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Mount Prospect Man Dies of Apparent Drowning in Lake Catherine Near Antioch

Tue Jul 25, 2023 03:55 pm Cardinal News

Lake County Sheriff’s Marine Unit Deputies and firefighters and paramedics from Antioch were dispatched about 3:50 p.m. Saturday, July 22, 2023 to a report of a man who jumped into the water and did not […]

Chicago Resident Dies from Sharp Force Injury After Punching Glass Window at a Beach Park Bar on Sheridan Rd

Wed Jul 19, 2023 10:19 am Cardinal News

Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies with police officers and paramedics from Waukegan responded about 2:00 a.m. Monday, July 17, 2023 to the 1800 block of North Sheridan Road, Waukegan, after a Chicago resident critically injured himself […]

Fox Lake Police BodyCam video shows police shooting of knifeholder charging toward police officer (SOURCE: Fox Lake Police Department)

Fox Lake Police Release Bodycam Video Showing Wauconda Resident Advancing, Armed with a Knife, Before He Was Shot and Killed by Police

Thu Jun 15, 2023 06:51 pm Cardinal News

Fox Lake police released body camera footage showing an officer fatally shooting a man who pulled a knife on officers trying to arrest him last month. YouTube Tips ⓘ Fox Lake Police responded approximately 11:10 […]

Ettore Lacchei, charged with First Degree Murder (SOURCE: Lake County Sheriff's Office)

Shooting Victim’s Neighbor Charged with Murder on Black Oak Avenue in Antioch Township

Tue Apr 25, 2023 06:18 pm Cardinal News

Lake County Sheriff’s Detectives conducted a comprehensive investigation into the murder of William Martys, age 59, of Antioch Township. Sheriff’s detectives determined Martys’ next-door neighbor, Ettore Lacchei, 79, had a variety of perceived grievances with […]

Waukegan body recovery Wednesday, April 19, 2023 (PHOTO: Craig/CapturedNews)

Preliminary Autopsy Results Indicate US Navy Sailor Drowned Before He Was Located in Waukegan Harbor

Thu Apr 20, 2023 11:11 am Cardinal News

The Lake County Coroner’s Office reported at 11:02 a.m. Thursday April 20, 2023 that preliminary autopsy results indicate US Navy Sailor Seamus Gray died from drowning. According to the Lake County Coroner’s Office, there is […]

Body of Missing US Navy Sailor Recovered in Waukegan Harbor

Wed Apr 19, 2023 10:26 pm Cardinal News

Waukegan Police Department police officers conducted a traffic stop just before 7:11 p.m. Wednesday, April 19, 2023 near the Waukegan Harbor, and then ComEd workers flagged them down after finding a body in the water […]

Man Shot, Killed on Black Oak Avenue Near Diemer St in Antioch Township

Fri Apr 14, 2023 12:11 pm Cardinal News

Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies responded about 7:35 p.m. April 12, 2023, at approximately 7:35 p.m., Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to a residence in the 40700 block of North Black Oak Avenue, unincorporated Antioch, […]

Winthrop Harbor Man Hit, Killed by Vehicle on Sheridan Rd in Winthrop Harbor

Tue Mar 21, 2023 10:33 am Cardinal News

Winthrop Harbor Police Department and Winthrop Harbor Fire Department responded about 12:10 p.m. Sunday, March 19, 2023, to a report of a domestic disturbance in the block of 1300 Sheridan Road. Winthrop Harbor police officers […]

Nicholas M. Caban, involved in a violent confrontation, accused of possessing a defaced firearm not used at the fatal confrontation at the Lake Michigan shoreline Saturday, September 17, 2022 (SOURCE: Lake County Sheriff's Office)

Murder Charges Filed in Death of Matthew Ascaridis at Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve September 2022

Thu Mar 16, 2023 07:30 pm Cardinal News

Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office on Thursday, March 16, 2023 filed murder charges against two male suspects in connection to the September 2022 death of a man on the Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve. Jacob Firestone, […]

Identified: Human Skeletal Remains Found on Hollister Drive Near Medical Offices and Woods In Libertyville

Sat Jan 28, 2023 11:41 pm Cardinal News

According to the Lake County Coroner’s Office, on Friday, January 20, 2023, skeletal remains found in Libertyville on November 19, 2022 belong to a single person, and were positively identified as 54-year-old Marina Jimenez-Hernandez who […]

Death Investigation at House on Boulevard View Ave Near Grandville Ave Gurnee

Wed Dec 28, 2022 12:20 pm Cardinal News

Police, firefighters, and paramedics from Gurnee responded about 1:50 a.m. December 25, 2022 to a report that a male was possibly unconscious and not breathing at the residence in the block of 1000 Boulevard View […]

Human Skeletal Remains Found on Hollister Drive Near Medical Offices and Woods In Libertyville

Sun Nov 20, 2022 03:59 pm Cardinal News

Police officers from Libertyville responded about 8:15 a.m. Saturday, November 19, 2022 to report that partial skeletal remains were discovered in the block of 1800 Hollister Dr. in Libertyville. Soon after police officers arrived they […]

Theopolis Owens, 2016 law enforcement photo

Identities Released of Two People Killed in Crash Involving Police Pursuit in Fox Lake Near Antioch

Wed Oct 23, 2019 06:27 am Cardinal News

Authorities released the identities of two people killed in a single-vehicle crash in Fox Lake involving a police pursuit about 7:34 p.m. Sunday October 20, 2019. The driver was identified as Theopolis Owens, age 28 […]

Identity Released of Man Who Was Killed in Vehicle Ramming of Five Pedestrians Outside Lake County Sports Center in Waukegan

Tue Oct 8, 2019 12:18 am Cardinal News

Authorities on Monday October 7, 2019 released the identity of a man who was killed when he was struck and dragged 25 feet by an SUV outside the Lake County Sports Center about 11:40 p.m. […]

George W. Bryce, homicide suspect Beach Park, Illinois

Beach Park Resident Accused of Stabbing His Father to Death with Garden Shears During Domestic Incident at Home on Peacock Rd

Fri Jul 19, 2019 05:55 pm Cardinal News

Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies responded about 3:05 p.m. Thursday July 18, 2019 to a report of a domestic battery in progress in the block of 12900 Peacock Road, Beach Park. Sheriff’s Deputies arrived and found […]

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