The Lake County Board is looking to spend $30 million to build what they hope will become one of the county’s most popular paths extending from Libertyville to Naval Station Great Lakes. The Lake County Board approved a resolution at its Oct. 8 meeting moving segments 2 and 3 of the proposed Patriot Path into […]
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County enters agreement to house Great Lakes Naval Station prisoners in McHenry County Jail
An agreement has been approved to house Great Lakes Naval Station prisoners in the McHenry County Jail following severe staffing issues at the Lake County Jail where the prisoners are currently held. A resolution authorizing an intergovernmental agreement between McHenry County and Naval Station Great Lakes was passed during the McHenry County Board’s Law and […]
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16 people injured, transported to hospitals after Naval Base van crashes into guardrail in North Chicago
16 people were transported to area hospitals after a Naval Base van traveling at a high rate of speed crashed into a guardrail in North Chicago Sunday evening, authorities said. The North Chicago Police Department and North Chicago Fire Department responded around 8:40 p.m. Sunday to the area of Buckley Road and Sheridan Road. Officers […]
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Coroner rules U.S. Navy sailor’s manner of death ‘undetermined’ after body found in Lake Michigan near Waukegan
The coroner has ruled U.S. Navy sailor Seamus Gray’s manner of death as undetermined after he went missing in Waukegan and his body was found in Lake Michigan. The Lake County Coroner’s Office told Lake and McHenry County Scanner Friday morning they have concluded their investigation into the death of 21-year-old Seamus Gray. The coroner’s […]
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‘Sadness and pain’: Waukegan mayor reacts after body of missing U.S. Navy sailor found in Lake Michigan
The Waukegan mayor said she cannot “begin to imagine feeling the sadness and pain” that the family of Seamus Gray is experiencing after the missing U.S. Navy sailor was found dead Wednesday. Waukegan Deputy Police Chief Scott Chastain said officers were on a traffic stop around 7:08 p.m. Wednesday near the Waukegan Harbor when ComEd […]
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Missing U.S. Navy sailor died of drowning in Lake Michigan near Waukegan, no signs of foul play, coroner says
An autopsy showed the missing 21-year-old U.S. Navy sailor found in Lake Michigan near Waukegan died of drowning and there were no signs of foul play. Waukegan Deputy Police Chief Scott Chastain said officers were on a traffic stop around 7:08 p.m. Wednesday near the Waukegan Harbor when ComEd workers flagged down the officers. The […]
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Coroner confirms missing U.S. Navy sailor was body found in Lake Michigan in Waukegan
The coroner has confirmed the missing 21-year-old U.S. Navy sailor was the body recovered from Lake Michigan in Waukegan Wednesday evening. Waukegan Deputy Police Chief Scott Chastain said officers were on a traffic stop around 7:08 p.m. Wednesday near the Waukegan Harbor when ComEd workers flagged down the officers. The workers reported they were doing […]
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Coroner confirms body of adult male recovered from Lake Michigan near Waukegan Harbor
The coroner’s office said the body of a white adult male was recovered from Lake Michigan in Waukegan Wednesday evening, one month after a U.S. Navy sailor went missing in the same area. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 7:11 p.m. Wednesday to the Waukegan North Harbor, 199 East Madison Street. […]
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Mother of 21-year-old U.S. Navy sailor missing from Waukegan says son’s body has not been recovered yet
The mother of a 21-year-old U.S. Navy sailor who went missing in Waukegan says her son’s body has not been recovered yet after saying he appeared “to have been in a tragic accident.” Kerry Rodier Gray, the mother of Seamus Gray, said on March 26 that her son appeared “to have been in a tragic […]