Sheriff’s officials say an 83-year-old man is in critical condition after he possibly suffered a medical emergency and crashed into several trees in Wadsworth Monday evening. The Newport Fire Protection District and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 6:30 p.m. Monday to the 39500 block of North Dilleys Road in Wadsworth for a report of […]
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Woman charged with stabbing brother during argument in Wadsworth
A woman was arrested after prosecutors say she stabbed her brother in the arm during an argument at a Wadsworth home. Jaquelin Magee, 56, of Wadsworth, was charged with two counts of aggravated battery and two counts of domestic battery. Magee and her brother were verbally arguing at their home in the 38500 block of […]
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Man ejected from car into opposite lanes of traffic after crash involving semi-truck on I-94 near Wadsworth
A man suffered serious injuries after he was ejected from a car into the opposite lanes of traffic during a crash with a semi-truck on Interstate 94 near Wadsworth, police said. The Newport Fire Protection District and Illinois State Police responded around 12:55 p.m. Friday to Interstate 94 south of Route 173 in Wadsworth for […]
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‘Reckless behavior’: Police investigating after rocks thrown at passing vehicles on Illinois-Wisconsin border near Antioch
Police say an initial report of shots fired at passing vehicles turned out to be someone throwing or slingshotting rocks, which damaged several vehicles on the border of Lake County and Kenosha County. The Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department responded around 1:06 p.m. Tuesday to an area west of State Line Road and 136th Avenue, which […]
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Driver injured after passenger-filled Amtrak train hits car that drove off roadway in Wadsworth
A man survived with only minor injuries after an Amtrak train, which had over 100 passengers, struck his car when he drove off the roadway in Wadsworth, police said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Newport Fire Protection District responded around 8:50 p.m. Thursday to North McCarthy Road and Yorkhouse Road in Wadsworth for a […]
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No injuries after container breaks off semi-truck, rolls over on Interstate 94 near Wadsworth
Police shut down part of Interstate 94 near Wadsworth for several hours after a container on a semi-truck broke free and rolled over, spilling its contents Monday morning. The Illinois State Police received a call around 11:05 a.m. Monday for a rollover crash on Interstate 94 near mile marker 1.25. District 15 troopers responded and […]
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Several-acre brush fire started during bomb squad training at facility near Zion
A bomb squad conducting training at a facility near Zion started a several-acre brush fire Thursday morning, prompting the response of several fire departments. The Newport Fire Protection District responded around 11:30 a.m. Thursday to Lake County Advanced Response Training Academy, 15900 West Russell Road in unincorporated Zion, for a grass fire. The property is […]
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Police talk person down after they were hanging from I-94 overpass near Wadsworth
Police were able to successfully talk a person out of jumping after they were reported to be hanging onto a bridge over Interstate 94 near Wadsworth Monday evening. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call around 11:30 p.m. Monday for a person clinging to a bridge over Interstate 94. Lake County Sheriff’s Office […]
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Man accused of pointing gun at another vehicle, threatening to shoot driver before fiery crash near Waukegan
Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Beach Park man after he was involved in a fiery crash near Waukegan moments after he allegedly pointed a gun at another vehicle and threatened to shoot the driver. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 10:20 p.m. Friday to a call of a single-vehicle crash on Delany Road north of […]