Two juveniles were taken into custody after police responding to a shooting found a home that had been shot up by nearly a dozen rounds in Highwood Monday evening. The Highwood Police Department responded around 9:30 p.m. Monday to the 300 block of Grove Avenue in Highwood for a report of shots fired. Highwood Police […]
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Gunmen fire nearly 20 shots at bar and flee scene, prompting police manhunt on border of Highwood and Lake Forest
Two gunmen fired nearly 20 shots at a bar and a vehicle before fleeing the scene, prompting an hours-long major police manhunt on the border of Highwood and Lake Forest early Sunday morning. The Highwood Police Department responded around 3 a.m. Sunday to Santi’s, 324 Green Bay Road in Highwood, for a report of shots […]
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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 […]
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Man in his 20s dies after being hit by Metra train, left critically injured along UP-North line in Highwood
A man in his 20s has died in the hospital after he was hit by a Metra train in Highwood and critically injured, halting train traffic on the Union Pacific North line Thursday morning. The Highwood Police Department and Highland Park Fire Department responded around 1:40 a.m. Thursday to the Highwood Metra station, 317 Green […]
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Coroner identifies man fatally shot multiple times after pointing replica gun at police in Highwood
The coroner has released the identity of the 58-year-old man who investigators say pointed a replica gun at officers before he was fatally shot multiple times at a Highwood home Thursday afternoon. The Lake County Coroner’s Office identified the man as Richard Garfinkle, 58, of Highwood. The Highwood Police Department and Highland Park Fire Department […]
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Investigators say intoxicated, suicidal man pointed replica gun at officer before being fatally shot in Highwood
Investigators say an officer fatally shot a suicidal and intoxicated man who barricaded himself in a bathroom before abruptly exiting and pointing a replica gun at the officer in Highwood. The Highwood Police Department and Highland Park Fire Department responded around 4:47 p.m. Thursday to the 200 block of Morgan Place in Highwood for a […]
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Police fatally shoot armed man in his 50s while responding to suicidal person call in Highwood
Police officers fatally shot a man in his 50s who was armed while responding to a report of a person threatening to harm themselves in Highwood Thursday afternoon. The Highwood Police Department and Highland Park Fire Department responded around 4:47 p.m. Thursday to the 200 block of Morgan Place in Highwood. Emergency radio traffic indicated […]
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Pedestrian hospitalized in critical condition after being struck by Metra train in Highwood
A pedestrian was rushed to the hospital in critical condition after being hit by a Metra train in Highwood, halting train traffic on the Union Pacific North line early Thursday morning. The Highwood Police Department and Highland Park Fire Department responded around 1:40 a.m. Thursday to the Highwood Metra station, 317 Green Bay Road in […]
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Maintenance worker from Lake County who fled country arrested 6 years after allegedly placing hidden camera in school bathroom
A maintenance worker who lived in Lake County and has been on the run for six years has been arrested after police say he placed a hidden video recording device in a bathroom of a school in Northfield. David Garcia-Espinal, 46, of Highwood, was charged in January 2020 with multiple counts of felony unauthorized video […]