A Mundelein village trustee has been arrested for driving under the influence for the second time in Lake County in less than a year, just days after she resigned from her position. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 5 p.m. Friday to an unincorporated area near Lake Bluff for a call of an intoxicated […]
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Owner witnesses coyote steal dog from yard during unusual attack in Lake Bluff; family pet presumed dead
Officials are warning the community after a resident witnessed a coyote take their dog from their yard in Lake Bluff Wednesday and carry it off into a wooded area, with the pet being presumed dead. The Lake Bluff Police Department responded on Wednesday to a report from a Tangley Oaks resident about a coyote attack. Village […]
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Man located safely after kayak capsizes on Lake Michigan, prompting hours-long multi-agency search near Naval Station Great Lakes
A kayaker who went missing was located safely after his kayak capsized on Lake Michigan east of Naval Station Great Lakes in Lake County, prompting an hours-long multi-agency search effort. The incident began around 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Great Lakes Marina, 2910 Ziegemeier Street in Great Lakes. The Great Lakes Fire Department, Waukegan Fire […]
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2 hospitalized after dump truck rolls over in crash with tow truck that caused major damage near Grayslake
Two people were hospitalized after a crash involving a dump truck and a tow truck caused major damage and left the dump truck, along with a car, both rolled over near Grayslake. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Wauconda Fire District responded around 3:50 p.m. Thursday to the area of Fairfield Road and Chardon Road […]
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ICE detains person with child as federal agents again spotted in Waukegan, North Chicago area
ICE detained a person who was driving with a child in North Chicago as the federal agents were again spotted making immigration arrests in the Lake County area on Wednesday. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents were spotted on Wednesday morning in both Waukegan and North Chicago. Agents stopped a blue four-door sedan […]
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Driver extricated by firefighters after rear-end crash causes SUV to roll over in Lake Bluff
A driver was left trapped and transported to the hospital after an SUV crashed into the rear of a van and caused the SUV to roll over on a residential street in Lake Bluff, police said. The Lake Bluff Fire Department and Lake Bluff Police Department responded around 9:45 a.m. Tuesday to the 300 block […]
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At least 3 immigration arrests reported in Waukegan as federal agents return to Lake County Wednesday
At least three immigration-related arrests have been reported so far on Wednesday in the Waukegan area as federal agents returned to Lake County, with one person being arrested at a Uline warehouse. The first arrest occurred around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in the area of Belvidere Road and Powell Avenue in Waukegan. The second arrest occurred […]
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Federal agents spotted making possible immigration arrest in Lake Bluff, non-profit organization says
Federal agents were spotted in Lake Bluff on Tuesday making a possible immigration arrest, according to a local organization, a rare occurrence months after Operation Midway Blitz ended. The Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR) said its Lake County Rapid Response Team reported an “apparent [U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement] ICE abduction” in […]
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Firefighters battle wildland fires that spanned multiple cities in Lake County, prompted large fire department response
Firefighters have brought under control a series of wildland fires that spanned from Waukegan to North Chicago to Lake Bluff, resulting in road closures and Metra trains being halted Wednesday afternoon. The North Chicago Fire Department and North Chicago Police Department responded around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday to the area of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue […]