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Kids crash antique Disney bus valued at $450,000 into tree at Volo Auto Museum
by Sam BorciaPublished July 18, 2018 4:31 PM
Volo Auto Museum officials said that two kids crashed an antique Disney double-decker bus into a tree on Monday, damaging the $450,000 vehicle. Volo Auto Museum Director Brian Grams said that two grade-school-age children climbed into the vehicle at the museum, which is located at 27582 Volo Village Road in Volo, and took it out […]
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Extra-alarm fire damages Gold Pyramid House in Wadsworth
by Sam BorciaPublished July 17, 2018 6:58 PM
A fire broke out at the Gold Pyramid House tourist attraction in Wadsworth Tuesday afternoon, bringing fire departments from across the county to the scene. The Gold Pyramid House, which is located on the far northeast side of Lake County at 37921 North Dilleys Road in Wadsworth, caught fire around 4 p.m. Tuesday. Fire crews […]
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Lake County Sheriff’s sergeant saves man who overdosed
by Sam BorciaPublished July 16, 2018 5:37 PM
For the second time in less than 48 hours, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office helped save someone who overdosed. Lake County Sheriff Sergeant Robb Briggs is being recognized by the sheriff’s office after he came upon a 20-year-old man unconscious and not breathing in a vehicle on Friday. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said that […]
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Waukegan man arrested after shooting gun from moving in Libertyville
by Sam BorciaPublished July 16, 2018 1:41 PM
A Waukegan man is in custody after police say that he fired eight shots from a 9mm pistol while driving near Independence Grove Forest Preserve in Libertyville Saturday evening. Lake County Sheriff’s deputies were called at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday to the area along Route 137 by Independence Grove Forest Preserve for a report of […]
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Lake Zurich boy scout group recognized for helping motorcycle crash victims
by Sam BorciaPublished July 15, 2018 7:05 PM
Lake Zurich Boy Scout Troop 93 was recognized for aiding two victims of a motorcycle crash in South Dakota late last month. According to Medicine Mountain Scout Ranch, Lake Zurich Boy Scout Troop 93 was hiking on June 27 on the Sunday Gulch Trail in Sylvan Lake, South Dakota. The lead group of hikers heard […]
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Woman surrendering on warrant at Lake County Jail saved after overdosing
by Sam BorciaPublished July 15, 2018 2:11 PM
A woman who turned herself in to the Lake County Jail on a warrant was saved by corrections officers after she overdosed in the waiting area on Thursday. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Christopher Covelli said that a 37-year-old North Chicago woman turned herself in to the Lake County Jail on Thursday just before 1 […]
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Teen killed, at least 1 other shot at Scoop the Loop event in Waukegan
by Sam BorciaPublished July 14, 2018 3:50 PM
A teenager is dead and another person was injured after a shooting at Scoop the Loop in Waukegan Friday evening. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department were called at 11 p.m. Friday to a shooting in downtown Waukegan near Clayton Street and Genesee Street. Emergency crews found 19-year-old Daiyon Bolden of Waukegan shot […]
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Motorcyclist killed after driving off road, striking tree near Antioch
by Sam BorciaPublished July 13, 2018 11:54 AM
A man was killed early Friday morning after driving his motorcycle off the road and striking a tree in unincorporated Antioch. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Antioch Fire Department was called at 5:15 a.m. Friday to Grass Lake Road and Kathryn Drive in Antioch Township for a report of a motorcycle down. Police found […]
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Gurnee man pleads guilty in sex abuse case involving girl under 13
by Sam BorciaPublished July 12, 2018 8:17 PM
A Gurnee man pleaded guilty to attempted predatory sexual assault of a child on Wednesday and was sentenced to six years in prison. Rodrick R. Linnear 36, of the 3400 block of Woodlawn Drive in Gurnee, was originally charged in September 2017 with four counts of predatory criminal sexual abuse and one count of criminal […]
