No foul play is suspected after a store employee was found dead suffering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the entrance to Walmart in Lake Zurich Friday evening. The Lake Zurich Fire Rescue Department and Lake Zurich Police Department responded around 8:27 p.m. Friday to the Walmart, 820 South Rand Road in Lake Zurich, for […]
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Funeral services being held for Grayslake grandmother who died after being critically injured in crash in Kildeer
A Grayslake grandmother is being laid to rest Thursday after she died months after suffering critical injuries in a head-on crash that seriously injured two others on the border of Kildeer and Lake Zurich. The Lake Zurich Fire Rescue Department and Kildeer Police Department responded around 6:15 p.m. on February 20 to the area of […]
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Grayslake woman dies months after being critically injured in crash that seriously injured 2 others in Kildeer
A Grayslake woman has died months after she was critically injured in an offset head-on crash that seriously injured two other women on the border of Kildeer and Lake Zurich. The Lake Zurich Fire Rescue Department and Kildeer Police Department responded around 6:15 p.m. on February 20 to the area of Route 22 and Quentin […]
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Occupants flee after car drives off Route 12, becomes almost fully submerged in pond near Lake Zurich
A car drove off Route 12 and became submerged in a pond on a care facility property near Lake Zurich, prompting a police search for the occupants who fled early Sunday morning. The Wauconda Fire District and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 5:19 a.m. Sunday to Mount St. Joseph, 24955 North Route 12 in […]
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Alleged intoxicated Antioch man crashes into squad car as officer was conducting traffic stop in Lake Zurich
An alleged intoxicated Antioch man was arrested after authorities say he crashed into a police car as an officer was out of the car on a traffic stop on Route 12 in Lake Zurich. The Lake Zurich Police Department conducted a traffic stop around 9:15 p.m. Friday in the area of Route 12 near Cuba […]
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5 high-value Porsche cars damaged after fire that caused heavy damage to large garage in Kildeer
Five high-value Porsche vehicles were left damaged after a fire broke out inside a three-car garage, causing heavy damage to the structure, in Kildeer, fire officials said. The Lake Zurich Fire Rescue Department responded around 3:50 p.m. Sunday to the 21500 block of West Boschome Drive in Kildeer for a report of a structure fire. […]
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Driver charged with homicide in head-on crash that left 28-year-old Round Lake Beach woman dead in Hawthorn Woods
A Lindenhurst man has been charged with reckless homicide for allegedly causing a head-on crash that left a 28-year-old Round Lake Beach woman dead and seriously injured others in Hawthorn Woods. The Hawthorn Woods Police Department and Lake Zurich Fire Rescue Department responded around 4:37 p.m. on August 9, 2025, to Fairfield Road and Holmes […]
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3 hospitalized after driver pulls out in front of semi-truck, causing crash that left heavy damage in Lake Zurich
Three people were transported to the hospital after police say a minivan pulled out in front of a semi-truck, causing a crash that left heavy damage in Lake Zurich. The Lake Zurich Fire Rescue Department and Lake Zurich Police Department responded around 6:40 p.m. Monday to Ensell Road and Telser Road in Lake Zurich for […]
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2 teenage drivers escape without injury after crash leaves car engulfed in flames in Hawthorn Woods
Two teenage drivers were able to escape without injury after a two-vehicle crash caused one of the cars to quickly become fully engulfed in flames in Hawthorn Woods, police said. The Lake Zurich Fire Rescue Department and Hawthorn Woods Police Department responded around 10:50 p.m. Saturday to Old McHenry Road and Quentin Road in Hawthorn […]