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All inmates released from hospital after prisoner transport bus crash that hospitalized 19 in Hainesville

All inmates have been released from the hospital after a prisoner transport bus crash that sent 19 people to the hospital and left one of the drivers unconscious in Hainesville. The Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District and Grayslake-Hainesville Police Department responded around 1 p.m. Wednesday to Route 120 and Hainesville Road in Hainesville for […]

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19 hospitalized after McHenry County prisoner transport bus collides with SUV in Hainesville

19 people were hospitalized, including 16 inmates, after they were injured in a crash involving a prisoner transport bus and an SUV in Hainesville Wednesday afternoon. The Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District and Grayslake-Hainesville Police Department responded around 1 p.m. Wednesday to Route 120 and Hainesville Road in Hainesville for a report of a […]

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Vernon Hills man found guilty of second-degree murder following week-long trial in Lake County

A Vernon Hills man was found guilty of aggravated battery with a firearm and second-degree murder charges for killing a Zion man outside of Portillo’s Gurnee in 2021, authorities said. Joey Gonzalez, 27, was convicted of a class one felony charge of second-degree murder, two class X felony counts of aggravated battery with a firearm, […]

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Judge denies pre-trial release for suspect accused in attack on officer during traffic stop in Hainesville

A judge denied pre-trial release for a suspect accused of attacking an officer by repeatedly punching him in the face while trying to flee a traffic stop in Hainesville. The incident happened around 9:40 p.m. Saturday at the 7-Eleven, 92 West Belvidere Road in Hainesville. A Round Lake Park police officer performed a traffic stop […]

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Suspect accused of repeatedly punching officer in face during traffic stop at 7-Eleven in Hainesville

Two officers were injured trying to apprehend a suspect who allegedly attacked an officer — repeatedly punching him in the face — during a traffic stop in Hainesville Saturday evening. The incident happened around 9:40 p.m. Saturday at the 7-Eleven, 92 West Belvidere Road in Hainesville. A Round Lake Park police officer performed a traffic […]

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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 […]