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Juvenile found with loaded, automatic gun during traffic stop in Zion where second armed suspect fled

A 17-year-old boy was arrested after being found with a loaded gun, modified to be fully automatic, during a traffic stop in Zion where a second armed suspect fled from police. The Zion Police Department conducted a traffic stop on a white Nissan Altima for traffic violations near 29th Street and Bethel Boulevard around 4:49 […]

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Coroner identifies elderly man killed in head-on crash that left dog, second man seriously injured near Zion

The coroner has identified a 72-year-old man who was killed in a head-on crash that left a second man and a dog seriously injured near Zion Tuesday morning. An autopsy performed Wednesday showed Harold Glasscock, 72, of Vernon Township, died as a result of blunt force injuries in a vehicle crash, according to Lake County […]

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Driver killed, 2nd driver and dog seriously injured after head-on crash near Zion

A 72-year-old man was killed and a second driver along with a dog were both seriously injured in a head-on crash near Zion Tuesday morning, sheriff’s officials said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office, Newport Fire Protection District and Pleasant Prairie Fire Rescue Department responded around 9:15 a.m. Tuesday to Russell Road between Interstate 94 and […]

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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 […]