Crime & Safety

Teen Girls Busted for Booze on Halloween

Police cited five 17-year-olds after their vehicle nearly crashed into another in Lake Forest.

Five teenage girls from the Lake Forest-area were charged with possession of alcohol by a minor on Halloween after police stopped the vehicle they were in for nearly striking another car on Sheridan Road.

Police made the stop at 8:25 p.m. at Edgewood and Spruce in Lake Forest. All five juveniles - all 17 years of age, three from Lake Bluff, one from Lake Forest and one from Mettawa - were found to be in possession of alcohol.

They were all cited and then released to a parent.

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