The family who sued Libertyville-based Advocate Condell Medical Center to allow ivermectin to be administered to their critically ill mother has dropped their lawsuit. Leslie Pai, 68, of Cook County, was admitted to NorthShore Glenbrook Hospital with COVID-19 symptoms on August 31, according to a report by the Chicago Tribune. The woman was already taking […]
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Judge orders Condell Hospital in Libertyville to give COVID-19 patient controversial drug ivermectin
After a judge ordered Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville to give a critically ill COVID-19 patient ivermectin, the hospital says the drug caused the patient’s heart rate to plunge twice. Leslie Pai, 68, of Cook County, was admitted to NorthShore Glenbrook Hospital with COVID-19 symptoms on August 31, according to a report by the […]
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No charges to be filed after dog fatally shot by horse rider on trail in Libertyville
No charges will be filed against a horse rider who shot and killed a dog following “an incident” on the Des Plaines River Trail in Libertyville earlier this year. The Lake County Forest Preserves Ranger Police responded around 5:10 p.m. on April 16 to the Des Plaines River Trail north of Route 137 in Libertyville. […]
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Driver cited in connection with rollover crash that killed 60-year-old man in Libertyville
A Wisconsin man has been cited for driving 35 mph over the speed limit in a January crash that killed a 60-year-old business owner in Libertyville. The crash happened around 10:52 a.m. on January 10 in the 300 block of Peterson Road in Libertyville. Officers arrived and located two vehicles with extensive damage on Route […]
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Grayslake man charged with stabbing girlfriend, escaping police custody at hospital in Libertyville
A Grayslake man who allegedly attacked and stabbed his girlfriend was tracked down by a Lake County sheriff’s canine after he escaped police custody at a hospital in Libertyville. Mark Mortensen, 42, of the 33600 block of North Evergreen Drive in unincorporated Grayslake, was charged with three counts of aggravated domestic battery, escape and resisting […]
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Coroner releases cause of death for 26-year-old man found dead in Libertyville house fire
Authorities have released the cause of death and identity for a 26-year-old man who was found dead in a suspicious house fire in Libertyville last week. The incident happened around 3:22 a.m. Friday when a Libertyville police officer on routine patrol spotted the fire, according to Libertyville Police Department Lt. Matt Goze. Goze said the […]
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18-year-old man in critical condition after being stabbed near Libertyville
The sheriff’s office said an 18-year-old man is in critical condition after he was stabbed with his own knife by another man that disarmed him in unincorporated Libertyville Tuesday morning. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said the incident occurred in the 16200 block of West Des Plaines Drive in unincorporated Libertyville. Sheriff’s deputies responded to […]
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Major Crime Task Force investigating after person found dead in Libertyville house fire
The Major Crime Task Force and state fire marshal’s office are investigating after a victim was found dead following a house fire in Libertyville early Friday morning. The incident happened around 3:22 a.m. Friday when a Libertyville police officer on routine patrol spotted the fire, according to Libertyville Police Department Lt. Matt Goze. Goze said […]
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Peterson Road in Libertyville to be closed at Metra train bridge for 2 weeks
Both lanes of Peterson Road underneath the Metra train bridge in Libertyville will be closed for two weeks starting on Monday for a project, IDOT announced. The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) said that cleaning and painting will be done on the bridge that carries the Metra Milwaukee District North Line trains over Peterson Road […]