A 14-year-old boy is facing charges after a 13-year-old boy suffered minor injuries when he was struck in the head with a knife during a large fight at Gurnee Mills mall last weekend. The 14-year-old boy was accompanied by his mother when he turned himself in to the Gurnee Police Department on Tuesday, police officials […]
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Woman holding infant allegedly pushed, punched police officers in Libertyville, officials say
A woman was charged after she allegedly pushed and punched police officers while holding her infant child in Libertyville, police said. Jenna M. Ivers, 25, of the 300 block of West Winchester Road in Libertyville, was charged with two counts of aggravated battery to a peace officer, endangering the life of a child, resisting a […]
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Man charged with DUI in high-speed crash that killed Buffalo Grove man in Mundelein
A Palatine man has been charged with DUI after he allegedly fled from police at a high rate of speed before crashing into another vehicle, killing a man on New Year’s Day in Mundelein. Armando Altamirano, 31, of the 1700 block of Canterbury Trail in Palatine, was charged with five counts of aggravated driving under […]
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AJ Freund’s Crystal Lake home demolished in under an hour
The home of AJ Freund, the 5-year-old Crystal Lake boy who police say was murdered by his parents, was demolished in just 50 minutes Wednesday morning. Demolition was initially scheduled for February 28 but was delayed until Wednesday. Green Demolition Contractors Inc. donated their services to demolish the home, located at 94 Dole Avenue in […]
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Lawsuit filed against SEDOL after teacher aide charged with sexually assaulting student
A lawsuit was filed Tuesday against the Special Education District of Lake County after a paraprofessional was charged in December with sexually assaulting a physically and mentally disabled student. Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard, a Waukegan based law firm, filed the civil lawsuit in Lake County Circuit Court alleging the school district “recklessly failed” to protect […]
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Lake County Sheriff’s Office arrests suspect charged with fatally striking house mom of Drake University sorority
A man who fled Des Moines, Iowa after allegedly fatally striking a 71-year-old woman, who was the house mom of a sorority at Drake University, was arrested in Zion, police said. Isaias Flores-Morales, 41, of the 3200 block of Mondamin Ave, Des Moines, IA, was charged with leaving the scene of an accident resulting in […]
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Man charged with robbing victim of over $10K in property in North Chicago
A 28-year-old man has taken into custody after being charged with robbing a victim of property valued between $10,000 and $100,000 in North Chicago. Antonio D. Ellis, 28, of the 9300 block of Bay Colony Drive in Des Plaines, was charged with aggravated robbery and theft. The North Chicago Police Department obtained an arrest warrant […]
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Police searching for man who burglarized Lake Forest College dorms
Police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a man who entered several dorm rooms last month at Lake Forest College and stole valuables. The Lake Forest Police Department said the man in the above surveillance photos unlawfully entered several dorm rooms at Lake Forest College, 555 North Sheridan Road, on February 10. The […]
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Police seek public’s help after Gurnee man fatally shot in Kenosha
Police are asking for witnesses to come forward after a 23-year-old Gurnee man was fatally shot in Kenosha over the weekend, and it’s possible the offender or offenders have ties to the Lake County area. Kenosha police officers were in the area of the 3000 block of Roosevelt Road around 2:10 a.m. Saturday when they […]