Two Lake County Sheriff’s Office canine teams have earned top honors and qualified for national competition after competing in the 2026 United States Police Canine Association (USPCA) Region 5 Certification Trials, Patrol Dog Trial, and Detection Dog Trial. Deputy John Forlenza and K9 Lux, and Deputy Kevin Harris and K9 Zeus, represented the Lake County […]
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Man becomes trapped in farm tractor after getting caught on live wires near Gurnee
A man driving a tractor was uninjured after the farm cultivator he was towing caught on live wires, trapping him in the tractor on Washington Street near Gurnee Saturday morning. The Gurnee Fire Department responded around 11:40 a.m. Saturday to the 17100 block of West Washington Street, just west of Hunt Club Road in unincorporated […]
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Resident electrocuted to death while trimming trees in his yard near Wauconda
A resident was electrocuted to death in a freak accident after authorities say he was trimming trees in his yard near Wauconda when he got shocked Saturday, leaving him hanging in the trees. The Wauconda Fire District and Lake County Sheriff’s office responded around 3:55 p.m. Saturday to the area of Bonner Road and Jackson […]
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Residents escape fire that left house heavily damaged, uninhabitable near Antioch
Two residents were able to safely escape a fire that left their home heavily damaged and uninhabitable in unincorporated Antioch Friday evening, fire officials said. The Antioch Fire Department, Lake County Sheriff’s Office and multiple automatic aid fire departments responded around 6:15 p.m. Friday to the 26900 block of Route 173 in unincorporated Antioch for […]
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Detectives investigating fake report of murder at unincorporated Lake Villa home, called ‘swatting’
Detectives are following up on leads after a person made a fake call claiming they killed their family, prompting an emergency response to a home in unincorporated Lake Villa Wednesday evening. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office, Lake Villa Police Department and Lake Villa Fire Protection District responded around 9:25 p.m. Wednesday to a home in […]
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Officer driving squad car swerves to avoid hitting SUV that allegedly ran stop sign, ends up crashing into North Chicago home
Two police officers were taken to the hospital after the one driving swerved their police car in an “evasive maneuver” to avoid hitting an SUV that allegedly ran a stop sign, ending up inside a North Chicago home Wednesday evening. The police car was traveling southbound on Wright Avenue, approaching 20th Street in North Chicago […]
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Police: Quick thinking by off duty Kenosha sheriff’s deputy limits damage, potentially saves lives, in Wadsworth fire
The quick actions of an off-duty Kenosha sheriff deputy helped limit damages from an overnight fire in Wadsworth early Saturday, officials said. Chief Christopher Covelli of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office said the unidentified off-duty deputy from Kenosha County called 9-1-1 at about 1:40 a.m. to alert authorities that a fire had started in the […]
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Lake County Sheriff’s Office task force seizes over $7 million in drugs, rescues 6 human trafficking victims in ‘record’ year
Lake County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Group (SIG) achieved a record-breaking year in 2025, seizing over $7 million worth of trafficked drugs, and rescuing six victims of human trafficking, officials said. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Chief Christopher Covelli said the SIG, a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) funded task force, opened 184 criminal investigations […]
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Alleged drunk driver crashes into poles and flees on foot, tries telling police he was walking his dog in Old Mill Creek
A man crashed his pickup truck into two poles in Old Mill Creek while drunk, fled the scene on foot and tried to trick officers into believing he was walking his dog before running and resisting arrest Sunday morning. Anthony Fisher, 52, of Chicago, was charged with manufacture or delivery of one gram or more […]