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 […]
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 […]
Wanted man accused of making fake ‘person with gun’ calls to distract police from apprehending him in Zion
Officials say a man with multiple active warrants made false 911 calls reporting persons with guns in an effort to distract officers away from him in Zion. A Zion police officer on patrol around 10 a.m. Tuesday observed a gray Toyota Sienna pull over onto the shoulder of Kenosha Road near Highland Drive in Zion. […]
3 arrested, including 13-year-old boy, after fleeing officers following car burglaries in Zion
Police chased down three teenage suspects, one as young as 13 years old, and arrested them after they burglarized vehicles and fled from officers in Zion. The Zion Police Department responded around 10:25 p.m. on October 3 to the 2800 block of Gabriel Avenue in Zion for a vehicle burglary in progress. Zion Police Department […]
Zion man charged with selling drugs, gun to undercover informant in Lake County
A 25-year-old man, who is a convicted felon, was ordered detained pre-trial after he allegedly sold drugs multiple times and a gun to an undercover informant in Lake County. Jason M. Chisum Jr., 25, of Zion, was charged with armed violence, felon in possession of a firearm and three counts of manufacturing or delivery of […]
‘Tragic accident’: Coroner identifies 5-year-old boy who died of accidental asphyxia in Zion
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]