Officers responding to a retail theft at a Vernon Hills grocery store spotted the offending vehicle and pulled it over on Milwaukee Avenue in Libertyville, leading to the arrest of three people. The Vernon Hills Police Department responded at around 8:18 p.m. on August 12 to a grocery store in the town for a report […]
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Woman charged with driving over 3 times legal drinking limit, causing crash that killed father of 2 in Libertyville
A woman has been charged with driving over three times the legal drinking limit when she slammed her car into another vehicle, killing a 61-year-old father of two running errands for his family in Libertyville. The crash happened around 11:35 p.m. on May 7, 2023, at Route 45 and Peterson Road in Libertyville. Officers arrived […]
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At least 10 suspects commit burglaries in Libertyville neighborhoods before fleeing in 4 vehicles
Police are warning residents after at least 10 suspects descended on neighborhoods in Libertyville early Wednesday morning and burglarized vehicles before fleeing police in four different cars. The Libertyville Police Department said they responded around 2:20 a.m. Wednesday to multiple locations for reports of suspects entering and rummaging through parked cars. Officers arrived at one […]
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New report ranks multiple hospitals in Lake, McHenry counties among top in Illinois
A popular magazine has released its yearly nationwide hospital rankings and several hospitals in Lake and McHenry counties ranked among the top in Illinois. U.S. News and World Report announced on Tuesday its 2024-2025 Best Hospitals rankings. The report, which has been conducted for the past 35 years, evaluates nearly 5,000 hospitals in more than […]
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Crews shut down busy section of Milwaukee Avenue in Libertyville for railroad repairs
Crews have shut down a busy section of Milwaukee Avenue in downtown Libertyville as they begin a more than week-long project to repair a railroad crossing. The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) said Metra repairs have begun on Milwaukee Avenue, also known as Route 21, north of Lake Street. Metra is repairing the deteriorated at-grade […]
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Wrong-way driver reportedly causes multiple-vehicle rollover crash on I-94 in Libertyville
Multiple people were hospitalized in a four-vehicle crash, suspected to be caused by a wrong-way driver, that resulted in a car rolling over on Interstate 94 in Libertyville. The Illinois State Police and Libertyville Fire Department responded around 1:45 a.m. Thursday to Interstate 94 at Route 176 in Libertyville for a vehicle crash with injuries. […]
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Local, federal investigation underway after bomb threat made toward bank in Libertyville
Local and federal authorities are investigating after a bomb threat was made toward a bank in downtown Libertyville Wednesday morning, police said. The Libertyville Police Department responded around 11:45 a.m. Wednesday to the BMO Harris Bank, 354 North Milwaukee Avenue. Libertyville Police Department Sgt. Dusan Racic said a bomb threat was made via telephone toward […]
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No injuries reported in Libertyville garage fire Sunday
No injuries were reported during a garage fire Sunday afternoon in Libertyville, authorities said. The Libertyville Fire Department was dispatched to a reported structure fire in the 1900 block of Halifax Street at 3:20 p.m. Sunday, authorities said. Crews were notified by neighbors that flames were seen from an attached garage at the home. Upon arrival, […]
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Man released under SAFE-T Act after allegedly stealing van with GPS tracker in Libertyville
A man who allegedly stole a van from Libertyville equipped with a GPS tracker was arrested by police in Grayslake but later released from the Lake County Jail on pretrial conditions under the Illinois SAFE-T Act. Phillip Board, 34, of Zion, was charged with possession of a stolen vehicle, burglary without causing damage, theft of […]