Two active-duty U.S. Military members who are based in Lake County, including one who lived in Gurnee, were both killed in a murder-suicide shooting in Wheeling, police said. Wheeling Deputy Police Chief Al Steffen said officers responded around 4:50 a.m. Sunday to a 911 call for a person down in the roadway near Lakeview Drive […]
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Nearly $50,000 raised for mother of Island Lake girl killed in murder-suicide in Lake Villa
Nearly $50,000 has been raised on GoFundMe and an Island Lake pizza restaurant will be hosting a fundraiser later this month for the mother of a 9-year-old girl who was killed by her father in Lake Villa. Autopsies show Adrianna Anderson, 9, of Island Lake, and Christopher Anderson, 36, of Lake Villa, both died of […]
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Fundraiser started for mother whose 9-year-old daughter was killed by father in Lake Villa
A fundraiser has been launched for the grieving mother of a 9-year-old Island Lake girl who was killed by her father in what police say was a murder-suicide in Lake Villa. Autopsies show Adrianna Anderson, 9, of Island Lake, and Christopher Anderson, 36, of Lake Villa, both died of sharp force trauma, according to Lake […]
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Coroner releases cause of death, identifies 9-year-old girl who was killed by her father in Lake Villa
The coroner’s office has released the identity and cause of death for a 9-year-old girl who was murdered by her father, who then killed himself at their Lake Villa home. Autopsies show Adrianna Anderson, 9, of Island Lake, and Christopher Anderson, 36, of Lake Villa, both died of sharp force trauma, according to Lake County […]
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Father kills 9-year-old daughter in apparent murder-suicide in Lake Villa
Police say a father killed his 9-year-old daughter and then killed himself at their Lake Villa home. Officers discovered the bodies Thursday afternoon. The Lake Villa Police Department responded around 2:15 p.m. Thursday to the 100 block of Briar Ridge Lane in Lake Villa for a well-being check on a child. Lake County Major Crimes […]
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Police say that witness struck gunman with SUV in Lake Forest murder-suicide
Police said on Wednesday that a witness to the Lake Forest murder-suicide two weeks ago rammed the gunman with his SUV. The Lake Forest Police Department responded at 6:20 a.m. on January 3 to a report of gunshots heard in the 600 block of North Western Avenue in Lake Forest. Police officers found a man, […]
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Coroner IDs man, woman killed in apparent murder-suicide in Lake Forest Dunkin’ Donuts parking lot
The coroner has identified the man and woman who died in an apparent murder-suicide in a Lake Forest Dunkin’ Donuts parking lot Wednesday morning. The Lake Forest Police Department responded at 6:20 a.m. to a report of gunshots heard in the 600 block of North Western Avenue in Lake Forest. Police officers found a man, […]
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Man, woman dead after apparent murder-suicide near Lake Forest Dunkin’ Donuts
A woman was fatally shot and a man was found dead in a Lake Forest Dunkin’ Donuts parking lot Wednesday morning, police said. The Lake Forest Police Department responded at 6:20 a.m. to a report of gunshots heard in the 600 block of North Western Avenue in Lake Forest. Police officers found a man dead […]
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Domestic incident in Gurnee was murder-suicide
Two people are dead in an apparent murder-suicide after a domestic incident at a home last week in Gurnee. At about 5:30 p.m. last Thursday the Gurnee Police Department was called to the 4200 block of Harper Ave in Gurnee for a reported domestic situation. Gurnee police said that officers located two males who were […]