Charges have been filed after a SWAT team arrested a homeless man who advanced on them with a hammer while he was being evicted from a property he was squatting on for seven years near Lake Bluff. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office attempted to enforce a court-ordered eviction in the 3600 block of Skokie Highway […]
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4 men arrested during human trafficking demand suppression operation in Lake County
State police announced the arrests of four suspects following a human trafficking demand suppression operation in Lake County where they allegedly traveled to meet with a child for sex. The Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation Trafficking Enforcement Bureau announced Friday the arrests of Timothy Hansen, 57, of Lake Bluff; Elijah Newell, 40, […]
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SWAT team arrests armed homeless man making threats, squatting on property for 7 years near Lake Bluff
A SWAT team arrested a homeless man who advanced on them with a hammer after deputies tried evicting him from a property he was squatting on for the past seven years near Lake Bluff. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office attempted to enforce a court-ordered eviction in the 3600 block of Skokie Highway in unincorporated Lake […]
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SWAT team responding to standoff involving man being evicted near Lake Bluff
A SWAT team is responding to a standoff with a man near Lake Bluff who made threats and barricaded himself during an attempted eviction Thursday morning. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said late Thursday morning that deputies and their Tactical Response Team were on the scene in the 200 block of Skokie Highway in unincorporated […]
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Major gas leak causes evacuation of school and residents, shuts down traffic in Lake Bluff
Emergency crews are responding to a large gas leak caused by a construction crew that has prompted the evacuation of a school and homes and shut down roads in Lake Bluff. The Lake Bluff Police Department and Lake Bluff Fire Department responded around 11:53 a.m. Tuesday to the area of 8 West Scranton Avenue for […]
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Investigators say college student killed in wrong-way crash on Route 41 in Lake Bluff was at-fault driver
Investigators say a 20-year-old Northwestern University student killed in a wrong-way driving crash on Route 41 in Lake Bluff was the at-fault driver and was suspected to be impaired. The Lake Bluff Police Department, Lake Forest Fire Department and Lake Bluff Fire Department responded around 4:52 a.m. Sunday to Route 41 south of Route 176 […]
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Coroner identifies 20-year-old college student killed in wrong-way driving crash on Route 41 in Lake Bluff
The coroner has released the identity of a 20-year-old woman, who was a Northwestern University student, killed in a wrong-way driving crash on Route 41 in Lake Bluff. The Lake Bluff Police Department, Lake Forest Fire Department and Lake Bluff Fire Department responded around 4:52 a.m. Sunday to Route 41 south of Route 176 for […]
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1 killed, 1 seriously injured after wrong-way driver causes head-on crash in Lake Bluff
One person has died and a second person was seriously injured after a wrong-way driver crashed head-on into another vehicle on Route 41 in Lake Bluff Sunday morning. The Lake Bluff Police Department, Lake Forest Fire Department and Lake Bluff Fire Department responded around 4:52 a.m. to Route 41 south of Route 176 for a […]
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Firefighters extricate driver trapped after car crashes into tree in Lake Forest
A driver was transported to the hospital after they were left trapped in their car that drove off the roadway and struck a tree in Lake Forest Tuesday morning. The Lake Forest Police Department, Lake Forest Fire Department and Lake Bluff Fire Department responded around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday to the area of Waukegan Road and […]