People were evacuated from a medical office building after an SUV became fully engulfed in flames next to the building and a small explosion occurred in Kildeer, fire officials said. The Lake Zurich Fire Rescue Department and Kildeer Police Department responded around 4:53 p.m. Tuesday to Northwest Community Healthcare Immediate Care, 21481 North Rand Road […]
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No foul play suspected after store employee dies from gunshot wound outside Walmart in Lake Zurich
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 […]