Forecasters are warning of a serious threat for EF-2+ tornadoes in Lake and McHenry counties Thursday after additional thunderstorms knocked down power lines and trees across the area, causing power outages Wednesday. The National Weather Service (NWS) said a strong storm system will bring a threat for two or more rounds of severe weather on […]
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‘Completely broken heart’: Mother mourns death of Round Lake toddler who died in double fatal crash in Highland Park
A mother says she is heartbroken and experienced the “greatest loss” of her life after her 1-year-old boy died in a major crash that also left a woman dead along Route 41 in Highland Park. The Highland Park Police Department and Highland Park Fire Department responded around 3:05 p.m. Saturday to the intersection of Route […]
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Coroner releases identities of toddler from Round Lake, woman who died in major crash in Highland Park
The coroner has released the identities of a toddler from Round Lake and an elderly woman who both died after a crash that resulted in major damage along Route 41 in Highland Park Saturday. The Highland Park Police Department and Highland Park Fire Department responded around 3:05 p.m. Saturday to the intersection of Route 41 […]
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Toddler, elderly woman both dead after major two-vehicle crash on Route 41 in Highland Park
A toddler and an elderly woman are both dead after a two-vehicle crash that resulted in major damage along Route 41 in Highland Park Saturday afternoon. The Highland Park Police Department and Highland Park Fire Department responded around 3:05 p.m. Saturday to the intersection of Route 41 and Park Avenue West for a report of […]
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‘I don’t want it to get messy’: Man charged with robbing bank of nearly $5,000 in Highland Park, confessing to police
The FBI has filed charges against a man who robbed a bank in Highland Park, telling the teller to comply because he “didn’t want it to get messy,” before later being captured by police and confessing to the robbery. The Highland Park Police Department responded around 3:04 p.m. on April 14 to the Chase Bank, […]
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Highland Park man, former real estate exec sentenced to probation for sexually abusing boy at gym in Northbrook
A Highland Park man and former real estate executive has been sentenced to probation after he pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a child at a fitness center in Northbrook as police say there could be more victims. Michael A. Tobin, 73, of Highland Park, was charged in December 2024 with aggravated criminal sexual assault, aggravated […]
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Police arrest suspect who committed bank robbery in Highland Park, fled on foot with stolen cash
Police took a suspect into custody and the FBI was called after he committed a bank robbery in Highland Park where he stole cash before fleeing on foot, officials said. The Highland Park Police Department responded around 3:04 p.m. on April 14 to the Chase Bank, 255 Skokie Valley Road in Highland Park, for a […]
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Coroner unable to identify man found floating face down in water along Lake Michigan shoreline in Highland Park
The coroner is seeking the community’s help in identifying a man who was found floating face down in Lake Michigan along the shoreline of a beach in Highland Park Friday evening. The Lake County Forest Preserves Police Department, Highland Park Police Department and Highland Park Fire Department responded around 6:08 p.m. Friday to Openlands Lakeshore Preserve […]
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Medical examiner releases identity of 24-year-old man fatally struck by Metra train in Highwood
The medical examiner has released the identity of a 24-year-old man who died after he was hit and critically injured by a Metra train along the Union Pacific North line in Highwood. The Highwood Police Department and Highland Park Fire Department responded around 1:40 a.m. April 9 to the Highwood Metra station, 317 Green Bay […]