State police say they have cited a semi-truck driver after an Antioch Automotive tow truck driver was hit and injured by the semi but “miraculously survived” on Interstate 94 in Wadsworth. The Illinois State Police, Newport Fire Protection District, Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin Fire and Rescue Department and Bristol, Wisconsin Fire and Rescue Department responded around […]
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Man charged with murder after allegedly stabbing young woman to death, dumping body in Lake County
A suspect has been arrested for murder after authorities say he lured a young woman to his home, stabbed her repeatedly, robbed her and dumped her body in a wooded area in Wadsworth. The Elmhurst Police Department responded around 4:35 a.m. Saturday to a 911 call for a report of a missing person, identified as […]
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Antioch Automotive tow truck driver ‘miraculously survives’ after being hit by semi-truck on I-94 in Wadsworth
An Antioch Automotive tow truck driver “miraculously survived” after he was hit by a semi-truck on Interstate 94 in Wadsworth Sunday morning during a snowstorm. The Illinois State Police, Newport Fire Protection District, Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin Fire and Rescue Department and Bristol, Wisconsin Fire and Rescue Department responded around 6:02 a.m. Sunday to Interstate 94 […]
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Police investigation underway after body of young woman found dumped in Lake County
A police investigation is underway after the body of a woman in her 20s was found dumped in a wooded area in Wadsworth Sunday evening, authorities said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office was working with the Elmhurst Police Department when investigators discovered a body near Delany Road and West Adams Road in Wadsworth. The Lake […]
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Probation for student accused of punching 2 employees during alleged hate crime at College of Lake County in Grayslake
A now-former student has been sentenced to probation after prosecutors say he launched an unprovoked hate crime attack when he tore down a pride flag and punched two staff members in the face at College of Lake County in Grayslake. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Jeffrey Facklam said the incident happened on June 15, 2023. […]
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Driver charged with DUI after girlfriend left severely injured, trapped in semi crash on I-94 near Wadsworth
A driver has been charged with DUI after he crashed his car into the back of a semi-truck, causing it to be lodged underneath the truck and his girlfriend to be severely injured and trapped, on Interstate 94 in Wadsworth. The Newport Fire Protection District and Illinois State Police responded around 5:02 p.m. Saturday to […]
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Woman seriously injured, trapped in car that became lodged under semi-truck on I-94 near Wadsworth
A woman was seriously injured and had to be extricated by firefighters after a car struck a semi-truck and went partially underneath the trailer on Interstate 94 in Wadsworth Saturday evening. The Newport Fire Protection District and Illinois State Police responded around 5:02 p.m. Saturday to Interstate 94 south of Russell Road in Wadsworth for […]
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Motorcyclist in critical condition, leg severed, following serious crash in Wadsworth
A motorcyclist remains in critical condition at an area hospital after having a leg severed during a serious motorcycle crash in Wadsworth Friday afternoon, authorities said. Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to Route 173 east of Route 41 in Wadsworth for a car versus motorcycle traffic crash at about 1:10 p.m. Friday, Deputy Chief Christopher […]
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Deputies arrest suspect accused of holding woman against her will during 100+ mph pursuit in Lake County
Deputies arrested a suspect accused of holding a woman against her will and leading police on a high-speed chase at over 100 mph through Lake County early Monday morning. The Lake County Sheriff’s 911 Emergency Telecommunications Center was notified around 1:10 a.m. Monday by the Racine Police Department requesting assistance with a fleeing vehicle that […]