Fire officials say six people were transported to local hospitals following a t-bone crash Sunday evening in Zion. The Zion Fire and Rescue Department and Zion Police Department responded around 10:15 p.m. Sunday to 21st Street and Green Bay Road for a vehicle crash with injuries. The crash involved a mid-size SUV and a pickup […]
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‘Unnecessary tragedy’: Driver reportedly went through red light, causing crash that left innocent driver dead in Waukegan
Police say a Zion woman, who was driving on a revoked license, is believed to have gone through a red light and struck another vehicle, killing its driver, Saturday in Waukegan. The Waukegan Fire Department, Beach Park Fire Department, and Waukegan Police Department responded around 12 p.m. Saturday to Wadsworth Road and Lewis Avenue in […]
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Minivan becomes fully engulfed in flames, spreading to detached garage in Zion
Fire officials believe a minivan and garage that caught fire in Zion was caused by someone living in the vehicle that improperly used heating elements and overloaded extension cords. Zion Fire and Rescue Department Battalion Chief Jason Messick said crews received a call around 1:18 p.m. Saturday for a structure fire in the 1800 block […]
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Sheriff’s deputies arrest armed man who took woman’s vehicle, leading to 2-hour standoff in Zion
Sheriff’s deputies successfully deescalated a two-hour standoff with an armed man in Zion after he allegedly pulled a gun on a woman and took her car near Grayslake. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 4:15 a.m. Wednesday to the 18600 block of West Wright Road in unincorporated Grayslake for a report of an aggravated […]
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16-year-old boy pleads not guilty to fatally shooting young Zion mother with rifle
A 16-year-old boy, who was charged as an adult, has pleaded not guilty to charges that he shot and killed a young mother as she read to her baby inside her Zion home. Zechariah C. Myles, 16, of the 2800 block of Enoch Avenue in Zion, was charged with six counts of first-degree murder. He […]
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Man dies nearly 2 weeks after shooting that left 2nd man critically injured in Zion
A 35-year-old Zion man has been identified after he died on Monday nearly two weeks after being critically wounded in a shooting in Zion that left a second person also seriously injured. An autopsy on Tuesday determined that Walter Godbolt, 35, of Zion, died from multiple gunshot wounds, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s […]
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Waukegan man charged with traveling to Zion man’s apartment following bar dispute and fatally shooting him, police say
Police say they have captured a Waukegan man who fled the state after traveling to a Zion man’s apartment following a bar dispute and fatally shooting him in September. A preliminary autopsy showed Che Hearn, 31, of Zion, died from a gunshot wound to the chest, according to Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek. The Zion […]
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Beach Park man charged in connection with shooting of man in Zion while on probation for gun offense
A Beach Park man has been arrested in connection with the shooting of a victim in Zion earlier this year while he was on probation for gun charges. Dominique D. McMath, 26, of the 39100 block of Aberdeen Lane in Beach Park, was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon, a Class […]
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Felon with lengthy criminal history arrested after officers find him with loaded gun in Lake Forest
Police officers arrested a Zion man, who is a convicted felon, after finding him with a loaded gun as he was driving around a Lake Forest neighborhood. Officers with the Lake Forest Police Department were conducting heightened subdivision patrols Saturday evening due to recent overnight vehicle burglaries and auto thefts. The officers observed a silver […]