The Lake County Sheriff’s Office is seeking tips from the public in locating a Wadsworth man who is wanted for possessing child pornography and is avoiding apprehension. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Cybercrimes Unit in January conducted an investigation into the suspected sharing of child pornography, according to Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher […]
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Authorities identify 45-year-old man killed after car crashes into utility pole, trees in Wadsworth
The coroner’s office has released the identity of a North Chicago man who was killed after he hit a utility pole and trees and then rolled his car over in Wadsworth Sunday. An autopsy showed that Carlos A. Martinez, 45, of North Chicago, died as a result of multiple blunt force injuries in a vehicle […]
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North Chicago man killed after car crashes into utility pole and trees, rolls over in Wadsworth
A North Chicago man was killed after he drove off the roadway, hit a utility pole and trees, and then rolled his car over in Wadsworth early Sunday morning, the sheriff’s office said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Newport Township Fire Protection District responded around 3 a.m. Sunday to the 16400 block of West […]
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Arrest warrants issued for 2 men who both fired shots into occupied vehicle at Wadsworth gas station
Police are seeking information in locating two “armed and extremely dangerous” offenders who both opened fire on an occupied car at a gas station in Wadsworth. The shooting occurred during the early morning hours of March 6 in the 41400 block of North Green Bay Road in Wadsworth. Lake County Sheriff’s Office detectives have since […]
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No injuries after gunman fires shots from car traveling on Interstate 94 near Wadsworth
The Illinois State Police is investigating after an occupant reportedly fired shots from a vehicle traveling on Interstate 94 near Wadsworth Friday evening. The Illinois State Police District 15 responded around 9:45 p.m. Friday to Interstate 94 near mile marker 1 in Wadsworth, just south of the state line. Illinois State Police Trooper Joshua Robinson […]
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Driver seriously injured after crashing into rear of semi-truck on Interstate 94 near Gurnee
A woman suffered serious injuries but is expected to survive after she crashed into the rear of a stopped semi-truck on Interstate 94 near Wadsworth. The Illinois State Police, Newport Fire Protection District and Gurnee Fire Department responded around 4:49 p.m. Sunday to Interstate 94 north of Wadsworth Road for a vehicle crash. An Illinois […]
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1 injured after car rolls over following crash with semi-truck on I-94 near Wadsworth
Police say one person was transported to the hospital after a car rolled over during a collision with a jackknifed semi-truck on Interstate 94 near Wadsworth. The Newport Fire Protection District and Illinois State Police responded around 12:14 p.m. Wednesday to Interstate 94 westbound at mile marker 1 for a vehicle crash with injuries. Illinois […]
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Sheriff says drunk driver caused 3-vehicle injury crash in Wadsworth, nearly hit a train
Police say a drunk driver likely would have struck a train had she not crashed into two stopped vehicles in Wadsworth Sunday evening. The woman fled the scene and later battered a sheriff’s deputy. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 11 p.m. Sunday to Wadsworth Road east of Delany Road in Wadsworth for a […]
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Lake County Sheriff K-9 Ryker tracks down 2 suspects in separate incidents in less than 24 hours
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office’s newest canine, Ryker, helped capture two suspects in separate incidents in Lake County within the past 24 hours, police said. Lake County Sheriff Canine Ryker and Deputy Craig Somerville were called to assist other deputies at a residence in the 37000 block of North Delany Road in unincorporated Gurnee for […]