A Wisconsin man has been charged with grooming a child and sexually abusing them over a span of several years in Marengo, court documents show. Aaron E. Somerville, 31, of the 900 block of Bonnie Brae Lane in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, was charged with one count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a child and […]
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Firefighters rescue cat from house fire that displaced family in Highland Park
Firefighters rescued a cat from a house that caught on fire in Highland Park Friday afternoon and left a family displaced due to the fire and smoke damage. The Highland Park Fire Department responded around 12 p.m. to the 2700 block of Western Avenue in Highland Park. Crews initially received a call of smoke inside […]
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2 children among 4 hospitalized after crash in parking lot of Gurnee Walmart leaves 1 trapped
Two children were among four hospitalized after a car crashed into multiple other parked cars, trapping a man, at Walmart in Gurnee Saturday afternoon. The Gurnee Police Department and Gurnee Fire Department responded around 3:30 p.m. Saturday to Walmart, 6590 Grand Avenue, for a report of a vehicle crash. Gurnee Fire Department Battalion Chief Bob […]
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2 convicted felons charged after cops find loaded guns in vehicle during traffic stop in North Chicago
Two people, including one who is recovering after being shot earlier this year, were arrested after police found them illegally possessing loaded guns during a traffic stop in North Chicago. Alex B. Agee, 45, of North Chicago, was charged with two counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon. Tytianna Henderson, 25, of Zion, was […]
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Lawsuit filed against driver who caused rollover crash that killed 17-year-old boy in Lake in the Hills
The family of a 17-year-old boy who was killed in a multiple-vehicle crash in Lake in the Hills in August has filed a lawsuit against the driver who is alleged to have caused the crash. The incident occurred around 10 p.m. on August 2 on Rakow Road between McHenry and Pyott Road in Lake in […]
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Homicide investigation underway after 25-year-old man found shot to death in Zion
A homicide investigation is underway after police found a 25-year-old man shot to death in an alley driveway behind a home in Zion Saturday morning. The Zion Police Department and Zion Fire Rescue Department responded around 7:15 a.m. to the 2900 block of Gabriel Avenue in Zion for a call of a person down. Police […]
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Round Lake Park man charged with beating cat, leaving it with part of its face missing, prosecutors say
A Round Lake Park man was arrested after he allegedly beat a cat and left it with “part of its face missing” while multiple children were present in the home, prosecutors said. Rolando Gonzalez, 35, of Round Lake Park, was charged with one count of aggravated cruelty to animals and one count of animal torture. […]
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Police investigating child sex abuse allegations against pastor at Lake Zurich church
Police have launched an investigation after the Archdiocese of Chicago earlier this month announced new allegations of child sexual abuse involving a Lake Zurich church pastor. Cardinal Blase Cupich, the Archbishop of Chicago, wrote in a letter to the community at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Parish in Lake Zurich on September 17 announcing a […]
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Conditional discharge for Texas man who stole thousands of dollars in donation checks given to McHenry County churches
A Texas man has been sentenced to conditional discharge after pleading guilty to stealing thousands of dollars in donation money that was given to churches in McHenry County. Marin Preda, 34, of the 2800 block of Las Vegas Trail in Fort Worth, Texas, was charged in March 2020 with two counts of theft, a Class […]