No one was injured after a stretch limousine drove into the Fox River Saturday afternoon in Algonquin, police said. The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District and the Algonquin Police Department responded around 3:05 p.m. Saturday to the 800 block of North River Road. The limo was partially submerged in the water and the […]
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One boy rescued, another boy still missing from Lake Michigan near Waukegan
A 16-year-old boy who slipped off the Waukegan pier into Lake Michigan Friday afternoon was rescued, but a second boy who went in to help is still missing, fire officials said. The Waukegan Fire Department responded at 4:40 p.m. to the Stiner Pavilion, 201 East Sea Horse Drive in Waukegan, for a report of two […]
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McHenry woman sentenced to 5 years for selling cocaine while child was in car
A 46-year-old McHenry woman has been sentenced to five years in prison after she pleaded guilty to selling cocaine in a Walgreens parking lot while a child was in her car. Magnolia Vasquez-Morales, 46, of the 3200 block of Meadow Lane in McHenry, was initially charged with manufacturing or delivering between 1 and 15 grams […]
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Man arrested for pulling gun during road rage incident in Buffalo Grove
A 34-year-old man has been charged after police said that he pulled a gun on someone after a road rage incident in Buffalo Grove. Ariel David, 34, of Buffalo Grove, was arrested and charged with aggravated assault, a Class A misdemeanor. The Buffalo Grove Police Department said that officers responded to a call of a […]
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Man arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting woman in her Buffalo Grove home
A Northbrook man has been charged after police said he sexually assaulted a Buffalo Grove woman and also a Palatine woman last April. Anthony N. Lamonica, 40, of the 3900 block of Carousel Drive in Northbrook, was charged on January 8 with two counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault, a Class X felony. The Buffalo […]
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Juvenile escapes police custody, steals vehicle in Riverwoods
A 16-year-old boy escaped from police custody Wednesday afternoon and stole a vehicle in Riverwoods, before police chased and arrested him again on the Edens Spur in Northbrook. The Riverwoods Police Department arrested a 16-year-old boy, who was wanted for burglarizing a vehicle, around 4 p.m. Wednesday. The boy, who was not in handcuffs, then escaped […]
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Pizza Hut robbed at gunpoint in Gurnee
Police are searching for a man armed with a gun who robbed a Pizza Hut in Gurnee Monday evening. The Gurnee Police Department was called at 6:59 p.m. to the Pizza Hut, 5326 Route 132, for a report of an armed robbery. Police officers were told by employees that an armed man wearing a mask […]
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Police seek public’s help in finding man who allegedly sexually assaulted juvenile
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in finding an Ingleside man wanted for allegedly sexually assaulting a juvenile family member. Barry A. Deacon, 34, of the 35600 block of North Greenleaf Avenue in Ingleside, has active warrants for two counts of criminal sexual assault, two counts of aggravated criminal sexual […]
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Concealed carry holder shoots armed robber in Waukegan
A conceal carry gun owner shot a would-be robber in the leg in Waukegan Thursday afternoon, police said. The suspect has been charged and a second suspect is still on the loose. Lawrence Dye, 20, of Waukegan, has been charged with armed robbery and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon. The Waukegan Police Department was […]