Over a dozen shots were fired as two vehicles exchanged gunfire Saturday morning at a gas station in Wadsworth, the sheriff’s office said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 4:10 a.m. Saturday to the Shell gas station, 41867 North Route 41 in Wadsworth, for a report of a shooting. Deputies arrived and located numerous […]
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After more than 12 years, construction at Grand Avenue and Route 41 finally completed in Gurnee
The intersection of Grand Avenue and Route 41 in Gurnee is fully reopened after more than 12 years of multi-stage construction to improve the congested intersection, officials said. The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) completed the last part of the project on Tuesday, which included the installation of permanent traffic signals. For the first time, […]
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Driver cited after hitting Lake Forest police car on Route 41, officials say
A driver was cited for violating Scott’s Law after they struck a police squad car as the officer was checking on a broken-down car in Lake Forest early Saturday morning. The incident happened around 12:15 a.m. Saturday in the northbound lanes of Route 41 south of Gage Lane in Lake Forest. The Lake Forest Police Department […]
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Two hospitalized after tree falls, strikes multiple cars on Route 41 in Lake Bluff
Two people were transported to the hospital after a large tree fell onto Route 41 in Lake Bluff and struck multiple vehicles Monday morning, officials said. The Lake Bluff Fire and Rescue Department and Lake Forest Fire Department responded around 8:56 a.m. Monday to Route 41 near Route 176. Fire crews arrived to find a […]
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Man charged after fleeing injury crash with his 2 young children in the car in Lake Forest
A Chicago man was arrested after he allegedly fled the scene of an injury crash in Lake Forest while his two young children were in the car without child seats. Samuel I. Cox, 24, of the 100 block of North Laramie Avenue in Chicago, was charged with leaving the scene of a personal injury accident, […]
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Driver, 3-year-old boy suffer life-threatening injuries in North Chicago crash
A 3-year-old boy and an adult suffered life-threatening injuries during a rollover crash over the weekend in North Chicago. The North Chicago Police Department and North Chicago Fire Department responded around 3:15 a.m. Saturday to Route 41 and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive for a vehicle crash with injuries. Investigators believe the driver of a […]
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Bodycam shows moment officers shot woman armed with rifle on Route 41 in Gurnee
Newly obtained bodycam video shows 31-year-old Makell Meyerin walking down Route 41 armed with a military-style rifle and then being fatally shot by Gurnee police in 2018. Lake and McHenry County Scanner obtained several bodycam videos from officers at the scene through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, which was approved on Wednesday. The […]
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Tow truck driver charged with impersonating Lake County sheriff’s deputy near Lake Forest
A tow truck driver was charged with a felony after police said he claimed to be an off-duty Lake County Sheriff’s deputy during an apparent road rage incident with a taxi on Route 41 near Lake Forest. Eric D. Shaver, 30, of the 200 block of Countryside Lane in Lindenhurst, was charged with felony impersonating […]