The U.S. House has passed Congressman Brad Schneider’s legislation to rename the Grayslake post office in honor of a Lake County native and U.S. Army soldier who was killed in Afghanistan. Schneider (IL-10) introduced the bipartisan legislation in May to rename the post office in Grayslake to “Army Specialist Joseph ‘Joey’ W. Dimock II Post […]
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DoorDash worker flees scene after car accidentally hits customer’s garage near Grayslake
A DoorDash worker has been fired after she fled the scene when her car accidentally rolled into a garage while she was making a delivery to a home near Grayslake. The incident occurred at a residence in the 17700 block of West Winnebago Drive in unincorporated Grayslake on Monday, Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief […]
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Congressman introduces legislation to rename Grayslake post office in honor of U.S. Army solider killed in line of duty
Congressman Brad Schneider has introduced legislation to rename the Grayslake post office in honor of a Lake County native and U.S. Army soldier who was killed in Afghanistan. Schneider (IL-10) on Friday introduced the bipartisan legislation to rename the post office in Grayslake to “Army Specialist Joseph ‘Joey’ W. Dimock II Post Office Building.” “On […]
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Sheriff awards bystander who saved woman choking near Grayslake; K-9 Danno sworn in
A man who saved a woman choking in her vehicle near Grayslake in February was awarded during a Wednesday ceremony where the Lake County Sheriff’s Office’s newest canine, Danno, was sworn in. Lake County Sheriff John D. Idleburg awarded Griffin Rebecca, a Grayslake resident, the “Citizen Heroism Award” for his brave actions in February. Rebecca […]
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Police, FBI raid home of child sexual assault suspect near Grayslake
Police officers and FBI agents raided the home of a suspect near Grayslake Tuesday morning in an ongoing sexual assault investigation involving a child, officials said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office, Grayslake Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) conducted a search warrant in the 33100 block of North Sears Boulevard in Wildwood, […]
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‘A community hero’: Passerby saves woman who was choking near Grayslake
Police called a Lake County resident a community hero after he performed the Heimlich Maneuver on a woman who was choking on the side of the road near Grayslake. Lake County resident Griffin Rebecca was driving eastbound on Route 120 near Mill Road in Wildwood on Saturday. He saw a car pulled over on the […]
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Sheriff: Man claimed he was carjacked after crashing into two houses
A drunk driver was arrested after he told Lake County Sheriff’s deputies he was carjacked early Tuesday morning. It turned out he actually crashed into two houses. James R. Hilliard, 28, of the 18000 block of Orchard Lane in Wildwood, was charged with criminal damage to property, disorderly conduct – false report of an offense, […]