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Multiple students, adults arrested after fight breaks out at Warren High School football game in Gurnee

Multiple students and adults were arrested by police after a fight broke out during a football game at Warren Township High School in Gurnee, school officials said. The incident happened during Warren’s home football game against Maine South High School on Thursday evening. School officials said the fight broke out near the end of the […]

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‘A challenging time’: Bomb threat made against Warren-Newport Library in Gurnee for at least third time in 2 weeks

The Warren-Newport Public Library in Gurnee has once again reopened after it was evacuated Tuesday following its at least third bomb threat in less than two weeks. The library abruptly announced around 4:15 p.m. Tuesday that it was closed and all programs were canceled for the day due to an emergency. The library later confirmed […]

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Appeals court allows lawsuit to proceed against officer who fatally shot child’s support dog in Gurnee

A federal appeals court has ruled a lawsuit can proceed against a Gurnee police officer who fatally shot a child’s support dog while responding to a non-emergent call. The incident happened around 8 p.m. on July 26, 2019, after Steven Kailin called the Gurnee Police Department. A lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for […]

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Probation for Gurnee Woodland District 50 employee who stole over $105,000 in school equipment

A former Woodland School District 50 employee in Gurnee who stole over $105,000 worth of electronic devices from the school and sold them on eBay has been sentenced to probation. The Gurnee Police Department said they began investigating a report of stolen electronic equipment from the technology department at Woodland School District 50 in November […]

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Gurnee man exonerated after serving nearly 29 years in prison for murder of ex-wife files lawsuit against officials

A former Gurnee man who was exonerated last year in the murder of his ex-wife after serving nearly 29 years in prison is filing a lawsuit against Lake County officials. Herman Williams, formerly of Gurnee, was convicted by a jury in 1994 of first-degree murder. William’s ex-wife, Penny Williams, 27, was found dead in a […]

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Warren-Newport Library in Gurnee reopens again following 2nd bomb threat in past week

The Warren-Newport Public Library in Gurnee has once again reopened after it was evacuated Monday following its second bomb threat in recent days, police said. The Gurnee Police Department responded around 12:30 p.m. Monday to the Warren-Newport Public Library, 224 O’Plaine Road in Gurnee, for a bomb threat. The library received the threat through email, […]