A former Vernon Hills deputy police chief has been indicted on charges that he wrote false tickets in order to steal grant money, prosecutors announced. A Lake County Grand Jury indicted former Vernon Hills Deputy Chief of Police Patrick Zimmerman on two felony counts of official misconduct and two misdemeanor theft counts. The grand jury […]
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Man, woman arrested after officers find 400 grams of cannabis during traffic stop in Fox Lake
A North Chicago woman and a Chicago man were arrested police found 400 grams of marijuana individually packaged and almost $3,000 in cash during a traffic stop in Fox Lake. Anthony Deshazor, 31, of the 10000 block of South May Street in Chicago, was charged with manufacturing and delivery of cannabis and possession of cannabis […]
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‘Taken from us too soon’: Daughter asks for help with funeral costs after father killed in Lake in the Hills crash
The man killed in a multi-motorcycle crash in Lake in the Hills was a father of four kids and his daughter has started a fundraiser to raise money for his funeral. Frank Muniz, 52, of Chicago, was killed after four motorcycles collided with each other while they were traveling in a group on Sunday. One […]
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Lake County sheriff’s deputy writes about heartfelt moment with single mother during traffic stop
A Lake County sheriff’s deputy wrote a note about how it is important to be kind to one another after he had a heartfelt moment with a single mother who he pulled over. The note was written by Lake County Sheriff’s Deputy Mike Turkson and published on the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page. Turkson […]
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Authorities identify Chicago man killed after multiple motorcycles crash into each other in Lake in the Hills
Authorities have identified a 52-year-old man who was killed after four motorcycles collided with each other while traveling in a group in Lake in the Hills on Sunday. The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District and Lake in the Hills Police Department responded around 10:53 a.m. Sunday to Virginia Road and Pingree Road. Lake […]
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Wife sues Crystal Lake bar that allegedly served drunk driver before fatally striking her husband
The wife of an Algonquin man, who was killed by a drunk driver in 2019 in Crystal Lake while riding on his motorcycle, has sued the bar that allegedly served the drunk driver. Deborah Klinger, of Algonquin, filed a lawsuit against Coleman’s Crystal Lake Bar, which is located at Virginia Road and Berkshire Drive in […]
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SWAT team responds after burglary suspect barricades himself in Buffalo Grove home
A 25-year-old man who burglarized a Buffalo Grove home was arrested by a SWAT team after he barricaded himself in the house and refused to come out on Saturday. Anthony Garcia, 25, of Rolling Meadows, was charged with residential burglary, a Class 1 felony. The Buffalo Grove Police Department responded around 7:50 p.m. Saturday to […]
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Man charged with attempted murder strangled woman, tried to explode her Gurnee home
Police say that a Gurnee man was charged with attempted murder and attempted arson after he strangled a woman and tried to blow up her Gurnee home. Richard Grybalow, 71, of Gurnee, was charged with attempted murder, attempted residential arson, aggravated domestic battery, aggravated domestic battery by strangulation, unlawful restraint and fleeing to elude police. […]
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1 dead, 1 injured after multiple motorcycles crash into each other in Lake in the Hills
One person died and another was hospitalized after four motorcycles collided with each other while traveling in a group in Lake in the Hills, police said. The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District and Lake in the Hills Police Department responded around 10:53 a.m. Sunday to Virginia Road and Pingree Road. Lake in the […]