Two men were arrested after they allegedly fled from a stolen vehicle in a Libertyville neighborhood, prompting a search by multiple law enforcement agencies. A blue Toyota was observed traveling northbound on Milwaukee Avenue near Church Street around 3:18 p.m. Saturday. The Libertyville police officer who spotted the vehicle learned that it was stolen, according […]
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Suspected hit-and-run and DUI driver hospitalized in serious condition after driving SUV in field and crashing near Libertyville
A suspected hit-and-run and intoxicated man was hospitalized in serious condition after police say he drove his SUV in a field before going airborne and crashing near a Libertyville subdivision Sunday evening. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Libertyville Fire Department responded around 6:35 p.m. Sunday to the Brookhill Park subdivision in unincorporated Libertyville for […]
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Human remains found in wooded area in Libertyville belong to a woman, coroner says
The coroner’s office said the human skeletal remains that were found in Libertyville on Saturday belong to a woman, and authorities are working to identify her. The Libertyville Police Department responded around 8:15 a.m. Saturday to the 1800 block of Hollister Drive in Libertyville. The 1800 block of Hollister Drive has only one building on […]
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Investigation underway after human remains found in wooded area in Libertyville
Police are investigating after human skeletal remains were found in at least two different locations near a building in Libertyville Saturday morning. The Libertyville Police Department responded around 8:15 a.m. Saturday to the 1800 block of Hollister Drive in Libertyville. The 1800 block of Hollister Drive has only one building on the block — the […]
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Judge sentences man to 120 years in prison for sexually assaulting child over span of 6 years in Libertyville
A judge on Friday sentenced a Libertyville man to 120 years in prison — the maximum sentence — after he was convicted by a jury of sexually assaulting a child over the span of six years. Michael Main, 55, of Libertyville, was convicted on six counts of predatory criminal sexual assault, a Class X felony, […]
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Officer injured after intervening in burglary in progress at home in Libertyville
Authorities say a police officer was injured trying to arrest a suspect after officers came upon a burglary in progress at a residence in Libertyville. Kyle C. Kowal, 37, of the 600 block of West Street in Libertyville, was charged with residential burglary, two counts of burglary, aggravated battery to a peace officer, criminal trespass […]
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Man in his 50s found with severe injuries following apparent crash in Libertyville
Police say a man in his 50s was found laying in the roadway with severe injuries following what is being investigated as a crash in Libertyville early Sunday morning. The Libertyville Police Department and Libertyville Fire Department were dispatched around 12:15 a.m. Sunday to the area of Winchester Road and Sherborne Court. Libertyville Deputy Police […]
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Advocate Aurora Health reports data breach that may have exposed personal data of 3 million patients
Advocate Aurora Health, which operates hospitals in Libertyville, Barrington and throughout the Chicago area, reported a data breach that may have affected three million patients. The health system released a statement and said that pieces of code called pixels, which gather user information on some of the health system’s websites or applications, shared certain patient […]
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Man charged with committing arson fire that burned down his mother’s home in Libertyville
A man has been charged with committing arson after he allegedly lit his mother’s house on fire in Libertyville last week. His mother had an active order of protection against him, records show. The Libertyville Fire Department and Libertyville Police Department responded around 6:40 p.m. on October 10 to the 500 block of East Golf […]