The coroner has released the identity of a 60-year-old woman, who was a finance executive and mother of seven children, after she was fatally struck by a train while riding her bicycle in downtown Grayslake. An autopsy performed Wednesday showed that Virginia Girmscheid, 60, of Grayslake, died as a result of blunt force injuries consistent […]
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Police recover over $100K worth of cocaine after hearing arrestee instruct girlfriend to hide drugs while held in Waukegan police station
Police recovered over $100,000 worth of cocaine after overhearing a Grayslake man, who had been arrested, make a call to his girlfriend from the Waukegan police station telling her to hide his drugs that were in his home. The Waukegan Police Department detectives were on patrol around 4 p.m. on April 27 traveling eastbound on […]
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Funeral services set for ‘beloved’ Grayslake father of 5 who died after fleeing from police, crashing truck in Round Lake Beach
Funeral services are set for a Grayslake man, who was a “beloved” father of five, who died after fleeing from police in Round Lake Beach before slamming his truck into a pole Saturday. An autopsy performed Monday showed that Hector Guzman, 39, of Grayslake, died as a result of complications of blunt force injuries as […]
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Woman dies after being hit by freight train while riding bicycle near high school in Grayslake
A woman reportedly riding a bicycle died after she was struck by a freight train along the Metra North Central Service line in downtown Grayslake Tuesday evening. The Grayslake Police Department and Grayslake Fire Department responded around 8:12 p.m. Tuesday to the area of Grayslake Central High School, 400 North Lake Street, for a traumatic […]
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Coroner identifies Grayslake man who died after fleeing from police, crashing truck into pole in Round Lake Beach
The coroner has released the identity of a Grayslake man who died after fleeing from police down Rollins Road in Round Lake Beach and slamming his truck into a pole Saturday evening. An autopsy performed Monday showed that Hector Guzman, 39, of Grayslake, died as a result of complications of blunt force injuries as a […]
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Driver dies after fleeing from police, slamming truck into pole moments later in Round Lake Beach
A driver died after fleeing from police down Rollins Road in Round Lake Beach before slamming his pickup truck into a traffic light pole Saturday evening, officials said. The Round Lake Beach Police Department said a police officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle, a white pickup truck, around 8:40 p.m. Saturday. […]
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‘Truly one of a kind’: Funeral set for Grayslake man who died after motorcycle crash in North Chicago as family mourns his death
Funeral services are set for a Grayslake man who died after he crashed his motorcycle into a car in North Chicago as his family remembers him for being a talented drummer and “truly one of a kind.” The North Chicago Police Department and North Chicago Fire Department responded around 12:08 a.m. on May 7 to […]
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Victim fights back, stabs attacker after group pulls him out of his car in parking lot of bar near Grayslake
The sheriff says a victim fought back and stabbed an attacker after he was pulled out of his car and battered by multiple people in the parking lot of a bar near Grayslake. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 1:30 a.m. Saturday to the C’Mon Inn Bar, 34028 Route 45 in unincorporated Grayslake for […]
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Blind North Chicago man sues Grayslake car dealership alleging they pulled ‘bait and switch’ during new car purchase
A blind man from North Chicago has filed a lawsuit against a car dealership in Grayslake alleging they pulled a “bait and switch” with a higher price and interest rate than agreed upon when he purchased a new car for his family. Jerry Bosley, a legally blind resident from North Chicago, filed the lawsuit in […]