The Vernon Hills Police Department has announced its newest addition, Billie, a comfort dog that will help crime victims and people affected by traumatic incidents. The department made the announcement of the wellness support dog during an assembly with Hawthorn District 73 students. The addition of the comfort dog was due, in part, to a […]
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Lake County sheriff’s canine helps lead officers to 80-year-old man who went missing in Vernon Hills
A Lake County sheriff’s canine helped lead officers right to an 80-year-old man who went missing Tuesday in Vernon Hills, authorities said. The Vernon Hills Police Department announced Tuesday afternoon they were searching for Gen Xiang Li. Xiang Li is 80 years old and was described as an Asian male wearing black Adidas pants and […]
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Firefighters rescue over dozen baby ducks that fell into sewer drain in Vernon Hills
Firefighters rescued a family of more than a dozen ducks after they fell into a sewer drain at the high school in Vernon Hills, authorities said. The Countryside Fire Protection District responded around 4 p.m. Sunday to Vernon Hills High School, 145 Lakeview Parkway in Vernon Hills, for a service call. A family of ducks […]
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Police seek help in locating 80-year-old man who went missing in Vernon Hills
Police are asking for the public’s help in locating an 80-year-old man who went missing and was last seen in a neighborhood in Vernon Hills Tuesday. The Vernon Hills Police Department said Tuesday afternoon they are searching for Gen Xiang Li. Xiang Li is 80 years old and is a male Asian, the department said. […]
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Additional charges filed after suspects fleeing from police cause crash that left suspect impaled by fence in Mettawa
Additional charges have been filed against a driver who prosecutors say committed a retail theft and fled from police in Vernon Hills before crashing, leaving a suspect impaled by a fence in Mettawa. The Vernon Hills Police Department was called to Ulta Beauty, 700 North Milwaukee Avenue in Vernon Hills, on March 6 for a […]
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Armed drug trafficker allegedly found with large amount of cocaine, multiple guns following searches in Vernon Hills, Wheeling
Police say a drug trafficker who had a large amount of cocaine and multiple guns was arrested while driving in a vehicle with his child in Vernon Hills Thursday. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Group (SIG) concluded a several-month-long drug investigation that resulted in the arrest of Javier Franco, 26, of Wheeling. Members […]
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Bicyclist in critical condition after being struck by car that fled scene in Vernon Hills
Police say they have identified a suspect after a 60-year-old bicyclist was left in critical condition when he was struck by a hit-and-run driver in Vernon Hills Thursday morning. The Vernon Hills Police Department and Libertyville Fire Department responded around 4:17 a.m. Thursday to Butterfield Road south of Golf Road in Vernon Hills for a […]
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Woman charged after group commits retail theft, crashes into car while fleeing police in Libertyville
Police say a Wisconsin woman was charged after officers arrested a group who committed a retail theft in Vernon Hills and then recklessly fled from police and crashed in Libertyville. A retail theft was committed around 6 p.m. on April 6 at the Mariano’s, 1720 North Milwaukee Avenue in Vernon Hills, according to a police […]
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‘Tremendous loss’: Fire chief says too early to comment on cause of apartment building fire that killed 2 mothers in Vernon Hills
Authorities called it a “tremendous loss” for the community after two women, who were both mothers, died in a fire in Vernon Hills while the fire chief says it is too early to determine a cause. The Vernon Hills Police Department and Countryside Fire Protection District responded around 3:15 a.m. Sunday to the 900 block […]