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Social Media · Highland ParkFile Photo – Highland Park Police Department | Photo: Max Weingardt Police responded after a Highland Park resident made a social media post implying the threat of violence alongside photos of guns, officials said. The City of Highland Park Police Department was recently made aware of a social media post made by a Highland Park resident who implied a threat of violence alongside photos of firearms, according to a statement from the city. Police …See the Story
Police respond after Highland Park resident makes social media post involving threat of violence, photos of guns
FBI · Lake CountyThe FBI and police converge on a field near unincorporated Woodstock in late April 2019 where the body of missing 5-year-old Andrew Freund (inset) was found. | LMCS File Photos The five-year anniversary was marked Wednesday in the discovery of AJ Freund, the 5-year-old Crystal Lake boy who was murdered by his parents and falsely reported missing before his body was found. JoAnn Cunningham and Andrew Freund Sr., the parents of AJ, reported the bo…See the Story
5-year anniversary marked in murder, discovery of 5-year-old AJ Freund from Crystal Lake
Lake County, Illinois · Lake CountyA new intersection will be created on Route 59 near Grant Community High School in Fox Lake as part of an improvement project to the Route 59 and Grand Avenue intersection that begins construction next week. | Provided Photo County officials say a “big project” will soon begin with the year-long closure of Washington Street in Fox Lake as crews begin construction on a busy Route 59 intersection. The Lake County Division of Transportation (LCDOT)…See the Story
Road closure to go into effect as 'big' improvement project set to begin on busy Route 59 intersection in Fox Lake
House Fire · Highland ParkFirefighters extinguish a house fire that left residents displaced in the 2600 block of Summit Avenue in Highland Park Monday morning. | Photo: Max Weingardt Landscapers who noticed smoke coming from a house on fire in Highland Park reported the fire, allowing the residents who were inside to escape without injury. The Highland Park Fire Department responded around 10:15 a.m. Monday to the 2600 block of Summit Avenue for a report of a structure …See the Story
Landscapers spot house fire, alert residents who escaped without injury in Highland Park
MTV · Lake CountyConnor N. Smith, 34, of Clearwater, Florida, was arrested in late March in Florida on a warrant after he allegedly communicated with a child online and fled from police who tried to arrest him when he attempted to meet up with the child in February 2023 in Lake County. | Provided Photos A former MTV star who was on the run for over a year was extradited back to Lake County on Tuesday on charges of attempting to meet with a child for a sexual enc…See the Story
Former MTV star extradited back to Lake County after being wanted for over year for trying to meet up with child for sex
Highland Park, Illinois · Highland ParkRobert E. Crimo III looks at his parents during a brief case management conference at the Lake County Courthouse on Wednesday. | Photo: Nam Y. Huh/AP (Pool) A judge partially reinstated the Highland Park parade shooter’s phone privileges during a court hearing Wednesday ahead of the accused killer’s trial, which remains scheduled for next year. Robert E. Crimo III, 23, of Highwood, faces 21 counts of first-degree murder, 48 counts of attempted m…See the Story
Highland Park parade shooter appears in court, judge partially reinstates phone privileges
Lake County, Illinois · Lake CountyDavid M. Dolan, 19, of Lake Villa, (inset left) and Anthony P. Shields, 20, of Lake Villa, (inset right) were arrested for arson after firefighters from several departments responded to a two-alarm fire Saturday evening inside the former Regal Cinema, 550 East Rollins Road in Round Lake Beach. | Background Photo: Woo-Sung Shim / Lake and McHenry County Scanner; Insets: Provided A judge denied pre-trial release for two suspects, who are both on p…See the Story
Pre-trial release denied for 2 suspects accused of committing arson fire that severely damaged Regal Cinema in Round Lake Beach
Gun Violence · WaukeganWAUKEGAN, Ill. — The Lake County State's Attorney said they are tackling gun violence and released a report Tuesday showing why they said it's working. Leaders in Lake County said they are taking a targeted approach to try to prevent shootings before they happen and released their plans in a 45-page plan.
Report: Bears to ask for over $2 billion in public assistance for new stadium Lake County State's Attorney Eric Rinehart explained how…See the Story
Lake County leaders address plan to tackle gun violence
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