A 28-year-old man in mental distress was seriously injured after he got out of a moving vehicle and jumped off a bridge onto railroad tracks below Route 137 in Libertyville Monday evening, police said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and the Libertyville Fire Department responded around 6:10 p.m. Monday to Route 137 east of Interstate […]
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Illinois State Trooper killed by wrong-way driver on I-94 near Libertyville
An Illinois State Trooper was killed Saturday morning on Interstate 94 near Libertyville after being struck by a wrong-way driver, ISP officials said. Illinois State Police Acting Director Brendan Kelly confirmed Saturday morning that Trooper Gerald Ellis, badge 6038, was killed in the line of duty. Kelly said that at 3:25 a.m. Saturday Trooper Ellis […]
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Man charged with sexual abuse after missing teen found at Libertyville motel
A Chicago man is facing sexual abuse charges after he allegedly picked up a 14-year-old girl from her Gurnee home and drove her to a motel near Libertyville, police said. Vincent A. Dunson Jr., 22, of the 3200 block of West Thomas Street in Chicago, was charged with three felony counts of aggravated criminal sexual […]
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Man killed, child injured in crash near Libertyville
A 21-year-old Waukegan man is dead and a child and woman were injured in a crash on Peterson Road in Libertyville Saturday morning, the sheriff’s office said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Libertyville Fire Department were called to Peterson Road near Route 137 around 11 a.m. Saturday for a vehicle crash. Lake County Sheriff […]
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Bus driver had heart attack before crashing into parked cars, coroner says
The school bus driver that crashed into three parked cars outside a middle school in Libertyville died as a result of a heart attack Tuesday evening, the Lake County Coroner’s Office announced. The Libertyville Police Department and the Libertyville Fire Department responded at 5:42 p.m. Tuesday to Highland Middle School, 310 West Rockland Road. Police […]
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School bus driver dies after crashing bus into parked cars in Libertyville
A school bus driver died Tuesday evening after crashing into three parked cars outside a middle school in Libertyville, police said. The Libertyville Police Department and the Libertyville Fire Department responded at 5:42 p.m. Tuesday to Highland Middle School, 310 West Rockland Road. Police officers found a school bus driver unresponsive after crashing into three […]
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Coroner IDs elderly man struck and killed by snow plow in Libertyville
Donald Anderson, 75, was struck and killed by a Village of Libertyville snow plow in Libertyville Monday morning, the Lake County Coroner’s Office announced. The Libertyville Police Department and Libertyville Fire Department responded around 9:50 a.m. Monday to the 600 block of Bridle Court in Libertyville. Emergency crews found Anderson, who had been struck by […]
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Man accused of strangling nurse at Condell Hospital in Libertyville
A 64-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly strangled and injured a nurse trying to check his blood sugar at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, police said. Ronaldo Rivas, 64, of the 21900 block of Engle Drive in Lake Villa, was charged with aggravated battery to a nurse, which is a felony. The Libertyville […]
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Fire damages 100-year-old home in Libertyville
A 100-year-old home undergoing renovation was heavily damaged early Sunday morning after a fire started on the first floor, fire officials said. The Libertyville Fire Department was called at 12:34 a.m. Sunday to the 300 block of Lake Street in Libertyville for a report of smoke in the area. Fire crews arrived and located a […]