The coroner has released the identity and cause of death for a 30-year-old man who was found dead along the Des Plaines River in Libertyville after being reported missing, as his family says they will “desperately miss” him. Julian Newman, 30, of Evanston, was found dead and recovered by emergency crews along the shoreline of […]
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Pickup truck catches on fire in driveway, spreads to Round Lake home and leaves it uninhabitable
A home was damaged and is uninhabitable after a pickup truck became engulfed in flames in the driveway and spread to the garage in Round Lake Sunday afternoon. The Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District, Round Lake Police Department and automatic aid fire departments responded around 2:30 p.m. Sunday to the 200 block of West […]
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Young man who went missing near Des Plaines River in Libertyville found dead
The man who went missing near Lake Minear and the Des Plaines River in Libertyville was found dead Friday evening following two days of extensive searches. The man, who is 30-years-old, was located and recovered by emergency crews along the shoreline of the Des Plaines River near West Oak Spring Road around 7:30 p.m. Friday. […]
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Emergency crews actively searching for missing person along Des Plaines River in Libertyville
Many fire and police departments are actively searching by water and land along the Des Plaines River in Libertyville Friday morning for a young man who disappeared Thursday. The missing person is a 30-year-old male white, with red hair and blue eyes. A friend of the man’s mother said the family did not wish to […]
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4 residents left homeless after escaping from fire that damaged their home in Beach Park
No one was hurt but four residents were left homeless after a fire left their home uninhabitable and sent flames shooting out the windows in Beach Park Tuesday evening. The Beach Park Fire Department, Lake County Sheriff’s Office and numerous automatic aid fire departments responded around 8:08 p.m. Tuesday to the 38600 block of North […]
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‘Brought joy to so many’: Funeral held for three-sport Grayslake High School athlete who drowned in Chain O’ Lakes
Funeral services were held for a 15-year-old boy who was a three-sport athlete at Grayslake Central High School, remembered for his “ability to inspire others,” after he drowned in the Chain O’ Lakes. Brayan Monzanga, 15, of Round Lake, died on July 13 in the area of Myers Bay, which is part of Pistakee Lake. […]
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3 charged with committing arson fire that left Beach Park bar ‘catastrophically damaged’ over anger for being kicked out
Three Lake County men have been charged with committing an arson fire that left a bar in Beach Park with catastrophic damage after the sheriff says they were angered over being kicked out of the establishment. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Beach Park Fire Department responded around 5:55 a.m. on July 17 to Social […]
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Arson suspected after multiple people seen fleeing from early-morning fire at pub in Beach Park
Local and state authorities are investigating a suspected arson fire at a pub in Beach Park where multiple people were seen fleeing the building early Friday morning. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Beach Park Fire Department initially responded around 5:55 a.m. Friday to Social Pub Inc., 37895 North Sheridan Road in Beach Park, for […]
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‘Will be terribly missed’: Child who drowned in Chain O’ Lakes was three-sport student athlete at Grayslake Central High School
A child from Round Lake who died of drowning in the Chain O’ Lakes was a Grayslake Central High School student who participated in three different sports and will be “terribly missed,” school officials said. An autopsy performed Tuesday preliminarily showed that Brayan Monzanga, 15, of Round Lake, died as a result of drowning, according […]