All inmates have been released from the hospital after a prisoner transport bus crash that sent 19 people to the hospital and left one of the drivers unconscious in Hainesville. The Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District and Grayslake-Hainesville Police Department responded around 1 p.m. Wednesday to Route 120 and Hainesville Road in Hainesville for […]
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19 hospitalized after McHenry County prisoner transport bus collides with SUV in Hainesville
19 people were hospitalized, including 16 inmates, after they were injured in a crash involving a prisoner transport bus and an SUV in Hainesville Wednesday afternoon. The Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District and Grayslake-Hainesville Police Department responded around 1 p.m. Wednesday to Route 120 and Hainesville Road in Hainesville for a report of a […]
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Jury rules 61-year-old man found dead in cell at Lake County Jail died of natural causes
A jury ruled during an inquest on Thursday that a 61-year-old man who died in the Lake County Jail while serving a sentence died of natural causes. A Lake County Sheriff’s Office correctional officer was conducting rounds in Pod 3 Southeast just before 7:30 a.m. on May 3. The officer observed an inmate lying on […]
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Combative inmate accused of striking correctional officer in face at Lake County Jail
An inmate being held on home invasion charges allegedly struck a corrections officer in the face after she was being combative with staff at the Lake County Jail, authorities said. Royshell L. Rhyan, 32, of North Chicago, has been held in the Lake County Jail since February 2022. She was arrested following a home invasion […]
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Navy sailor detained in Lake County jail until trial after domestic abuse incident where he strangled victim
A 33-year-old U.S. Navy sailor has been ordered held in Lake County Jail until his trial after strangling a woman following a drunken attack in their Gurnee home in May, court officials said. Jeremy Couch, 33, is facing a class 2 felony charge of aggravated domestic battery/strangulation and a class 3 felony count of aggravated […]
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Coroner identifies 61-year-old man found dead in cell while serving sentence at Lake County Jail
The coroner has released the identity of a 61-year-old man who was found dead in his cell at the Lake County Jail Friday while serving a jail sentence in a criminal case. A Lake County Sheriff’s Office correctional officer was conducting rounds in Pod 3 Southeast just before 7:30 a.m. Friday. The officer observed an […]
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61-year-old man found dead in cell while serving sentence at Lake County Jail in Waukegan
A 61-year-old man was found dead in his cell at the Lake County Jail in Waukegan Friday morning while serving a jail sentence in a criminal case, sheriff’s officials said. A Lake County Sheriff’s Office correctional officer was conducting rounds in Pod 3 Southeast just before 7:30 a.m. Friday. The officer observed an inmate, a […]
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150 Lake County Jail inmates now housed in McHenry County Jail under new agreement amid staffing shortage
The McHenry County Jail is now housing 150 Lake County Jail inmates following a recently-entered agreement with the two facilities due to an ongoing severe staffing shortage. Lake County Sheriff John Idleburg entered into the agreement with McHenry County Sheriff Robb Tadelman, the two sheriff’s offices announced on January 3. The agreement states the McHenry […]
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Accused Highland Park parade shooter remains in maximum security unit following new jail rule violation
Jail officials have extended the accused Highland Park parade shooter’s time in the maximum security unit after he committed yet another rule violation in custody. Robert E. Crimo III, 23, of Highwood, faces 21 counts of first-degree murder, 48 counts of attempted murder and 48 counts of aggravated battery with a firearm. He has been […]