A family is mourning the death of a 45-year-old Waukegan father, remembered for leaving an “indelible mark on everyone,” after he drowned while swimming in Lake Michigan at Illinois Beach State Park near Zion. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Beach Park Fire Department responded around 4:35 p.m. on September 6 to Illinois Beach State […]
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SWAT team arrests Round Lake Heights man allegedly found with ‘thousands’ of child sexual abuse images, videos
Sheriff’s cybercrime detectives and a SWAT team arrested a Round Lake Heights man Thursday after they found he was possessing thousands of sexual abuse files of children, some as young as five years old. Lake County Sheriff’s Cybercrime Detectives initiated an investigation after they became aware that child sexual abuse material was being shared from […]
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Waukegan man charged with fleeing scene after crashing into motorcycle, leaving teen dead in field for hours in Beach Park
Sheriff’s officials announced charges against a Waukegan man who they say left a party near Gurnee and crashed into a motorcycle in Beach Park, leaving the teen victim dead in a field for hours after he fled the scene. Lake County Sheriff’s Office traffic crash investigators arrested Eduardo Fajardo Jr., 21, of Waukegan, in connection […]
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3 extricated by firefighters, 2 transported to hospital after multiple-vehicle crash causes heavy damage near Gurnee
Firefighters had to extricate three people and transport two of them to the hospital after a multiple-vehicle crash caused heavy damage along Route 45 near Gurnee, fire officials said. The Gurnee Fire Department, Gurnee Police Department and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 6:39 p.m. on September 3 to the area of Route 45 and […]
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Half-dozen masked suspects rob Lake County gas station of cash from register, video gaming machines and threaten clerk
A half-dozen masked suspects robbed a gas station in Green Oaks where they stole cash from the register and video gaming machines while threatening the clerk early Wednesday morning. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 3:35 a.m. Wednesday to Gas N Wash, 14010 West Rockland Road in Green Oaks, for a report of an […]
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Coroner identifies Waukegan man who died of drowning while swimming at Illinois Beach State Park near Zion
The coroner has released the identity of a Waukegan man who was rescued from Lake Michigan while swimming at Illinois Beach State Park near Zion and died of drowning Sunday afternoon. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Beach Park Fire Department responded around 4:35 p.m. Sunday to Illinois Beach State Park, 1 Lake Front Drive […]
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Man dies after being rescued from Lake Michigan by good Samaritans at Illinois Beach State Park near Zion
Good Samaritans rescued a man from Lake Michigan at Illinois Beach State Park near Zion and first responders rushed him to the hospital where he was pronounced dead Sunday afternoon. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Beach Park Fire Department responded around 4:35 p.m. Sunday to Illinois Beach State Park, 1 Lake Front Drive in […]
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Zion mother arrested for possessing child sex abuse material, admitting to looking for ‘freaky stuff’
Investigators arrested a Zion mother, who lives with multiple children, after they said she was found possessing explicit videos of kids being sexually abused and admitted to looking online for “freaky stuff.” Lake County Sheriff’s Office cybercrime detectives initiated an investigation after they became aware that images and videos of child sexual abuse were being […]
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Good Samaritan turns in bag with loaded gun that felon tried ditching out car window during traffic stop in Beach Park
A good Samaritan retrieved a bag, which contained a loaded gun, that was thrown out a car window allegedly by a convicted felon who was stopped by deputies in Beach Park, prompting the suspect to then flee the stop. A deputy with the Lake County Sheriff’s Office observed a Chevrolet pickup truck commit a traffic […]