The coroner’s office has released the identity of a 5-year-old boy who died after he was found unresponsive following a “tragic accident” in Zion. The Zion Fire and Rescue Department and Zion Police Department responded around 3:20 p.m. Saturday to the 2100 block of Gilead Avenue in Zion for a report of a person not […]
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5-year-old dies after being found unresponsive following accident at residence in Zion
A 5-year-old boy found unresponsive in a home in Zion was rushed to the hospital and died in what investigators say was an accidental death. The Zion Fire and Rescue Department and Zion Police Department responded around 3:20 p.m. Saturday to the 2100 block of Gilead Avenue in Zion for a report of a person […]
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Police respond to Zion-Benton High School after students, staff placed on lockdown due to threat
Police were called to Zion-Benton Township High School after it was placed on lockdown Thursday morning following a threat made to the school. The Zion-Benton District 126 issued a precautionary hard lockdown around 9:10 a.m. Thursday. A “vague” threat was made against the high school, the district said without specifying further. The Zion Police Department […]
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2 injured after car travels into oncoming traffic, causing head-on crash that left vehicle engulfed in flames in Wadsworth
A woman and a man were hospitalized after a car drove into oncoming traffic and caused a head-on crash that left one of the cars fully engulfed in flames in Wadsworth. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Newport Township Fire Protection District responded around 6 p.m. Thursday to Route 41 and Wadsworth Road in Wadsworth […]
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Juvenile charged with shooting, killing 60-year-old man over ‘minor’ argument in Waukegan
A juvenile has been charged as an adult after prosecutors say he shot a 60-year-old man multiple times, killing him, over a minor argument in a parking lot in Waukegan. The Waukegan Fire Department and Waukegan Police Department responded around 11:45 p.m. on August 18 to the 1600 block of Kayla Lane for a report […]
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17-year-old boy arrested after being found with loaded gun when police stop car full of teens in Zion
Police arrested a 17-year-old boy who was found with a loaded gun when officers stopped a speeding car full of teens in Zion, authorities said. Zion Police Department officers were on patrol around 11:59 p.m. on September 16. They stopped a gray Toyota Camry for speeding in the 2700 block of Sheridan Road in Zion. Zion […]
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2 years in prison for man found with dynamite, fireworks, ghost gun after stopping to film police traffic stop in Zion
A man has been sentenced to two years in prison after he was found with a ghost gun, dynamite and commercial-grade fireworks after he stopped to film officers who were on a traffic stop in Zion. Christopher Cox, 33, of Waukegan, was charged in July with three counts of felon in possession of a firearm, […]
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Manager of truck stop, travel center near Zion charged with stealing over $45,000 from company
Authorities say the manager of a truck stop and travel center near Zion was arrested after he allegedly stole over $45,000 from the business over the span of a year. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded on September 5 to TravelCenters of America, 16650 West Russell Road in unincorporated Zion, for a theft report. Lake […]
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Coroner identifies 19-year-old man killed after allegedly driving recklessly, crashing head-on into car in Zion
The coroner has identified a 19-year-old man who died after police say he drove recklessly and crashed head-on into another vehicle, seriously injuring its driver, in Zion Friday. An autopsy performed Monday showed that Andrew Gonzalez, 19, of Zion, died as a result of blunt force injuries from a vehicle crash, according to Lake County […]