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2 years in prison for man who fled police 3 times in less than 3 years, totaled his mother’s car following Wauconda pursuit

A man has been sentenced to two years in prison after he was charged for the third time in less than three years with fleeing police after he led officers on a pursuit in Wauconda and totaled his mother’s car. Martin Gonzalez, 22, of Wauconda, was charged in April with enhanced aggravated fleeing to elude […]

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Crystal Lake attorney suspended for misappropriating more than $74,000 in client funds

A Crystal Lake attorney has had his law license suspended for a year after an attorney licensing board found he misappropriated more than $74,000 from a client trust bank account. The Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (IARDC) said this week that Frank John Zangara, 64, who is a sole practitioner attorney in Crystal Lake, […]

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Lake County state’s attorney calls for ‘sustained urgency’ in reducing violent crime after being sworn in for 2nd term

Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart called for a “sustained urgency” in reducing violent crime and getting to the “root causes” after he was sworn into his second term in office. Rinehart was officially sworn in, marking the start of his second term as Lake County state’s attorney, on Monday. All Lake County assistant state’s […]

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10 years in prison for man who persuaded Johnsburg child to send him explicit image of herself online

A judge sentenced a man to 10 years in prison for soliciting an explicit image from a Johnsburg child he had been talking to online for months while offering drugs and alcohol. Alejandro Vilchis, 24, of Chicago Heights, was charged in April 2023 with child pornography, traveling to meet a minor, grooming, solicitation to meet […]

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2 Ohio women arrested after cops find gun while responding to suspicious vehicle in Buffalo Grove

Two women from Ohio were arrested after police found a handgun and a stun gun while responding to a suspicious vehicle complaint involving unpermitted solicitors in Buffalo Grove. The Buffalo Grove Police Department responded around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday to the 800 block of Thornton Lane for a report of a suspicious vehicle. Officers found four […]

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Firefighters quickly extinguish fire that broke out in basement of home near Huntley

Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish a fire that broke out in the basement of a house near Huntley before it was able to spread, officials said. The Huntley Fire Protection District responded around 5:10 p.m. Tuesday to the 11800 block of Strawberry Lane in unincorporated Huntley. Huntley Fire Protection District Battalion Chief Brian Harders […]