The coroner has released the identity of a 19-year-old U.S. Navy Seaman Apprentice found dead on the Naval Station Great Lakes base in Lake County as Navy officials mourn his death. The Navy Region Mid-Atlantic Fire & Emergency Services and Great Lakes Police Department responded around 12:15 p.m. on February 8 to a medical call in […]
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19-year-old U.S. Navy member found dead in barracks on Naval Station Great Lakes base in Lake County
A 19-year-old man, who was a member of the U.S. Navy, was found unresponsive and pronounced dead on the Naval Station Great Lakes base in Lake County, the first base death of the year. The Navy Region Mid-Atlantic Fire & Emergency Services and Great Lakes Police Department responded around 12:15 p.m. Sunday to a medical […]
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Navy sailor detained in Lake County jail until trial after domestic abuse incident where he strangled victim
A 33-year-old U.S. Navy sailor has been ordered held in Lake County Jail until his trial after strangling a woman following a drunken attack in their Gurnee home in May, court officials said. Jeremy Couch, 33, is facing a class 2 felony charge of aggravated domestic battery/strangulation and a class 3 felony count of aggravated […]
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U.S. Navy sailor from Grayslake laid to rest over 80 years after being killed in Pearl Harbor
A U.S. Navy sailor, who was from Grayslake and was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor over 80 years ago, was laid to rest Tuesday after his remains were recently identified. Navy Fireman 3rd Class Herbert B. Jacobson, 21, of Grayslake, was killed during World War II. Jacobson was assigned to the battleship USS […]
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‘A big success’: 250 sailors from Naval Station Great Lakes attend annual holiday dinner in Antioch
Dozens of volunteers and local businesses helped organize 250 sailors from nearby Naval Station Great Lakes to attend a holiday dinner in Antioch Saturday after last year’s event was canceled due to COVID-19. The annual Antioch Community Sailors Dinner was held on Saturday at Antioch VFW Post 4551, located at 75 North Avenue, according to […]
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2 staff members, veteran test positive for coronavirus at Lovell Federal Health Care Center
Two staff members and a veteran have tested positive for coronavirus at Lovell Federal Health Care Center in North Chicago, officials said. One of the staff members is an active duty member of the Navy who tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday and works at a Lovell clinic at the Navy’s Recruit Training Command. The […]