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Coroner identifies missing 60-year-old woman found dead after being struck by train near Round Lake

The coroner’s office has identified a 60-year-old woman who was reported missing and found dead after being struck by a train near Round Lake last week. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District responded around 8:10 a.m. last Friday to the area of Route 134 and Harrison Avenue in unincorporated […]

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8 years in prison for woman convicted in gun exchange meetup turned into robbery, shooting at Walmart in Waukegan

A Round Lake Beach woman has been sentenced to eight years in prison for committing an attempted robbery that led to a fatal shootout in the parking lot of Walmart in Waukegan. Desteny Rodriguez, 21, of Round Lake Beach, was charged in February 2022 with four counts of armed robbery with a firearm, aggravated battery […]