A homeowner rescued their dog from their home in Mettawa after a fire started in the kitchen Friday morning, fire officials said. The Libertyville Fire Department responded at 9:27 a.m. Friday to the 0-100 block of Little Melody Lane in Mettawa for a report of a structure fire. Firefighters arrived and found flames showing from […]
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21-year-old man suffers life-threatening injuries after causing three-vehicle crash in Mettawa
A Highland Park man is in critical condition and two others were hospitalized after a three-vehicle crash in Mettawa Friday morning that was possibly caused by snowy road conditions. The Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District, Libertyville Fire Department and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 7:45 a.m. Friday to the area of Route 60 and St. […]
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Coroner IDs 24-year-old pedestrian who was struck, killed by semi-truck on I-94 near Lake Forest
The coroner says that the death of a 24-year-old Vernon Hills man who was hit by a semi-truck on Interstate 94 near Lake Forest has been ruled a suicide. The Illinois State Police and Lake Forest Fire Department responded around 12 p.m. Thursday to eastbound Interstate 94 near mile marker 19.75. Illinois State Police Trooper […]
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Pedestrian killed after being struck by semi-truck on I-94 near Lake Forest
A pedestrian was fatally struck by a semi-truck on Interstate 94 near Lake Forest around noon on Thursday, state police said. The Illinois State Police and Lake Forest Fire Department responded around 12 p.m. Thursday to eastbound Interstate 94 near mile marker 19.75, which is south of Route 60, for a report of a person […]
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St. Mary’s Road in Mettawa to close for several weeks for road construction
Transportation officials say that St. Mary’s Road in Mettawa will be closed for several weeks for road construction and repairs to the railroad crossing starting on Monday. The Lake County Division of Transportation (LCDOT) in conjunction with the Canadian National Railroad, on behalf of the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway (EJ&E RR), will be temporarily […]
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Trump pardons Mettawa mayor Casey Urlacher charged in multi-million dollar gambling ring
President Trump pardoned Casey Urlacher, who is the brother of former Chicago Bears player Brian Urlacher and mayor of Mettawa, after he was charged in an illegal multi-million dollar sports gambling ring. Casey Urlacher, 41, of Libertyville, was charged with one count of participating in a gambling conspiracy and one count of conducting an illegal […]
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Motorcyclist experienced medical event before fatal crash with semi-truck near Lake Forest
The coroner said that a 78-year-old motorcyclist who was killed after rear-ending a parked semi-truck near Lake Forest experienced a medical event just prior to the crash. An autopsy showed George Mayer, 78, of Milford, Utah, died as a result of blunt force injuries caused by a vehicle crash, according to Lake County Coroner Dr. […]
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Motorcyclist killed after rear-ending semi-truck near the Lake Forest Oasis
A 78-year-old man riding a motorcycle was killed after he rear-ended a parked semi-truck on the ramp from I-94 to the Lake Forest Oasis Wednesday afternoon. The Illinois State Police said that they received a call around 1:08 p.m. Wednesday for a two-vehicle crash with injuries on Interstate 94 eastbound at milepost 18.1 in Mettawa. […]
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Teacher rams man’s shopping cart, spits in his face after saying she has COVID-19 at Mettawa store
A Highland Park woman, who is a school teacher, allegedly rammed a man’s shopping cart during a face mask dispute before spitting in his face and saying she has COVID-19, police said. Elizabeth H. Mach, 45, of the 500 block of Vine Avenue in Highland Park, was charged with two counts of battery and one […]