayslake

A Lake County sheriff’s canine bit a suspect who was fleeing from deputies after allegedly burglarizing a tavern near Grayslake Friday morning. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 3:45 a.m. Friday to a bar in the 34000 block of Route 45 in unincorporated Grayslake for a burglar alarm. Sheriff’s deputies arrived and found the […]

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Prosecutors say charged school employee also sexually abused 2nd student while at Gages Lake school

A judge denied pre-trial release to a Gages Lake school employee accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a student as prosecutors say a second child has come forward saying he was sexually abused by her at school. Sandra J. Pardo, 38, of Grayslake, was initially charged last week with three counts of aggravated battery, […]

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Resident hospitalized after fire causes significant damage to garage near Grayslake

A resident was transported to the hospital after a fire caused significant damage to a garage and damaged an adjacent residence near Grayslake Wednesday afternoon. The Grayslake Fire Protection District responded around 4:41 p.m. Wednesday to the 33000 block of North Sunset Avenue in unincorporated Grayslake for a report of a structure fire. Grayslake Fire […]

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‘Heartbroken is an understatement’: 30-year-old father identified after being killed in head-on crash in Grayslake

The coroner has released the identity of a 30-year-old man and father who died following a head-on crash on Route 83 in Grayslake Monday as his family says they are “beyond heartbroken.” An autopsy performed on Tuesday showed Joseph Roon, 30, of Lake Villa, died as a result of blunt force injuries from a vehicle […]