Police in Lake Zurich have launched a new program where officers will hand out gift cards to motorists instead of citations to help drivers repair vehicle equipment violations. The Lake Zurich Police Department partnered with Advance Auto Parts to launch the program, which is designed to increase roadway safety for local motorists in the area. […]
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Lake Zurich man, who was a healthcare company CEO, sentenced to year in prison for defrauding Medicare of $1.2 million
A Lake Zurich resident, who was the CEO of a healthcare company, has been sentenced to a year in federal prison for defrauding Medicare out of $1.2 million in a scheme, prosecutors said. Henry Smilie, 61, of Lake Zurich, pleaded guilty to federal health care fraud. Federal prosecutors said Smilie was the owner and chief […]
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Ambulances transport 8 victims to hospitals after three-vehicle crash in Lake Zurich
A half-dozen ambulances were called to transport eight people to hospitals after a three-vehicle crash on Route 12 in Lake Zurich Monday afternoon, fire officials said. The Lake Zurich Police Department and Lake Zurich Fire Department responded around 2:30 p.m. Monday to Route 12 and Clover Hill Lane in Lake Zurich for a report of […]
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Authorities say registered violent offender dressed up as Cub Scout, attended meeting with young children in Lake Zurich
A registered Violent Offender Against Youth is facing charges after he was accused of dressing up as a Cub Scout and attending a Scout meeting in Lake Zurich where young children were present, prosecutors said. Neil J. Pawelczak, 40, of the 2200 block of Aloha Drive in McHenry, was charged with two counts of violating […]
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911 dispatcher recognized for guiding parents in delivering baby at residence near Lake Zurich
A Lake Zurich 911 dispatcher was recognized for guiding parents in delivering a baby at a home in unincorporated Lake Zurich. Lake Zurich Telecommunicator Olga Taylor received a 911 call of a woman having a baby at a home in unincorporated Lake Zurich just before midnight on April 19. Taylor immediately used her emergency medical […]
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2 veterinarians awarded for saving the life of man who stopped breathing in Lake Zurich
Two veterinarians were awarded by the village board for performing CPR and saving the life of a man who was unconscious and not breathing in Lake Zurich last month. Alex Schroth and John Hintermeister, who are both veterinarians, were honored during the Lake Zurich Village Board of Trustees last Monday. Mayor Tom Poynton presented Schroth […]
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Woman dies in hospital nearly a month after car, semi-truck crash on Route 12 in Lake Zurich
An 85-year-old woman died last weekend in the hospital after she suffered multiple injuries in a crash with a semi-truck in Lake Zurich last month, the medical examiner said. Eugenia Economos, 85, of Lake Zurich, died at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge Sunday evening, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office. The […]
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Detectives catch sexual predator living at residence near a school in Lake Zurich
Detectives arrested a sexual predator who was found living in close proximity to both a school and a church in Lake Zurich, the sheriff’s office said. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Ari Briskman said detectives were recently conducting address verifications of registered sex offenders. A sheriff’s detective determined that Michael P. Feeney, 73, was not […]
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Firefighters extricate injured driver after car, semi-truck crash on Route 12 in Lake Zurich
An 80-year-old woman suffered multiple injuries and had to be extricated from her vehicle after she crashed into a semi-truck in Lake Zurich Wednesday morning. The Lake Zurich Police Department and Lake Zurich Fire/Rescue Department responded around 8:34 a.m. Wednesday to Route 12 and Cuba Road for a report of a vehicle crash with injuries. […]