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WaveRunner operator ejected into water, seriously injured after crashing into boat near Antioch

A 53-year-old man was seriously injured after he was ejected from his WaveRunner when he crashed into a boat on Petite Lake near Antioch Saturday afternoon. The Lake County Sheriffโ€™s Marine Unit and Antioch Fire District responded around 3:10 p.m. Saturday to the area of the 39300 block of North Lake Court in unincorporated Antioch […]

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Coroner identifies 25-year-old man who drowned in Chain Oโ€™ Lakes near Lake Villa after jumping into water

The coroner’s office has released the identity of a 25-year-old man who drowned after jumping into the Chain O’Lakes and never resurfacing near Lake Villa Sunday morning. An autopsy performed Monday on Anthony Mendoza, 25, of Kenosha, Wisconsin, preliminarily showed he died as a result of drowning, according to Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek. The […]

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Investigation still ongoing into jet skier who intentionally ran over family of ducks, killing them near Lake Villa

Two months later, police say they are still investigating a case where a jet skier intentionally ran over a mother duck and her 15 ducklings, killing some of them, on Petite Lake in Lake Villa. Antioch resident Ainsley Brook Wonderling previously said in a social media post that a male was driving a jet ski […]