A portion of Grass Lake Road near Antioch will be closed for over a week starting Monday as crews repair a railroad crossing, county officials said. The Lake County Division of Transportation said they were notified by the Canadian National Railroad about the closure of the railroad crossing on Grass Lake Road just east of […]
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Police searching for missing 13-year-old boy from Lake Villa
An alert was issued for a 13-year-old boy who went missing from Lake Villa. Police would not say if it is the same boy who is on the run after stealing a car from a Lake Villa middle school. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children said that Jazarion Lightner, 13, went missing from […]
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Lake Villa man charged in violent armed robbery in Round Lake that left victim injured
A Lake Villa man is facing multiple felony charges for allegedly robbing a man in Round Lake and hitting the victim in the head with a bludgeon. Keenan R.M. Queen, 22, of the 22300 block of Morton Drive in Lake Villa, was indicted by a grand jury last week on charges of armed robbery, a […]
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Juvenile charged with making school shooting threat towards Lake Villa schools, police say
A juvenile who allegedly made a social media post threatening a school shooting toward Lake Villa District 41 schools has been identified by investigators and is being charged. On Wednesday, Lake Villa School District 41 sent an email to parents saying that they were aware of rumors circulating about a student “shooting up” a school […]
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Section of Monaville Road in Lake Villa closed to all traffic due to emergency repairs
County officials say an emergency closure has been put into place on a stretch of Monaville Road in Lake Villa after a culvert was found to be failing. The culvert is located on Monaville Road just west of Cedar Lake Road in Lake Villa. Signs of a potential culvert failure were noticed Wednesday during a […]
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Lake Villa District 41 schools on soft lockdown due to school shooting threat circulating on social media
Police and school officials say they are investigating rumors circulating about a student “shooting up” a school that has prompted Lake Villa District 41 schools to go on soft lockdown. Lake Villa School District 41 sent an email to parents Wednesday saying that they were aware of the rumored threat. District 41 schools include Thompson […]
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13-year-old student considered ‘armed and dangerous’ after stealing car from middle school in Lake Villa
Police are searching for a 13-year-old student who is on the run and considered armed and dangerous after he stole a car from the parking lot of a middle school in Lake Villa. The Lake Villa Police Department responded around 8:15 a.m. Friday to Palombi Middle School, 133 McKinley Avenue in Lake Villa, for a […]
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3 suspects arrested after Canine Boomer finds them hiding following police search near Lake Villa
Three suspects were arrested after they fled from a stolen vehicle and Lake County Sheriff’s Canine Boomer found them hiding near Lake Villa. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said they were notified about a stolen vehicle out of Lake Forest around 8:30 a.m. Friday. The Lake Forest Police Department notified the sheriff’s office and surrounding […]
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62-year-old man dies after ATV falls through thin ice on Druce Lake in unincorporated Lake Villa
A 62-year-old man has died after his ATV fell through the ice and he had to be rescued from Druce Lake in unincorporated Lake Villa Wednesday afternoon. An autopsy showed Rodney Allard, 62, of Lake Villa, died as a result of drowning, according to Lake County Coroner’s Office Chief Deputy Stephen Newton. The Lake County […]