The coroner’s office has identified a Wisconsin man who was killed after his box truck became fully engulfed in flames following a crash on Interstate 94 near Gurnee last week. An autopsy performed last Thursday on Lawrence Stone, 66, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, indicated that he died as a result of multiple injuries from a vehicle […]
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1 dead after two-vehicle crash left box truck engulfed in flames on Interstate 94 near Gurnee
A driver died and another was injured after a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 94 near Gurnee that left a box truck fully engulfed in flames Wednesday evening, state police said. The Illinois State Police and Gurnee Fire Department responded around 7:39 p.m. Wednesday to Interstate 94 westbound at mile marker 10.3 in Gurnee, which is […]
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2 U.S. Military members based in Lake County killed in murder-suicide in Wheeling
Two active-duty U.S. Military members who are based in Lake County, including one who lived in Gurnee, were both killed in a murder-suicide shooting in Wheeling, police said. Wheeling Deputy Police Chief Al Steffen said officers responded around 4:50 a.m. Sunday to a 911 call for a person down in the roadway near Lakeview Drive […]
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Lake County Sheriff canines help locate gun that suspect ditched while fleeing crash on I-94 near Gurnee
A man was arrested after he fled the scene of a crash on Interstate 94 near Gurnee and two Lake County Sheriff’s Office canines helped officers recover a gun that he allegedly ditched, officials said. The Illinois State Police said they were called around 12:30 p.m. on Friday to eastbound Interstate 94 at mile marker […]
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Judge finds Third Lake man guilty of raping, beating woman at Lake County residence
A Third Lake man faces up to 45 years in prison after a judge on Wednesday found him guilty of beating and sexually assaulting a woman inside a residence in Third Lake. Andres Leyva, 31, was charged with aggravated criminal sexual assault causing bodily harm and criminal sexual assault by force. The Lake County Sheriff’s […]
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Firefighters quickly stop fire from spreading after heavy flames damage townhome in Gurnee
Heavy flames damaged a townhouse in Gurnee Saturday but firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the blaze before it spread to adjoining units, fire officials said. The Gurnee Fire Department and Gurnee Police Department responded around 1:27 a.m. Saturday to the 900 block of Taylor Drive in Gurnee. Dispatchers received a call for a report […]
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Man suffers serious injuries after car hits lawnmower in front of school in Gages Lake
A worker riding on a lawnmower was seriously injured after being hit by a vehicle, causing him to be ejected from the lawnmower, in front of a school in Gages Lake Sunday morning. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Gurnee Fire Department responded around 11:30 a.m. Sunday to the area of Woodland Primary School and […]
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Gurnee man arrested after allegedly pointing gun towards person at bar in Libertyville
Police arrested a Gurnee man after he allegedly pointed a gun at another person in the parking lot of a bar in Libertyville, officials said. Logan Vondruska, 26, of the 4400 block of Eastwood Avenue in Gurnee, was charged with aggravated assault with a firearm and unlawful possession of a firearm. The Libertyville Police Department […]
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Coroner identifies 44-year-old woman killed in head-on crash near Waukegan
The coroner’s office has released the identity of a 44-year-old woman who died after a vehicle crossed over into oncoming lanes of traffic and hit the vehicle she was in near Waukegan Thursday morning. An autopsy showed that Ambrocia Romero, 44, of Waukegan, died as a result of multiple blunt force injuries from a vehicle […]