A lawsuit is seeking $25 million in damages and alleges that a former Barrington Middle School teacher sexually abused a special education student on over 30 occasions in the early 2000s. The lawsuit, filed Monday in Cook County court by the Blake Horwitz Law Firm, said that the plaintiff, John Doe, was born in 1990 […]
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Coroner identifies snowmobiler who died after plunging into lake in Antioch
The coroner has identified a 40-year-old Antioch man who died after his snowmobile went through the water on Loon Lake in unincorporated Antioch Sunday evening. A preliminary autopsy showed that Damian Rivas, 40, of Antioch, died of drowning, according to Lake County Coroner Dr. Howard Cooper. Toxicology results are pending. The Antioch Fire Department and […]
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Extra-alarm fire damages unincorporated Round Lake home
Over a dozen fire departments responded to a house fire in unincorporated Round Lake that caused flames to billow out from the structure Monday evening. The Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District responded around 6:38 p.m. Monday to the 35400 block of North Fairfield Road in unincorporated Round Lake for a smoke investigation call. Greater […]
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Door-to-door solicitor charged with murder after 62-year-old man found battered in Waukegan
A door-to-door solicitor was charged with first-degree murder following the death of 62-year-old man who sustained head trauma after being beaten in Waukegan. The Waukegan Police Department responded around 7:20 p.m. January 10 to an apartment complex in the 2400 block of Dugdale Road for a report of a battery. Officers arrived and spoke to […]
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Man arrested in Harvard after stealing car, robbing gas station in Crystal Lake, police say
A man wanted for robbing a gas station and stealing a car in Crystal Lake was captured after he ditched the stolen car and ran from police in Harvard Monday morning. Joseph Hunter, 33, of the 200 block of Prairie Ridge Drive in Woodstock, was charged with aggravated robbery, theft, two counts of possession of […]
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Antioch man dies after snowmobile plunges into lake
A 40-year-old Antioch man died after his snowmobile went through the water on Loon Lake in unincorporated Antioch Sunday evening. The Antioch Fire Department and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 11 p.m. Sunday to the 22900 block of West Lakeshore Drive in unincorporated Antioch for a report of a snowmobile that went through the […]
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4 arrested after police, SWAT team raid illegal marijuana dispensary in Gurnee
Police officers and a SWAT team arrested four people operating a Gurnee CBD store, which was a front for an illegal marijuana dispensary, and seized $500,000 worth of cannabis. The Gurnee Police Department said that they received tips from the Crime Stoppers hotline, along with several other sources, reporting suspicious drug sales and activity at […]
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Coroner IDs Zion woman fatally struck by hit-and-run vehicle in Waukegan
The Lake County Coroner’s Office has released the identity of a woman who died after being struck by a hit-and-run vehicle in Waukegan Wednesday evening. Jenny Gaston, 45, of Zion, died of multiple blunt force injuries consistent with being struck by a vehicle, according to Lake County Coroner Dr. Howard Cooper. Toxicology results are pending. […]
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Police investigating sexual misconduct allegations against McHenry County Board chairman Jack Franks
State police executed a search warrant this week at Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s Capitol offices as part of their investigation into sexual misconduct and other allegations against former state rep. and McHenry County Board chairman Jack Franks. The Chicago Sun-Times reported that a search warrant was obtained as “probable cause exists for the crimes […]