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Authorities are hailing three sheriff’s deputies for their actions in saving a suicidal man who tried running into the path of moving vehicles in Beach Park Monday afternoon. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 12:30 p.m. Monday to a residence in the 38700 block of North Sheridan Road in Beach Park. Read more...

Sheriff’s officials say Lake County Sheriff Canine Dax helped track down a driver who fled the scene on foot after crashing his car near Lake Bluff Sunday evening. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said they responded to a single-vehicle crash in unincorporated Lake Bluff. Read more...

Police say warrants have been issued for three suspects who allegedly stole checks belonging to an elderly man near Antioch and then altered and cashed the checks. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded on April 2, 2022, to a residence in the 38200 block of North Bolton Place in unincorporated Antioch for a report of [...]

A Chicago man was arrested after he allegedly fled at a high rate of speed from police during a traffic stop in Lake Forest and crashed in Lake Bluff, police said. Martell Wilson, 26, of Chicago, was charged with aggravated fleeing and eluding, driving under the influence of alcohol, possession of cannabis by a driver [...]

Police have not released any details after a person was reported to have been found shot at a gas station in Waukegan early Saturday morning. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department were dispatched around 4:05 a.m. Saturday to the area of Grand Avenue and Jackson Street in Waukegan for a shooting. Read more...

A man and a woman who admitted to the FBI that they committed two bank robberies in Waukegan two days in a row were arrested after bank employees followed after them. Errol Martin, 34, and Tarshay Hubbard, 26, were both charged with bank robbery by force or violence. Read more...

A firefighter took swift action when he realized another first responder’s life was in danger on Saturday in Florida. While Orlando Fire Lieutenant Ben Wootson was driving down the road with his young son, he witnessed a crash involving a Seminole County deputy and knew it was up to him to assist, Fox 35 reported [...]

(The Center Square) – The Illinois Secretary of State is distributing millions of dollars to law enforcement agencies and task forces in Illinois in an effort to combat carjackings and car thefts. More than 1,600 armed carjackings were reported in Chicago last year, and although the problem is less severe downstate, carjackings have been occurring [...]

Police say a juvenile was arrested after another juvenile was shot down the street from a daycare facility in Waukegan Wednesday afternoon. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 4:18 p.m. Wednesday to the 100 block of Philippa Avenue in Waukegan for a report of a shooting. Read more...

Health officials are warning residents of a “significant increase” of overdoses and overdose deaths, which remain at higher than normal levels in McHenry County. The McHenry County Substance Abuse Coalition (SAC) on March 13 issued an alert that local law enforcement was reporting overdoses that required high quantities of the life-saving opioid reversal medication naloxone. [...]