Lake County Sheriff’s K9 Dax and his partner, Deputy John Forlenza, found and helped apprehend a man who allegedly battered a family member in Beach Park overnight on Saturday. Dax also located an unresponsive woman near Libertyville the next day. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 2 a.m. Saturday to a residence in the […]
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Police arrest suspect who allegedly attacked victim during armed robbery at Metra station in Libertyville
A Chicago man was arrested after police say he struck a victim with a brick during a robbery in broad daylight at the Metra station in Libertyville. The incident happened around 12:20 p.m. Monday at the Metra station, 200 Lake Street in Libertyville. Libertyville Deputy Chief of Police Ed Sindles said officers responded to a […]
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Organization releases Illinois hospital ratings: Vista East Hospital in Waukegan gets F safety rating
A new report was released this week with safety grade ratings for hospitals across Illinois. Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan scored an “F” rating. The Leapfrog Group, a national watchdog organization, released their spring 2022 Hospital Safety Grade, which assigns a letter grade to nearly 3,000 U.S. general hospitals based on over 30 measures […]
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Gurnee man arrested after allegedly pointing gun towards person at bar in Libertyville
Police arrested a Gurnee man after he allegedly pointed a gun at another person in the parking lot of a bar in Libertyville, officials said. Logan Vondruska, 26, of the 4400 block of Eastwood Avenue in Gurnee, was charged with aggravated assault with a firearm and unlawful possession of a firearm. The Libertyville Police Department […]
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Fundraiser started for memorial bench, scholarship in memory of missing Antioch man found dead near Libertyville
A fundraiser has been started to fund a memorial and scholarship in memory of Antioch resident Thomas Howe, who went missing before being found dead near Libertyville earlier this year. Howe, 24, of Antioch, was reported missing to the Antioch Police Department on January 22. His body was recovered on February 15 from the Des […]
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Drunk driver arrested after driving car onto railroad tracks, getting stuck in Libertyville
Police arrested an intoxicated woman who drove her car onto the train tracks near a Metra station in Libertyville after mistaking it for the roadway, authorities said. The Libertyville Police Department responded around 9 p.m. on April 8 to the area of Milwaukee Avenue and Appley Avenue in Libertyville. Libertyville Police Department Sgt. Jason Kapusinski […]
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Officials remember trooper who was killed by drunk driver while saving a family on I-94 near Libertyville
State police are remembering Trooper Gerald Ellis, who was killed three years ago today when he used his squad car to hit a wrong-way drunk driver, saving a family traveling in a nearby car on I-94. Ellis was on duty around 3:25 a.m. March 30, 2019, traveling home in his squad car on westbound Interstate […]
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Police officer saves dog who fell through ice on Butler Lake in Libertyville
A police officer walked out on the ice to rescue a dog after it fell through into the water on Butler Lake in Libertyville, officials said. The Libertyville Police Department said one of their officers recently rescued a dog named Marley. Marley had been visiting from out of town and was out for a walk […]
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Route 137 in Libertyville designated in memory of U.S. Army soldier from Libertyville killed in Afghanistan
A large stretch of Route 137 in Libertyville is now designated in honor of a Libertyville native and U.S. Army soldier who was killed in Afghanistan. The Illinois House of Representatives last May unanimously passed a resolution offered by State Representative Chris Bos (R-Lake Zurich). The resolution was to honor the memory of fallen United […]