Police are searching for a reckless vehicle that struck and injured a child while he was trick-or-treating in Libertyville Wednesday evening. The Libertyville Police Department and Libertyville Fire Department were called at 6:10 p.m. Wednesday to the 200 block of Pond Ridge Road for a report of a hit-and-run crash involving a child. Libertyville Police […]
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Driver cited after slamming into construction site on Route 45 in Libertyville
A Waukegan woman was cited after police say she drove her car around road barricades and ended up crashing into a construction site on Route 45 in Libertyville Thursday evening. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office was called at 7:40 p.m. Thursday to a report of a single-vehicle crash involving a black Hyundai on Route 45 […]
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Police say that rumor of attempted kidnapping in Libertyville not accurate
Police said that a social media post circulating about an attempted kidnapping at a Libertyville gas station was actually a woman experiencing a mental crisis, and that no one actually tried to kidnap her. “The Libertyville Police Department has become aware of a widespread Facebook post regarding an incident that occurred in the Village on […]
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Coroner IDs fisherman who drowned at Independence Grove in Libertyville
Nicholas Bishop, 25, of McCullom Lake, died after suffering a medical emergency, which caused him to fall out of his boat and drown at Independence Grove in Libertyville, the Lake County Coroner’s Office said. The Libertyville Fire Department was called at 11:45 a.m. on Saturday to Independence Grove Forest Preserve, 16400 West Buckley Road in […]
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Fisherman dies after falling off boat into water at Independence Grove Forest Preserve
A 25-year-old man is dead after he fell out of his boat into the water at Independence Grove in Libertyville, fire officials said. The Libertyville Fire Department was called at 11:45 a.m. on Saturday to Independence Grove Forest Preserve, 16400 West Buckley Road in Libertyville, for a report of a person in the water. Libertyville […]
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Verizon Wireless employee arrested for stealing money in Libertyville
A 31-year-old Waukegan man was arrested after police say that he stole over $350 from a Verizon Wireless store in Libertyville where he worked. Jose G. Guerra, Jr., 31, of the 800 block of Washington Park in Waukegan, was charged with theft under $500, which is a class A misdemeanor. The Libertyville Police Department was […]
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Waukegan man arrested after shooting gun from moving in Libertyville
A Waukegan man is in custody after police say that he fired eight shots from a 9mm pistol while driving near Independence Grove Forest Preserve in Libertyville Saturday evening. Lake County Sheriff’s deputies were called at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday to the area along Route 137 by Independence Grove Forest Preserve for a report of […]
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Robbery suspect punched police dog before being arrested near Libertyville motel
A Gages Lake man has been charged after police say he robbed a man and punched a police dog near unincorporated Libertyville. Lake County Sheriff’s deputies were called to the Doe’s Motel, 31228 Route 45 in unincorporated Libertyville, on July 1 at 3 a.m. for a robbery. Police spoke with the victim, a 25-year-old Mundelein man, […]
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North Chicago man charged with sexually abusing girl in Libertyville
A North Chicago man is facing charges after police say he sexually abused a 16-year-old girl in Libertyville last month. The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) notified the North Chicago Police Department on May 10 about a complaint of sexual contact between a 16-year-old girl and Rakim Smith, 21, of North Chicago, […]