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Buffalo Grove man charged with sexually abusing 16-year-old girl

A Buffalo Grove man is being held on a $50,000 bond after he was charged with sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl. Joseph Taglianetti, 53, of Buffalo Grove, was charged with aggravated criminal sexual abuse. Taglianetti could face between three to seven years in prison if convicted. Prosecutors said that Taglianetti invited the 16-year-old girl to stay at […]

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Armed standoff ends following carjacking of elderly woman, police pursuit in Algonquin

What started as a hit-and-run ended with the suspect carjacking an 83-year-old woman at knifepoint and crashing near Barrington Hills, resulting in a police standoff. The Algonquin Police Department said that police tried to stop a man on Sunrise Lane in Algonquin while they were investigating a hit-and-run crash at 8:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The […]

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7 men arrested for soliciting sex in Waukegan prostitution sting

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office arrested seven men during a prostitution sting on Monday in Waukegan. Authorities said that the Lake County Sheriff’s Gang Task Force teamed up with federal and local law enforcement agencies during a nationwide operation which “specifically targeted customers of prostitutes known as Johns.” Police used a classified advertising website, which […]