A Chicago man has been charged with driving the wrong way on Interstate 94 near Gurnee while allegedly drunk and striking another car head-on, leaving the driver critically injured. The incident happened around 4 a.m. on July 19, 2021, on Interstate 94 just north of Route 120 at milepost 11 near Gurnee. The Illinois State […]
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Gunman becomes ‘enraged,’ shoots driver who cut vehicle off on Route 137 near Libertyville
A 32-year-old man was shot by a gunman who became “enraged” and opened fire after the victim possibly cut the suspect’s vehicle off on Route 137 near Libertyville Tuesday evening. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office, Libertyville Police Department and Libertyville Fire Department responded around 6:15 p.m. Tuesday to Mobil gas station at Route 137 and […]
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Waukegan man allegedly fled from police twice in Libertyville before being arrested near Grayslake
Police say a Waukegan man was arrested by sheriff’s deputies near Grayslake after he allegedly fled from officers who tried to stop him two separate times in Libertyville. A Libertyville police officer was on patrol around 4:18 a.m. on April 26 when they noticed a vehicle traveling near Butterfield Road and Ridgewood Lane. The officer […]
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Multiple Lake County hospitals get ‘C’ grade after organization releases hospital safety ratings
A newly released report with safety grade ratings for hospitals in the country scored three out of five reviewed Lake County hospitals with a “C” grade. The Leapfrog Group, a national watchdog organization, released its spring 2023 hospital safety grade results earlier this month. The organization assigns a letter grade to nearly 3,000 U.S. general […]
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Police arrest convicted child sex offender wanted for allegedly roaming school property in Lake Forest
Police have arrested a Libertyville man and convicted child sex offender who was wanted after he allegedly roamed around a school property in his car in Lake Forest. The Lake Forest Police Department responded on April 19 to the area of Academy Drive and Route 60 in Lake Forest for a report of a FLOCK […]
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Family says father who died in ‘tragic’ crash was rear-ended by another vehicle in Libertyville
The family of a 61-year-old father says he was running errands for his family when a car rear-ended his vehicle, leaving him dead Sunday in Libertyville. An autopsy performed on Ezequiel Martinez, 61, of Mundelein, showed he died as a result of blunt force injuries, according to Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek. The Libertyville Police […]
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Coroner identifies Mundelein man who died after being trapped in vehicle crash in Libertyville
Authorities have identified a 61-year-old man who died after he had to be extricated by firefighters from his heavily damaged car following a crash in Libertyville Sunday evening. An autopsy performed on Ezequiel Martinez, 61, of Mundelein, showed he died as a result of blunt force injuries, according to Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek. The […]
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Man dies after being extricated from car following two-vehicle crash in Libertyville
Police say a driver died after he had to be extricated by firefighters from his heavily damaged car following a two-vehicle crash in Libertyville Sunday evening. The Libertyville Police Department and Libertyville Fire Department responded around 11:35 p.m. Sunday to Route 45 and Peterson Road in Libertyville for a vehicle crash with injuries. Officers arrived […]
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Mother charged with putting child in headlock, biting his fingers in Libertyville
A mother was arrested and charged after prosecutors say she put her child in a headlock and bit him on his fingers in Libertyville during an argument. Rinku Jain, 49, of Libertyville, was charged with domestic battery causing bodily harm and domestic battery physical contact. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Stella Day said a child […]