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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3 ComEd workers recognized after helping rescue person from water in Antioch
Three ComEd workers are being recognized for helping rescue a person on a snowmobile who went through the ice on Grass Lake in Antioch Thursday afternoon. The Antioch Fire Department and Lake County Sheriff’s Office was called around 12 p.m. to the Grass Lake Road bridge between Grass Lake and Nippersink Lake in Antioch. A […]
Man struck and killed by Metra train in North Chicago identified
A 29-year-old North Chicago man was killed after being hit by a Metra train on Tuesday, the Lake County Coroner’s Office said. The North Chicago Police Department, North Chicago Fire Department and Metra Police Department responded around 6 p.m. to a train that hit a pedestrian near the North Chicago Metra Station, 1633 Lakeside Avenue. […]
Serial burglary suspect caught after police follow footprints in snow
A serial burglar is facing eight counts of burglary after being arrested early Wednesday morning after Waukegan police tracked his footprints in the snow. Waukegan police officers and detectives responded at 12:15 a.m. to a burglar alarm at the Waukegan Food Mart in the 2800 block of Sunset Avenue. Police arrived and found that the […]
Barrington High School student killed in crash
A 14-year-old Barrington High School student was killed on Sunday following a crash involving an SUV and a car in South Barrington. Cassandra Meadors, 14, of Barrington, was identified on Monday by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office as the victim killed in the crash. Police said that Meadors was a passenger in a 2009 Volvo […]
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 […]
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 […]
Multiple semi trucks involved in fiery crash on Interstate 94 near Gurnee
Four lanes of the Tri-State Tollway were shut down following a crash and semi truck fire involving multiple semi trucks Tuesday morning in Gurnee. The Illinois State Police said that a semi fire was reported on Interstate 94 in the southbound lanes near Milwaukee Avenue in Gurnee at around 10 a.m. The Illinois State Police […]
FBI investigating after Richmond bank robbery
The FBI is investigating after a man robbed the McHenry Savings Bank in Richmond on Friday morning. According to FBI Special Agent Garrett Croon, the McHenry Savings Bank branch located at 10520 Main Street in Richmond was robbed around 11:15 a.m. on Friday. FBI Special Agent Garrett Croon said that the suspect was a thin […]