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Charges upgraded against 1 of 2 suspects after female employee punched in face during robbery at Grayslake ice cream shop

Charges have been upgraded against one of the suspects accused in a robbery where a female employee was punched in the face and had her tooth knocked out outside an ice cream shop in Grayslake. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Dino Katris said during a bond hearing Wednesday that two female employees were closing up […]

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Prosecutors say suspect punched female victim, knocking her tooth out, during robbery at Grayslake ice cream shop

A man was ordered held on a $350,000 bond after prosecutors say he punched a female employee in the face, knocking her tooth out, during an attempted robbery at an ice cream shop in Grayslake. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Dino Katris said during a bond hearing Wednesday that two female employees were closing up […]

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Suspects charged after 2 female employees attacked, injured during attempted robbery at Grayslake ice cream shop

Two suspects have been charged after two female employees were attacked, leaving one of them injured, during an attempted robbery at a popular ice cream shop in Grayslake. The incident happened at The Freeze, located at 131 Hawley Street in Grayslake, on April 3. The owner of the business said the attempted robbery happened in […]

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Car catches on fire inside garage, causes significant damage to home in Hainesville

No one was injured after a Hainesville home sustained significant damage when a car inside an attached garage caught on fire Monday morning, officials said. The Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District and Grayslake-Hainesville Police Department responded at 10:56 a.m. Monday morning to the 1-100 block of East Brittany Lane in Hainesville for a report […]

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Coroner IDs driver killed after dump truck hit by Metra train, causing partial derailment in Hainesville

The coroner’s office has released the identity of a 41-year-old man killed after his dump truck was struck by a Metra train, causing the train to partially derail Monday in Hainesville. An autopsy performed Tuesday showed Jesus Castrejon, 41, of Wheeling, died as a result of blunt force injuries from a vehicle crash, according to […]