Police officials say 17-year-old Brissa Romero was believed to be inside her car when it drove into a pond in Vernon Hills but the teenager remains missing despite her car being recovered. Vernon Hills Chief of Police Patrick Kreis said investigators were led Monday morning to a retention pond near Executive Way and Lakeview Parkway […]
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Fire crews locate submerged vehicle believed to belong to missing teenage girl who vanished in Vernon Hills
Officials say a vehicle believed to belong to 17-year-old Brissa Romero, who has been missing for a week, was located submerged in a pond in Vernon Hills. The Vernon Hills Police Department and Carpentersville Police Department said in a joint statement that they refined their search area for Romero, 17, of Carpentersville to the area […]
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1 person injured after fire damages home in Round Lake and displaces family
Fire officials say one person was injured after a fire started outside a home and spread to the structure, leaving a family displaced, in Round Lake early Monday morning. The Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District responded around 12:05 a.m. Monday to the 900 block of Lunga Drive in Round Lake for a report of […]
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Highland Park Fourth of July parade shooter to represent himself, judge schedules trial date for February
The man accused of killing seven and shooting dozens at the Highland Park Fourth of July parade has discharged his attorneys and will be representing himself at his trial, which has been set for February. Robert E. Crimo III, 23, of Highwood, faces 21 counts of first-degree murder, 48 counts of attempted murder and 48 […]
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Wauconda High School teacher killed by suspected intoxicated driver in head-on crash
A Wauconda High School math teacher was killed on Sunday after a suspected intoxicated driver crashed head-on into his vehicle in Wheeling. The Wheeling Fire Department and Wheeling Police Department responded around 2:15 a.m. Sunday to Palatine Road and Wheeling Road in Wheeling for a vehicle crash with injuries. Wheeling Deputy Police Chief Al Steffen […]
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Family holds vigil, continues searching for teenager who disappeared nearly week ago on her way to Vernon Hills
Family and friends of a 17-year-old girl who went missing on her way to a work party in Vernon Hills held a vigil Sunday for the teenager, who remains missing six days after her disappearance. Brissa Romero, 17, of Carpentersville, has been missing since Monday, according to Carpentersville Deputy Police Chief Kevin Stankowitz. Stankowitz said […]
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Wonder Lake officer receives award for saving victim seriously injured in crash in South Carolina
A Wonder Lake police officer has been awarded for his actions in coming to the aid of a severely injured victim after witnessing a crash while out of town in South Carolina. The City of Charleston, South Carolina Police Department said in August that Wonder Lake Police Officer Brian Howard was a “shining example” of […]
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Armed robbery proceeds recovered after Gurnee man flees police in Zion before being found with loaded gun
Armed robbery proceeds from McHenry County were recovered after an 18-year-old man, who was found with a loaded gun, was arrested for fleeing from police in Zion. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Mary Vukovich said a vehicle registered to Joseph Pressley Jr., 18, of Gurnee, was spotted disobeying a stop sign on November 25 in […]
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‘Recovery will be long’: 11-year-old girl improving after being hit by truck, seriously injured in McHenry
An 11-year-old girl has been taken off a ventilator and is recovering but has a long road ahead after she was struck by a truck while riding her bicycle in McHenry. The McHenry Police Department and McHenry Township Fire Protection District responded around 4:38 p.m. Friday to the intersection of Curran Road and Dartmoor Drive […]