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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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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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‘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 […]