Russell Laine, the former police chief for the Fox Lake and Algonquin police departments, has died, officials announced. He had 38 years of law enforcement service and was a Vietnam veteran. “It is with great sadness that we announce the recent passing of retired Chief of Police Russell Laine,” the Algonquin Police Department said on […]
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Judge sentences Lake Forest man to 39 years in prison for abusing child for 8 years
A Lake Forest man who prosecutors say sexually and physically abused a child for approximately eight years has been sentenced to 39 years in prison. Wojciech Dzierzanowski, 49, of Lake Forest, was found guilty of five counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child and seven counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. The verdict […]
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Lake Zurich police officer receives award for saving life of 70-year-old woman
A Lake Zurich police officer has been awarded for providing CPR and reviving a 70-year-old woman who was not breathing earlier this month. On August 2, Officer Greg Kingery responded to a report of an unconscious person at a home in Lake Zurich, according to a statement released by the Lake Zurich Police Department. A […]
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70 years in prison for suspect who stabbed man repeatedly, raped woman during home invasion in Zion
A 28-year-old man was sentenced to 70 years in prison for a 2017 home invasion in Zion where he stabbed a man 20 times and raped a woman, prosecutors said. Lake County Circuit Judge Mark Levitt found D’Javon Hudson, 28, of Zion, guilty in July of attempted murder, aggravated criminal sexual assault, home invasion, aggravated […]
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Police searching for 4 suspects who committed armed home invasion near Waukegan
Police say four suspects forced their way into a home near Waukegan Monday evening and robbed two women at knifepoint inside the residence. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 5:15 p.m. Monday to the 35600 block of North Green Bay Road in unincorporated Waukegan for a home invasion. Sheriff’s deputies arrived and located two […]
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K9 Dax is at it again: Lake County sheriff canine tracks down 3 suspects who fled in Lake Zurich
Lake County Sheriff canine Dax tracked down all three suspects who fled from a stolen vehicle in Lake Zurich early Monday morning. The incident occurred around 12:40 a.m. Monday in the area of Lakeview Place and Main Street in Lake Zurich. Lake County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Lt. Christopher Covelli told Lake and McHenry County Scanner […]
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Chicago activist, father identified as victim found dead in the Fox Lake following tubing accident
Authorities have identified a 28-year-old father and community activist from Chicago as the man who drowned over the weekend in the Fox Lake. Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek confirmed that the body recovered on Sunday was Malik Alim, 28, of Chicago. The Fox Lake Fire Protection District responded around 10 a.m. Friday to the Fox […]
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Drunk driver charged with causing multi-vehicle crash that killed innocent man in Fox Lake
A Plainfield man has been charged after he allegedly drove drunk and caused a five-vehicle crash that left an innocent 72-year-old man dead and another person injured in Fox Lake in June. John M. Buckley, 57, of the 24000 block of Thornberry Drive in Plainfield, was charged with reckless homicide and aggravated driving under the […]
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‘Our family is devasted’: Authorities identify 16-year-old boy who died of drowning near Waukegan
The family of a 16-year-old boy that died of drowning in Waukegan on Sunday has created a fundraiser for funeral expenses and said the teen was “the most kind soul.” An autopsy performed on Monday on Jesus Garcia, 16, of Park City, showed he died as a result of drowning, according to Lake County Coroner […]