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 […]
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DUI driver fled from police then crashed into tree in Green Oaks, sheriff says
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said that a DUI driver drove more than 50 mph over the speed limit and then crashed into a tree when police tried catching him. A Lake County Sheriff’s deputy running radar near Guerin Road and O’Plaine Rd in Green Oaks around 9 p.m. Monday noticed a car driving 80 […]