Prosecutors say a Grayslake man, who was just released from prison for armed robbery, participated with his son in beating and robbing an elderly man in North Chicago. Donald O. Palmer, 47, of Grayslake, was charged with aggravated battery of an elderly person and two counts of resisting a peace officer. Lake County Assistant State’s […]
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2 years in prison for man found with dynamite, fireworks, ghost gun after stopping to film police traffic stop in Zion
A man has been sentenced to two years in prison after he was found with a ghost gun, dynamite and commercial-grade fireworks after he stopped to film officers who were on a traffic stop in Zion. Christopher Cox, 33, of Waukegan, was charged in July with three counts of felon in possession of a firearm, […]
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Police community service officer recognized after being bitten while defending woman from aggressive dogs in North Chicago
A community service officer was recognized for defending a woman from a pack of aggressive dogs that attacked her dog, seriously injuring it, and bit the officer in North Chicago. North Chicago Police Chief Lazaro Perez honored Community Service Officer Damian Leski during a city council meeting late last month. Three aggressive pitbull dogs attacked […]
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Health technician charged with repeatedly hitting severely disabled resident at care facility in Waukegan
A health technician was charged after she allegedly struck a severely disabled resident in the head at a state care facility in Waukegan, prosecutors said. Jazmen E. Graham, 32, of Waukegan, was charged with one count of aggravated battery of a person with an intellectual disability, a Class 3 felony. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney […]
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7 students now test positive following E. coli outbreak at Huntley High School as source still unclear
Seven students at Huntley High School have now tested positive for E. coli and health officials say they are still working to determine the source of the outbreak. The McHenry County Department of Health (MCDH) initially reported six cases of Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli (STEC). They announced Friday evening they have confirmed a seventh case. […]
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Trial to resume Oct. 13 for 2 former DCFS workers charged with mishandling AJ Freund abuse investigations
A trial will resume on October 13 for the two former DCFS workers accused of mishandling abuse investigations of AJ Freund leading up to the Crystal Lake boy’s murder. Carlos J. Acosta, 57, of Woodstock, and Andrew R. Polovin, 51, of Island Lake, were both charged in September 2020 with two counts of endangering the […]
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Appeals court reverses conviction for Park City woman sentenced to 8 years in son’s death for failing to give him proper medical care
A court has reversed the conviction of a Park City mother sentenced to eight years for contributing to her 11-year-old son’s death by failing to give him proper medical care after his heart transplant. Jennifer B. Stroud, 42, of Park City, was charged with involuntary manslaughter of a family member and two counts of child […]
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Uber driver hospitalized after being attacked, robbed by group of suspects in Beach Park
The sheriff says an Uber driver was beaten with an unknown object while he was being attacked by three suspects who robbed him and tried to steal his vehicle in Beach Park. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 2:05 a.m. Saturday to the 10100 block of West Talmadge Avenue in Beach Park for a […]
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Marengo man among 3 charged in murder of Boone County man whose body was dumped in river
State police announced that a Marengo man and two other men have been charged with murdering a Boone County man who was missing for weeks before his body was found in a river in 2020. The Illinois State Police began investigating the case after responding to the Calumet-Sag Channel in Blue Island around 8 p.m. […]