Round Lake Beach
Donations for the mother of three young children killed June 13 in Round Lake Beach have surpassed goals, and efforts to help the family are ongoing.
Sadness. Disbelief. Confusion. Heartbreak. These were some of the words spoken by Round Lake Beach residents Wednesday evening when chaplain Tim Perry asked what their immediate, gut response and feelings were to the tragic drownings of three children this week.
The last conversation Debra Karels had with her children was over the phone on Sunday night. “I said, ‘I love you so much. I’ll see you tomorrow,’” Debra Karels told reporters Wednesday afternoon. “And then, the next day they’re gone.”
A Round Lake Beach man whose three young children were visiting him over the weekend has been charged with their murders after he allegedly drowned them, authorities said.
A vehicle connected to a Round Lake Beach triple homicide investigation was involved in a crash on Interstate 80 in Joliet on Monday and one person has been hospitalized, police said.
Around 14 months after a hit-and-run that killed a Johnsburg man, authorities announced Friday that they have charged a man they believe was responsible for the crash.
A carjacking suspect suffered critical injuries when he was ejected from a stolen vehicle following a high-speed crash near Volo earlier today, the Lake County Sheriff's Office said.
A man has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with a stabbing in Round Lake Beach, authorities said.
With many small businesses facingdisruptions in business due to the COVID-19 pandemic, state Rep. Sam Yingling,D-Grayslake, is encouraging small business owners to apply for grants through the Business Interruption Grants program.