An 84-year-old woman has died after she crashed into a semi-truck and bystanders attempted to revive her on Route 12 near Wauconda Saturday morning. The Wauconda Fire District and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 7:24 a.m. Saturday to the area of 30272 North Route 12 in unincorporated Wauconda for a vehicle crash with injuries. […]
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Woman charged with spending thousands using elderly victim’s stolen credit card in Lake, McHenry counties
A Chicago woman has been charged with using an elderly victim’s debit card to make thousands of dollars in purchases at stores in Lake and McHenry counties. Gina A. Ortiz-Mogollon, 29, of Chicago, was charged with three counts of aggravated identity theft of an elderly victim, a Class 2 felony, and unlawful possession of a […]
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Bystanders perform CPR on driver critically injured in crash with semi-truck on Route 12 near Wauconda
Route 12 near Wauconda remains shut down Saturday for an investigation after bystanders performed CPR on an unresponsive woman after her car collided with a semi-truck. The Wauconda Fire District and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 7:24 a.m. Saturday to the area of 30272 North Route 12 in unincorporated Wauconda for a vehicle crash […]
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Appeals court reverses conviction of Round Lake Beach man who shot, killed teen in stolen car in Volo
An appeals court has reversed a Round Lake Beach man’s conviction in the Volo killing of a 17-year-old boy, who was in the man’s stolen car, after the jury used the prosecution’s notes to help reach their verdict. Lynell P. Glover, 38, of Round Lake Beach, was convicted in late March 2022 of second-degree murder […]
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Mundelein man sentenced to probation for driving drunk, hitting squad and leaving deputy severely injured in Volo
A Mundelein man who drove drunk and crashed into a Lake County sheriff’s squad, leaving an auxiliary deputy severely injured in Volo, has been sentenced to probation. Lake County Sheriff Auxiliary Deputy Thomas Brasuell was directing traffic on December 23, 2019, near Route 12 and Volo Village Road in Volo. Crash investigators were conducting their investigation […]
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Man charged with carjacking woman near Mundelein after crashing stolen vehicle, being critically injured in Volo
A Wisconsin man has been charged in the carjacking of a woman near Mundelein last year where he later crashed the stolen car in Volo, leaving himself critically injured. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office received a call around 1 a.m. on March 4, 2022, for a report of a street sign that had been knocked […]
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1 injured after crash involving 2 semi-trucks that caused large fuel spill on Route 12 in Volo
A driver has been cited after a semi-truck allegedly ran a red light and struck another semi-truck, leaving one person injured and causing a large fuel spill on Route 12 in Volo. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Wauconda Fire District responded around 12:14 p.m. Thursday to the intersection of Route 12 and Volo Village […]
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Semi-truck driver cited after crashing into 4 stopped cars on Route 12 in Volo, leaving woman injured
A semi-truck driver was cited after police say he hit four stopped cars on Route 12 in Volo, leaving a woman hospitalized Monday afternoon. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Fox Lake Fire Protection District responded around 3 p.m. Monday to Route 12 south of Molidor Road in Volo for a multiple-vehicle crash with injuries. […]
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Employee of landscaping company in Volo wanted for stealing nearly $75K from business over span of years
An employee of a landscaping company in Volo has been charged with stealing nearly $75,000 from the business through a fraudulent return scheme, police said. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli said a representative of a business in Volo came forward to report an employee theft in February 2021. The representative said they […]