Fire investigators determined the townhouse fire in Hainesville last Tuesday was caused by improper disposal of smoking materials, causing around $200,000 in damage and displacing two families. The Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District and Grayslake-Hainesville Police Department responded a...
Two families were left homeless and a firefighter suffered a minor injury after a flames broke out on the top floor of a townhouse, leaving two units damaged, in Hainesville Tuesday evening. The Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District and Grayslake-Hainesville Police Department responded arou...
Police announced that the non-emergency number for residents in multiple west-central Lake County towns will be discontinued as it is changing to a new number on Wednesday. The Round Lake Beach Police Department said that residents, beginning on April 1, should call 847-546-2127 to contact the Ro...
A non-profit animal rescue successfully rescued a sick sandhill crane, which is in critical condition, in Lake County following a rescue attempt that spanned nine days. Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation said that they were contacted by a woman on December 4 reporting a sandhill crane in need of...
A man allegedly claimed to be part of a Mexican drug cartel and threatened to burn a Lake County sheriff’s deputy and his family alive after the deputy arrested him in Libertyville. Omar Herrera-Loeza, 36, of Hainesville, was charged with threatening a public official, driving under the influence...
A judge has ordered a gang member detained pending trial after video captured an officer investigating a suspicious vehicle in Round Lake encountering the gunman, who quickly turned aggressive and yelled at the officer to shoot him. A Round Lake Police Department officer was on patrol around 1:24...
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