Family members are raising money for funeral expenses as they remember four Buffalo Grove High School students, ages 16 to 18, that died in a major crash in Wheeling Tuesday. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office identified three of the four as Jesus Rodriguez, 16, of Wheeling; Richard De-Ita, 18, of Wheeling; and Kevin R. […]
Tag: arlington heights
Posted inLocal News
‘Terrible event’: Authorities identify 4 Buffalo Grove High School students killed in major crash in Wheeling
Authorities have released the identities of four Buffalo Grove High School students, all between the ages of 16 and 18, who were killed in a high-speed crash in Wheeling. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office identified three of the four as Jesus Rodriguez, 16, of Wheeling; Richard De-Ita, 18, of Wheeling; and Kevin R. Hernandez-Teran, […]
Posted inLocal News
Student hospitalized with injuries after being hit by van near Buffalo Grove High School
A Buffalo Grove High School student was hospitalized with multiple injuries after being hit by a van in front of the school on the border of Buffalo Grove and Arlington Heights Friday morning. The incident happened around 11:48 a.m. Friday at the intersection of Arlington Heights Road and Dundee Road. The Arlington Heights Police Department […]
Posted inLocal News
Police investigating after body of Crystal Lake man found in wooded area in Arlington Heights
Police are investigating after a 49-year-old man from Crystal Lake was found deceased in a wooded area in Arlington Heights over the weekend. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office said the victim was found in the 1500 block of West Palatine Road in Arlington Heights. Arlington Heights police arrived on the scene around 12:40 a.m. […]
Posted inLocal News
Waukegan man killed in single-vehicle crash on Interstate 90 in Cook County
State police say a 50-year-old man from Waukegan died after a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 90 in Cook County Monday morning. The Illinois State Police responded around 9:42 a.m. Monday to Interstate 90 near mile marker 71, which is near Arlington Heights and Elk Grove Village. The crash occurred in the westbound lanes just east […]
Posted inLocal News
Man charged with driving drunk, causing crash that left victim hospitalized in Buffalo Grove
A 67-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly drove drunk and caused a three-vehicle crash in Buffalo Grove that left one person hospitalized with multiple injuries. James R. Ziah, 67, of Arlington Heights, was charged with aggravated driving under the influence causing an accident with bodily harm, driving under the influence of alcohol, driving the […]
Posted inLocal News
Police officer resigns after being charged with unlawfully restraining woman, battering her while off-duty in Algonquin
A police officer has resigned after he was charged with unlawfully restraining a woman and battering her, causing injury, while he was off-duty in Algonquin. Michael B. Cowsert, 50, of the 1300 block of Stonegate Road in Algonquin, was charged with aggravated domestic battery, unlawful restraint and four counts of domestic battery. A criminal complaint […]
Posted inLocal News
63-year-old man dies following single-vehicle crash into pole, tree in Buffalo Grove
Police say a 63-year-old man suffered serious injuries and died shortly after he crashed his car into a pole, tree and fence in Buffalo Grove early Sunday morning. The Buffalo Grove Police Department and Buffalo Grove Fire Department responded around 1:30 a.m. Sunday to the area of Arlington Heights Road and Dundee Road. Emergency crews […]
Posted inLocal News
Arlington Heights man sentenced to probation for trying to meet child for sex in Crystal Lake
An Arlington Heights man has been sentenced to probation and time served for traveling to Crystal Lake to have sex with whom he believed to be a child. Jose Sanchez-Vargas, 33, of the 900 block of West Rand Road in Arlington Heights, was charged with traveling to meet a minor, two counts of indecent solicitation […]