Two suspects armed with guns ran up to a victim who was exiting a home in Zion and ordered him to empty his pockets while threatening to shoot him, prosecutors said. Marcus Smith, 19, of Zion, and Trashaun King, 18, of Round Lake, were both charged with attempted armed robbery, a Class 1 felony. The […]
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Lake Forest purchases nearly 100,000-square-foot, three-story office building for new police station
Lake Forest has purchased a three-story office building, which is nearly 100,000 square feet, for its police department’s new headquarters, which officials say allows for significant cost savings. The Lake Forest City Council earlier this week unanimously approved the purchase of the building located at 1925 Field Court for reuse as a new police facility. […]
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Judge releases woman from custody after arrest for intentionally striking IDOT worker with car in Marengo
A judge has denied prosecutors’ request and released a woman who was accused of intentionally hitting an IDOT construction worker with her car, leaving him hospitalized, in Marengo last week. The Marengo Fire and Rescue Districts and Marengo Police Department responded around 11:05 a.m. on July 10 to West Grant Highway and Park Drive for […]
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NWS reports record-breaking 24 tornadoes in Chicagoland area during severe weather Monday
The National Weather Service says there were 24 tornadoes on Monday in the Chicagoland area, a record number of tornadoes in a single day in the forecast area. The National Weather Service (NWS) said on Friday that they had identified at least 24 tornadoes so far that occurred during severe weather on Monday. Those included […]
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Parents arrested after toddler left abandoned in car for at least 8 hours in Waukegan
The parents of a toddler, who have 11 pending DCFS cases against them, were arrested after they left their young child unattended in a car for at least eight hours in Waukegan. The Waukegan Police Department responded around 8 a.m. on June 30 to a call of an abandoned child at North Avenue and Massena […]
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Nearly 9 years in prison for man convicted of burglary, stealing electronics from store in Cary
A Chicago man has been sentenced to nearly nine years in prison in connection with the burglary of a computer store in Cary in 2020 where nearly $8,000 worth of electronics were stolen. David A. Smith, 37, of Chicago, was charged in April 2020 with burglary, theft between $500-$10,000, possession of burglary tools and criminal […]
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Coroner rules 20-year-old man’s death suicide after body found in burning truck near McHenry
The coroner’s office has ruled that a 20-year-old man whose body was found inside a fully engulfed pickup truck near McHenry in May died by suicide. The McHenry Township Fire Protection District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 11:23 p.m. on May 11 to the area of West Ringwood Road and South Solon Road […]
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Man charged with selling over 1,300 fentanyl pills during undercover stings in Lake County
A Mundelein man was arrested following a months-long investigation where he was accused of selling over 1,300 fentanyl pills during undercover stings in Lake County. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Group (SIG) recently concluded an investigation into Alejandro I. Dominguez, 42, of Mundelein. The SIG is made up of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office […]
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Coroner identifies father of 3 killed in crash involving intoxicated driver in Lake in the Hills
The coroner has released the identity of a 76-year-old man, who was a father of three, who was killed in a two-vehicle crash involving an intoxicated driver in Lake in the Hills. An autopsy performed on Monday showed Zdzislaw Klimentowski, 76, of Chicago, died as a result of blunt trauma to various structures and organs, […]