Heavy traffic delays were reported on Interstate 94 near Libertyville after a car caught on fire and quickly became engulfed in flames Saturday afternoon. The Libertyville Fire Department and Illinois State Police responded around 1:20 p.m. Saturday to Interstate 94 between Route 176 and Route 60 for a vehicle fire. Emergency crews arrived to find […]
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2 young children, woman injured after car slams into median wall on I-94 near Wadsworth
A Waukegan woman was cited after she and two young children were injured following a crash into a median wall on Interstate 94 near Wadsworth, state police said. The Newport Fire Protection District and Illinois State Police responded around 11:35 a.m. Sunday to Interstate 94 at the 5.5 mile marker near Wadsworth for a vehicle […]
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Pre-trial release denied for man accused of carjacking victim at Lake Forest Oasis, leading to police pursuit
A judge denied pre-trial release to a man who authorities say carjacked and injured a victim in the parking lot of the Lake Forest Oasis before leading state police on a pursuit on Interstate 94. The Illinois State Police responded around 3:40 a.m. on February 15 to the Lake Forest Oasis, 13783 East Oasis Service […]
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Man arrested after allegedly carjacking and injuring victim at Lake Forest Oasis, leading to police pursuit
Authorities have arrested a suspect who allegedly carjacked and injured a victim in the parking lot of the Lake Forest Oasis before leading state police on a pursuit on Interstate 94. The Illinois State Police responded around 3:40 a.m. Thursday to the Lake Forest Oasis, 13783 East Oasis Service Rd in Lake Forest, for a […]
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Suspect carjacks, injures victim at Lake Forest Oasis and leads police on pursuit on Interstate 94
A suspect carjacked and injured a victim in the parking lot of the Lake Forest Oasis before leading state police on a pursuit on Interstate 94, officials said. The Illinois State Police responded around 3:40 a.m. Thursday to the Lake Forest Oasis, 13783 East Oasis Service Rd in Lake Forest, for a report of a […]
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Suspect wanted in armed robbery arrested following lengthy pursuit through Lake County that ended in Wisconsin
A suspect driving a vehicle wanted in an armed robbery was arrested after he led police on a more than 100-mile pursuit through Lake County that ended near Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Illinois State Police located a wanted black Acura TSX on eastbound Interstate 90 west of Route 23 in McHenry County around 12 p.m. Tuesday. […]
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1 person injured, driver cited after crashing into police squad stopped at crash scene on I-94 in Lake County
One person was injured after a driver crashed into an Illinois State Police squad car that was on the scene of a vehicle crash on Interstate 94 in Lake County Tuesday morning. An Illinois State Police (ISP) Troop 15 trooper was stationary in the left lane of southbound Interstate 94 near Deerfield Road near Deerfield. […]
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Judge denies pre-trial release for armed robbery suspect charged with leading police on hour-long pursuit that ended in Gurnee
A judge has denied pre-trial release for a man accused of committing an armed robbery before leading police on an hour-long pursuit on Interstate 94 through Lake County that ended in Gurnee. Norbert Thigpen, 36, of Burbank, allegedly robbed a CVS store near 87th Street and Cicero Avenue in Chicago around 5:30 p.m. Saturday, according […]
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Video captures armed robbery suspect leading dozens of officers on high-speed chase on I-94 through Lake County
Newly released video captured part of an hour-long police pursuit of an armed robbery suspect that led over two dozen police cars on a chase on Interstate 94 that ended in Gurnee. Norbert Thigpen, 36, of Burbank, was wanted in connection with an armed robbery that occurred around 5:30 p.m. Saturday at a CVS store […]