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 […]
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Wadsworth man critically injured in motorcycle crash in Mettawa
A 55-year-old Wadsworth man was critically injured after he lost control of his motorcycle and crashed in the parking lot of Costco in Mettawa. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office, Lake Forest Fire Department and Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District responded around 6:10 p.m. Saturday to the Costco Wholesale, 25901 Riverwoods Road in Mettawa for a vehicle […]
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3 suspects arrested after $20K in jewelry stolen during burglary at Costco in Mettawa
Three men who allegedly burglarized the Costco in Mettawa of $20,000 in jewelry were taken into custody after an IDOT truck driver spotted them running across Interstate 94 early Saturday morning. Joseph D. Page, 24, of Waukegan, Cortez R. Morrow, 37, of Chicago, and Clarence D. Blanchard, 26, of Chicago, were all charged with burglary, […]
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Several animals killed in Mettawa barn fire
Thirty chickens and several alpacas died after a barn fire in Mettawa on Tuesday, the Libertyville Fire Department said. Firefighters were called at 1:12 p.m. to a barn fire at a farm property at 14060 West Old School Road near the Tri-State Tollway in Mettawa. Fire officials said that several horses, cats and goats escaped […]