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Police ask for public’s help after burglars pretend to be the water department, steal from Lake Forest home

Police are asking for the public’s help after multiple subjects burglarized a Lake Forest home on Monday after they pretended to be the water department. The Lake Forest Police Department said the incident took place on the southwest side of Lake Forest. A man, wearing a badge, safety vest and face mask, knocked on the […]

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Waukegan school bus driver arrested for sexually assaulting child relative for several years

A Waukegan school bus driver was arrested and charged after he allegedly sexually assaulted a child relative repeatedly over several years, prosecutors said. Richard Villanueva, 57, of Waukegan, was charged with predatory criminal sexual assault of a victim under the age of 13 and criminal sexual assault of a family member. Last Tuesday, a relative […]

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Sheriff’s deputies, animal rescue group help injured deer whose antlers got stuck on rope near Barrington

A wildlife rescue group helped free a deer after its antlers got stuck in a rope swing behind a residence in unincorporated Barrington on Sunday. Lake County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Lt. Christopher Covelli said deputies were called around 9:45 a.m. Sunday to the 21200 block of North Taylor Lane in unincorporated Barrington. The resident called […]

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In-person classes resume at Highland Park High School following fire that caused $250K in damage

In-person learning resumed Tuesday after a fire caused $250,000 in damage to critical infrastructure at Highland Park High School last week. Township High School District 113 Superintendent Bruce Law sent an email to parents and students on Friday alerting them to the situation. Law said the fire occurred early Friday morning at Highland Park High […]