State police are remembering Trooper Gerald Ellis, who was killed three years ago today when he used his squad car to hit a wrong-way drunk driver, saving a family traveling in a nearby car on I-94. Ellis was on duty around 3:25 a.m. March 30, 2019, traveling home in his squad car on westbound Interstate […]
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Sketches released of suspects who beat employee, carjacked him at gunpoint at assisted living facility near Libertyville
Police have released renderings of two suspects who beat and carjacked an employee at gunpoint as he was arriving for work at Green Oaks Senior Living near Libertyville in November. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 6:10 a.m. November 27 to Green Oaks Senior Living, 14595 West Rockland Road in Green Oaks for a […]
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Employee beaten, carjacked at gunpoint by 2 men in parking lot of assisted living facility near Libertyville
An employee who arrived at work for his shift at Green Oaks Senior Living near Libertyville was beaten and carjacked at gunpoint by two men Saturday morning, police said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 6:10 a.m. Saturday to Green Oaks Senior Living, 14595 West Rockland Road in Green Oaks for a report of […]
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Drunk driver charged with child endangerment after driving 102 mph in Green Oaks, police say
Police said that a drunk driver was arrested on multiple charges, including child endangerment, after driving 102 mph on Route 137 in Green Oaks, nearly causing a rollover crash. A Lake County sheriff’s deputy was running radar in the area of Route 137 and O’Plaine Road in Green Oaks on Saturday. According to Lake County […]
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State police remember trooper who was killed by drunk driver while saving a family on I-94 near Libertyville
State police are remembering Trooper Gerald Ellis, who was killed two years ago today when he used his squad car to hit a wrong-way drunk driver, saving an entire family traveling in a nearby car on I-94. Illinois State Police said that Trooper Ellis was on-duty around 3:25 a.m. March 30, 2019, traveling home in […]
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Foundation pays off mortgage for family of ISP trooper killed near Libertyville in 2019
A non-profit organization paid off the mortgage for the family of Illinois State Police Trooper Gerald Ellis, who was killed in the line of duty by a drunk driver near Libertyville in 2019. Stacy Ellis, the wife of Trooper Gerald “Jerry” Ellis, said she is grateful that the Tunnel to Towers Foundation is there to […]
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Wife dead, husband in ‘grave condition’ following three-vehicle crash in Green Oaks
A 74-year-old Fox Lake woman was killed and her husband is in grave condition following a serious three-vehicle crash in Green Oaks on Friday. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Libertyville Fire Department responded around 4:45 p.m. Friday to Route 137 at Interstate 94 for a vehicle crash with injuries. Sheriff’s deputies arrived and determined […]
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48-year-old bicyclist suffers critical injuries after being hit by car in Libertyville
A 48-year-old man riding on a bicycle was critically injured after being struck by a car near Libertyville Friday afternoon. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Libertyville Fire Department responded around 1:07 p.m. Friday to the area of Route 137 and Saint Mary’s Road in Libertyville Township for a report of a traffic crash with […]
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Part of I-94 in Green Oaks to be renamed after fallen Illinois State Trooper Gerald Ellis
A portion of I-94 in Green Oaks will be renamed after Trooper Gerald Ellis, who was killed in March when he used his squad car to hit a wrong-way driver, saving an entire family traveling in a nearby car. Illinois State Police, elected officials, family members, friends and colleagues are set to pay tribute to […]