The coroner has released the identity of a 19-year-old U.S. Navy Seaman Apprentice found dead on the Naval Station Great Lakes base in Lake County as Navy officials mourn his death. The Navy Region Mid-Atlantic Fire & Emergency Services and Great Lakes Police Department responded around 12:15 p.m. on February 8 to a medical call in […]
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19-year-old U.S. Navy member found dead in barracks on Naval Station Great Lakes base in Lake County
A 19-year-old man, who was a member of the U.S. Navy, was found unresponsive and pronounced dead on the Naval Station Great Lakes base in Lake County, the first base death of the year. The Navy Region Mid-Atlantic Fire & Emergency Services and Great Lakes Police Department responded around 12:15 p.m. Sunday to a medical […]
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Coroner reports higher than normal deaths associated with Naval Station Great Lakes in Lake County in 2025
The coroner’s office reports that 10 people, including active duty U.S. Navy sailors and family members from Naval Station Great Lakes in Lake County, have died so far in 2025 in an increase from prior years. The Lake County Coroner’s Office said there have been 10 deaths associated with Naval Station Great Lakes with victims […]
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Feds close immigration command center at Naval Station Great Lakes as surge in agents leave Lake County area
Local officials confirmed Sunday that DHS has closed its immigration enforcement command center at Naval Station Great Lakes in North Chicago as a surge of agents have left the area. North Chicago Mayor Leon Rockingham said Sunday that he was “pleased to report” that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has left its command center […]
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12 years in prison for former Navy sailor who plotted to attack Naval Station Great Lakes in North Chicago
A federal judge sentenced a now-former Navy sailor to 12 years in prison for plotting to attack Naval Station Great Lakes in North Chicago to avenge the death of an Iranian military officer. Xuanyu Harry Pang, 39, of North Chicago, pleaded guilty in November to conspiring to and attempting to willfully injure and destroy national […]
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Trump administration secures Navy base in Lake County for ICE use ahead of blitz operation in Chicago area
The Trump administration has secured Naval Station Great Lakes in Lake County for use by ICE as the feds say they are ramping up immigration enforcement in the Chicago area this week. Staff were informed at Naval Station Great Lakes that the base would be providing support to federal agents in the form of office […]
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Officials confirm Trump administration is seeking to use Lake County Navy base for immigration operations
Officials have confirmed that the Trump administration is seeking to use Naval Station Great Lakes in Lake County for immigration operations, which could result in ICE agents operating out of it. Naval Station Great Lakes Commanding Officer Captain Stephen M. Yargosz said in an internal email on Monday that agents with the U.S. Immigration and […]
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ICE agents, National Guard could operate out of Naval Station in Lake County as part of Trump crime crackdown
ICE agents and National Guard troops could operate out of Naval Station Great Lakes in Lake County as soon as next week as part of President Donald Trump’s crime crackdown in Chicago. Naval Station Great Lakes Commanding Officer Captain Stephen M. Yargosz said in an internal email on Monday that agents with the U.S. Immigration […]
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‘We are saddened’: U.S. officials release official portrait of Navy recruit who died in shooting at Naval Station Great Lakes
U.S. officials say they are saddened and have released the official portrait of an 18-year-old Navy recruit who died after being shot at Naval Station Great Lakes in Lake County. The Great Lakes Fire Department, Great Lakes Police Department and North Chicago Fire Department responded around 1:45 p.m. Wednesday to 3350 Illinois Street in Great […]