Authorities are seeking the public’s help after they announced they have identified a “John Doe” who was found murdered over 30 years ago along the border of Lake and Kenosha counties. The Kenosha County Medical Examiner’s Office and the Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin Police Department announced this week they had made a positive identification in a […]
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‘Deeply concerned’: Superintendent orders audit after Lake Forest Schools hires man with past misconduct allegations
The superintendent of Lake Forest Schools says he is “deeply concerned” and has ordered an audit after the district hired a person who was previously accused of inappropriate behavior with a student. Lake Forest School Districts 67 and 115 Superintendent Matthew Montgomery sent a letter to parents of both school districts about the incident. District […]
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9 years in prison for McHenry man found with guns, drugs during murder investigation
A McHenry man has been sentenced to nine years in prison after being found with drugs and guns during a police investigation into the murder of a missing Round Lake man. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and DuPage MERIT Major Crimes Unit executed a search warrant in the 1400 block of North Chapel Hill Road […]
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‘John Doe’ identified nearly 45 years after being found murdered, dismembered in Barrington Hills
Investigators announced they have identified a “John Doe,” a 27-year-old man, who was found murdered and dismembered on the side of the road in Barrington Hills in 1979. A horseback rider discovered the remains of a person on August 5, 1979, in a grassy area along Old Dundee Road in Barrington Hills. Officers arrived and […]
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State health department reinstates trauma center designation for Vista Medical Center in Waukegan
The state health department on Monday reinstated the trauma destination for Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan after it was revoked last month due to several deficiencies at the facility. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) sent a memorandum, obtained by Lake and McHenry County Scanner, to EMS medical directors, coordinators and agencies on […]
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Mayor says Vista Medical Center in Waukegan is appealing trauma center designation revocation
The mayor, who says she remains “deeply disturbed and concerned” about Vista Medical Center in Waukegan losing its trauma center designation, said Saturday the hospital has appealed the decision. “I remain deeply disturbed and concerned that Vista Medical Center East lost its level II trauma center designation from the Illinois Department of Public Health,” Waukegan […]
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‘Lives are at stake’: Officials call for action after trauma center designation revoked for Vista Medical Center in Waukegan
Lake County officials said “lives are at stake” and are demanding action from Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan after the hospital had its trauma center designation revoked. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) said in a memorandum last week that Vista Medical Center East was no longer an Illinois Designated Level 2 Trauma […]
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Government officials to hold press conference after Vista Medical Center in Waukegan has trauma center designation revoked
Government officials are set to hold a press conference Monday after the state revoked the trauma center designation for Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan, which they say could lead to lives lost. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) sent a memorandum, obtained by Lake and McHenry County Scanner, to EMS medical directors, coordinators […]
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State health department revokes trauma center designation for Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan
The state health department has revoked the trauma center designation for Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan amid an exodus of doctors leaving the hospital. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) sent a memorandum, obtained by Lake and McHenry County Scanner, to EMS medical directors, coordinators and agencies on Friday. The memo said Vista […]