Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart said the county saw the lowest number of homicides in 2023 compared to the past seven years but called it not enough and said the goal is for zero homicides. Rinehart provided his annual report to the Law and Judicial Committee of the Lake County Board on Tuesday. The […]
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Lake County Sheriff’s Office purchasing license plate reader cameras to solve crime across county
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office is purchasing more than a dozen license plate reader cameras to place throughout the county to help solve crimes and find missing persons. The Lake County Board’s Law and Judicial Committee approved a joint resolution during a meeting late last month authorizing a two-year contract with Insight Public Sector SLED […]
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‘Significant concerns’: Sheriff’s office pulls out of agreement to be part of Lake County’s consolidated dispatch center
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office has pulled out of an agreement to be part of the new consolidated 911 dispatch center for Lake County that is under construction, saying they have “significant concerns.” Crews began construction last summer on the 37,000-square-foot 911 dispatch facility in Libertyville, which will consolidate services and aim to allow Lake […]
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Officials attend White House forum, highlight Lake County’s gun violence prevention initiative
Lake County officials attended an event at the White House last week and touted the county’s gun violence prevention initiative, which is one of several federally funded programs in the county. Lake County Board Chair Sandy Hart attended the Communities in Action forum last Thursday. The event gathered leaders who shared their success stories about […]
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Lake County Sheriff’s Office Canine Unit celebrates ‘extremely successful’ year responding to almost 500 calls
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said their canine unit, consisting of 10 canines, had an “extremely successful” year in 2023 and responded to almost 500 calls. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Canine Unit was deployed 497 times to respond to various calls for canine assistance in 2023, according to Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief […]
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State’s attorney announces new Financial Crimes Unit targeting various types of theft, fraud in Lake County
The state’s attorney announced his office is creating a new Financial Crimes Unit to target various types of financial crimes, such as identity theft and credit card fraud, in Lake County. The new county budget recently approved by the Lake County Board will “significantly reinforce” public safety initiatives, according to the Lake County State’s Attorney’s […]
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Lake County officials, board members publicly condemn ‘horrific terrorist attacks’ on Israeli citizens
Lake County Board members and other officials in Lake County say they unequivocally condemn the “horrific terrorist attacks” on Israel as a Deerfield High School graduate remains held hostage. The officials issued a public statement Monday, just over a week after the Hamas militant group launched an attack on Israel. “Murdering innocent civilians is never […]
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Lake County begins to spend multi-million dollar portion of nationwide settlement to combat opioid crisis
County officials say they have begun authorizing the spending of millions of dollars of funding to combat the opioid epidemic in Lake County after drug company lawsuit settlements are distributed. The Lake County Board during a board meeting earlier this month authorized the spending of more than $1.5 million the county has received so far. […]
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Construction begins on new 911 dispatch facility in Libertyville that aims to improve emergency response time
Crews have begun construction on a 37,000-square-foot 911 dispatch facility in Libertyville that will consolidate services and allow Lake County first responders to respond quicker. The 37,426 square-foot facility, termed the Regional Operations and Communications (ROC), will be built next to the Lake County Central Permit Facility off Winchester Road west of Milwaukee Avenue in […]