State police are remembering Trooper Gerald Ellis, who was killed four years ago when he used his squad car to hit a wrong-way drunk driver, saving a family on I-94 near Libertyville. Ellis was on duty around 3:25 a.m. March 30, 2019, traveling home in his squad car on westbound Interstate 94 near mile marker […]
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2 injured, residents displaced after 2 separate fires damage homes in Buffalo Grove and Green Oaks
Two occupants were injured and residents were displaced after two separate fires damaged homes in Buffalo Grove and Green Oaks Sunday evening, authorities said. The Buffalo Grove Fire Department responded around 8:27 p.m. Sunday to the 600 block of Checker Drive for a report of a structure fire. Firefighters arrived in three minutes and found […]
Driver cited in car, bicycle crash that left 64-year-old woman and longtime nurse dead in Green Oaks
Investigators say a driver has been cited in a crash involving a car and a bicyclist that left a 64-year-old woman, who was a longtime nurse, dead in Green Oaks last summer. The incident happened around 11:30 a.m. July 10 near St. Mary’s Road and Terre Drive in Green Oaks. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office […]
Burglary crew that broke into several houses in Lake County, other counties identified and charged
Police have identified and charged a burglary crew, consisting of three Chicago residents, associated with burglaries at homes in Lake County and other counties, officials announced. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said they received a report of a residential burglary that occurred on November 19 in the 31000 block of O’Plaine Road in Green Oaks. Sheriff’s […]
64-year-old woman and longtime nurse identified as victim killed in bicycle crash in Green Oaks
A 64-year-old woman, who was a nurse for almost 40 years, has been identified as the victim killed when she was struck by a car while riding her bicycle in Green Oaks. The incident happened around 11:30 a.m. Sunday near St. Mary’s Road and Terre Drive in Green Oaks. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office received […]
64-year-old bicyclist dies after SUV hits her while she was crossing road near Green Oaks
A 64-year-old woman died after she crossed the road on her bicycle in front of an SUV and was struck in Green Oaks Sunday morning, the sheriff’s office said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 11:30 a.m. Sunday to the area of Saint Marys Road and Terre Drive in unincorporated Libertyville for a vehicle […]
Officials 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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]