Firefighters rescued a resident’s dog after a cooking accident led to a fire damaging an apartment at a mixed-use building near Lake Bluff Saturday evening. The Lake Forest Fire Department responded around 5:39 p.m. Saturday to 215 North Waukegan Road in unincorporated Lake Bluff for a report of a fire alarm. Lake Forest Fire Department Battalion […]
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Lake Bluff man caught with loaded machine gun in parking lot of police station in Zion
A man was found with a loaded machine gun in the parking lot of the police department in Zion after officers spotted him and knew he was wanted, prosecutors said. Geovanni Rodriguez, 19, of Lake Bluff, was charged with machine gun possession and four counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon. Lake County Assistant […]
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SUV causes significant damage after crashing into home in Lake Bluff
Numerous fire departments responded after a driver mistook the gas for the brake and crashed their SUV into a house, leaving it uninhabitable, in Lake Bluff. The Lake Bluff Police Department, Lake Forest Fire Department and Lake Bluff Fire Department responded around 5:13 p.m. Saturday to the 300 block of Wimbledon Court in Lake Bluff […]
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Over dozen fire departments called after home under renovation catches on fire in Lake Bluff
Over a dozen fire departments responded to extinguish a fire that broke out at a home under renovation in Lake Bluff Friday evening, officials said. The Lake Bluff Fire Department and Lake Bluff Police Department responded around 6:30 p.m. Friday to the 300 block of Hirst Court in Lake Bluff for a report of a […]
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Police seeking public’s help in locating vehicle wanted in hit-and-run motorcycle crash that injured 2 in Lake Bluff
Police are seeking the public’s help in locating a vehicle wanted in a hit-and-run crash that left two people on a motorcycle injured in Lake Bluff. The Lake Bluff Police Department, Lake Bluff Fire Department, Libertyville Fire Department and Lake Forest Fire Department responded around 7:55 p.m. on July 27 to the area of Green […]
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Truck driver accused of intentionally ramming car, causing rollover crash that injured 2 victims in Lake Forest
Police say a pickup truck driver intentionally forced another car off the roadway, causing the car to roll over, leaving two victims trapped and injured in Lake Forest. Lake Forest Deputy Police Chief Kevin Zelk said on Wednesday that his department made an arrest in connection with a recent hit-and-run injury crash. An intensive investigation […]
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Lake County Sheriff’s Marine Unit saves lives of 2 teenagers on Lake Michigan near Lake Bluff
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit saved the lives of two teenagers who were in need of rescue on Lake Michigan, just a week after the unit resumed patrols on the lake. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit’s dedicated Lake Michigan Watercraft was on patrol around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday. Marine unit deputies were […]
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2 juveniles charged, released after police pursuit of car possibly connected to shooting ends in Lake Bluff
Two juveniles were charged and released after a stolen vehicle, possibly involved in a Waukegan shooting, led officers on a high-speed chase that ended at a Lake Bluff golf course. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 5:20 p.m. Wednesday to a report of a shooting. Waukegan Deputy Police Chief Scott Chastain […]
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Some suspects in custody, others on loose after shooting leads to pursuit ending in Lake Bluff
A manhunt was underway Wednesday evening after a shooting in Waukegan resulted in a pursuit that ended at a Lake Bluff golf course with the suspects fleeing on foot. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 5:20 p.m. Wednesday to a report of a shooting. A gunshot victim was found at the […]