A home was deemed uninhabitable and a detached garage was destroyed due to a major fire near Lake Villa early Monday morning, authorities said. Deputy Chief Jay Vance of the Lake Villa Fire Protection District said firefighters were called for a reported structure fire in a detached garage in the 25400 block of West Lincoln […]
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Police responding to alarm arrest Lindenhurst man caught burglarizing bank in Lake Villa
Police officers responding to an alarm call arrested a Lindenhurst man who had forced entry and was caught in the middle of burglarizing a bank in Lake Villa Friday morning. The Lake Villa Police Department responded around 7:23 a.m. Friday to First American Bank, 500 East Grand Avenue, for a report of a bank alarm. […]
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Deputies reach peaceful resolution with armed man threatening suicide by cop near Lake Villa
Multiple Lake County sheriff’s deputies helped reach a peaceful resolution with an armed man who was threatening suicide by cop which resulted in an hour standoff near Lake Villa. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 4:20 p.m. Wednesday to a home on West Verona Avenue in unincorporated Lake Villa for what was initially an […]
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Additional charges filed against driver in Christmas Eve house crash that killed friend near Lake Villa
Prosecutors on Thursday filed additional charges against a man accused of driving over three times the legal limit and crashing into a home near Lake Villa, killing his friend, on Christmas Eve. Marcos Corona-Vargas, 31, of Round Lake Beach, was charged in December with aggravated driving under the influence causing death, reckless homicide and driving […]
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Multiple Lake County fire departments respond to Skokie after water main break leaves town without water
Multiple fire departments from Lake County responded to Skokie after a water main break on Friday caused major flooding and left the town without water. The Village of Skokie said they were working to repair a significant transmission water main break that occurred around 5:15 a.m. Friday at East Prairie Road and Emerson Street. Community […]
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Woman charged with committing attempted robbery, pushing victim at dog grooming store in Waukegan
A woman was arrested after she allegedly attempted to rob a dog grooming store in Waukegan while threatening she was armed with a gun and then pushing a person. Nicole M. Stefan, 54, of Lake Villa, was charged with attempted aggravated robbery, a Class 2 felony, and burglary, a Class 3 felony. The Waukegan Police […]
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‘Heartbroken is an understatement’: 30-year-old father identified after being killed in head-on crash in Grayslake
The coroner has released the identity of a 30-year-old man and father who died following a head-on crash on Route 83 in Grayslake Monday as his family says they are “beyond heartbroken.” An autopsy performed on Tuesday showed Joseph Roon, 30, of Lake Villa, died as a result of blunt force injuries from a vehicle […]
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Multiple chickens die after fire engulfs large chicken coop near Lake Villa
Authorities say multiple chickens died after a large chicken coop was engulfed in flames on a residential property near Lake Villa Tuesday morning. The Lake Villa Fire Protection District responded around 9:15 a.m. Tuesday to the 25100 block of West Dering Lane in unincorporated Lake Villa for a report of a structure fire. Lake Villa […]
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Judge reverses decision, releases Gurnee woman accused of threatening to shoot clerk during robbery near Lake Villa
A judge reversed his decision and released a Gurnee woman who prosecutors say threatened to shoot a clerk while implying she was armed during a failed robbery at a gas station near Lake Villa. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 12:25 p.m. on January 1 to Marathon, 36809 North Route 83 in unincorporated Lake […]