A homeless man is being held on attempted murder charges after police say he stabbed a passenger on a Pace bus multiple times in Vernon Hills Thursday evening. The Libertyville Police Department and Vernon Hills Police Department responded around 8:04 p.m. Thursday to the area of Milwaukee Avenue and Greggs Parkway for a report of […]
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Over 400 employees at Advocate Aurora Health fired for not complying with COVID-19 vaccine mandate
Advocate Aurora Health, which operates hospitals in Libertyville, Barrington and throughout the Chicago area, has fired more than 400 employees who refused to get the COVID-19 vaccine. In early August, Advocate Aurora Health announced they were requiring all team members to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by October 15, saying their decision “underlines safety as the […]
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Nurse fired, later arrested after intentional negligence of patient who died at Condell Hospital in Libertyville, authorities say
Authorities say a nurse has been fired and charged after she “inserted her own agenda” and was intentionally being negligent in the care she provided a critically ill patient before he died. Geneva G. Wright, 32, of the 300 block of Lincoln Avenue in Grayslake, was charged with two counts of reckless conduct, which is […]
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Libertyville man charged in home invasion in Waukegan that left woman injured
A Libertyville man, who is on parole for kidnapping, was charged in a home invasion in Waukegan earlier this month where he allegedly attacked a woman. Quintin C. Billups, 29, of the 500 block of West Park Avenue in Libertyville, was charged with home invasion causing injury, domestic battery causing bodily harm and domestic battery […]
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St. Mary’s Road in Mettawa to close for several weeks for road construction
Transportation officials say that St. Mary’s Road in Mettawa will be closed for several weeks for road construction and repairs to the railroad crossing starting on Monday. The Lake County Division of Transportation (LCDOT) in conjunction with the Canadian National Railroad, on behalf of the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway (EJ&E RR), will be temporarily […]
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Family of COVID-19 patient drops ivermectin treatment lawsuit against Condell Hospital in Libertyville
The family who sued Libertyville-based Advocate Condell Medical Center to allow ivermectin to be administered to their critically ill mother has dropped their lawsuit. Leslie Pai, 68, of Cook County, was admitted to NorthShore Glenbrook Hospital with COVID-19 symptoms on August 31, according to a report by the Chicago Tribune. The woman was already taking […]
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Judge orders Condell Hospital in Libertyville to give COVID-19 patient controversial drug ivermectin
After a judge ordered Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville to give a critically ill COVID-19 patient ivermectin, the hospital says the drug caused the patient’s heart rate to plunge twice. Leslie Pai, 68, of Cook County, was admitted to NorthShore Glenbrook Hospital with COVID-19 symptoms on August 31, according to a report by the […]
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No charges to be filed after dog fatally shot by horse rider on trail in Libertyville
No charges will be filed against a horse rider who shot and killed a dog following “an incident” on the Des Plaines River Trail in Libertyville earlier this year. The Lake County Forest Preserves Ranger Police responded around 5:10 p.m. on April 16 to the Des Plaines River Trail north of Route 137 in Libertyville. […]
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Driver cited in connection with rollover crash that killed 60-year-old man in Libertyville
A Wisconsin man has been cited for driving 35 mph over the speed limit in a January crash that killed a 60-year-old business owner in Libertyville. The crash happened around 10:52 a.m. on January 10 in the 300 block of Peterson Road in Libertyville. Officers arrived and located two vehicles with extensive damage on Route […]