A now-former Navy sailor has pleaded guilty to plotting to attack Naval Station Great Lakes in North Chicago to avenge the death of an Iranian military officer. Xuanyu Harry Pang, 38, of North Chicago, pleaded guilty to conspiring to and attempting to willfully injure and destroy national defense material, national defense premises and national defense utilities […]
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Firefighters rescue pet, extinguish fire that broke out on Great Lakes Naval Base in Lake County
Firefighters helped rescue a pet from a home after a fire broke out in a kitchen on the Naval Station Great Lakes base in Lake County. The Great Lakes Fire Department said on Wednesday that the department received a call for a possible structure fire on the naval base last week. AC1902, Quint 1932, Truck […]
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Man allegedly burglarized woman’s car at hospital in North Chicago, left voicemails on victim’s phone saying he would kill her
A man allegedly broke into a woman’s car at the veteran’s hospital in North Chicago and stole documents with her personal information, later calling her and threatening to kill her. Robert S. Jackson, 55, of North Chicago, was charged with harassment threatening to kill person, a Class 4 felony. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Francis […]
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Man charged with committing arson fire at apartment on property of federal health care center in North Chicago
A Beach Park man is facing charges for allegedly committing arson by starting a fire inside an apartment building on the property of a federal health care center in North Chicago, prosecutors said. Christian Arnedo, 40, of Beach Park, was charged with residential arson and arson causing property damage. Assistant State’s Attorney Dino Katris said […]
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North Chicago police seeking public’s help in locating endangered man who went missing from Great Lakes
Authorities are seeking help in locating a 59-year-old man, who has a condition that places him in danger and was reported missing from Great Lakes near North Chicago. The North Chicago Police Department is searching for Alan Gage, 59, who was last seen in the 1800 block of Virginia Avenue in Great Lakes. Gage was […]
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Coroner IDs motorcyclist killed after crashing into SUV, being run over by semi-truck near Lake Bluff
The coroner’s office has identified a 31-year-old motorcyclist who was killed in a high-speed crash involving an SUV that led to him before run over by a semi-truck on Route 41 near Lake Bluff. An autopsy showed that Brandon Lipe, 31, of Great Lakes, died as a result of blunt force injuries from a vehicle […]
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‘A big success’: 250 sailors from Naval Station Great Lakes attend annual holiday dinner in Antioch
Dozens of volunteers and local businesses helped organize 250 sailors from nearby Naval Station Great Lakes to attend a holiday dinner in Antioch Saturday after last year’s event was canceled due to COVID-19. The annual Antioch Community Sailors Dinner was held on Saturday at Antioch VFW Post 4551, located at 75 North Avenue, according to […]
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Medical examiner releases cause, manner of death after off-duty Lake County firefighter found dead in Chicago
The medical examiner said the sudden death of an off-duty Great Lakes Fire Department firefighter, who leaves behind three children, has been ruled a suicide. The Great Lakes Fire Department, based near North Chicago, announced the death of Lieutenant Jeffrey Peters on Sunday. “We are devastated by the loss of one of our own.” Chicago […]
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‘We are devastated’: Lake County’s Great Lakes Naval Fire Department mourns sudden death of firefighter
The Great Lakes Fire Department, stationed near North Chicago, announced that one of its firefighters, a 21-year veteran of the department, died suddenly Sunday morning in Chicago. “Today at Great Lakes Fire Department we are devastated by the loss of one of our own,” the department announced Sunday afternoon. Lieutenant Jeff Peters, who resided in […]