A Waukegan man is being held on a $200,000 bond after prosecutors say he doused a car in gasoline and lit it on fire in the driveway of a home in Waukegan. Ruperto A. Barahona-Urraco, 30, of Waukegan, was charged with one count of arson, a Class 1 felony. Court records show the incident occurred […]
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Walmart in Waukegan evacuated, temporarily closed after arson fire inside store
An investigation is underway after company officials said a fire was intentionally set inside the Walmart in Waukegan Sunday evening, forcing the store to temporarily close. The Waukegan Fire Department and Waukegan Police Department responded around 10:30 p.m. Sunday to the Walmart, 3900 Fountain Square Place in Waukegan, for a report of a structure fire. […]
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Appeals court upholds man’s conviction in gang-targeted arson fire that killed 12-year-old in Mundelein
An appeals court upheld a man’s conviction in connection with a firebombing of a house in Mundelein — which killed a 12-year-old boy and injured his two family members in 2009. Manuel A. Flores, 38, formerly of Round Lake Beach, was charged in May 2009 with multiple counts of murder and multiple counts of aggravated […]
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Man charged with attempted arson for allegedly lighting multiple fires at Vernon Hills apartment building
A Vernon Hills man was charged with attempted arson after prosecutors say he has lit approximately a half-dozen different fires at his apartment building in Vernon Hills. Jesse P. Leibfried, 39, of Vernon Hills, was charged with one count of felony attempted residential arson. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Caitlin Valiulis said Leibfried lives in […]
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Man charged in connection to Waukegan murder almost a year after being released from prison in different murder case
A North Chicago man is in federal custody in connection to a murder in Waukegan last month. He had been released from prison less than a year ago after prosecutors reduced his charges in a 2007 murder. Sergio Berrios, 42, of Beach Park, was found dead around 12:05 a.m. on October 3 in the 1300 […]
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Woman charged with intentionally starting house fire in Lincolnshire while her husband was inside sleeping
Officials say a woman intentionally started a fire at her Lincolnshire home with the intention to harm her husband, who was sleeping inside the home. Jisha M. Kurian, 34, of the 200 block of Dover Circle in Lincolnshire, was charged with aggravated arson, a Class X felony. The Lincolnshire Police Department and Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection […]
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Man lit house on fire in Waukegan while a family was inside, prosecutors say
Prosecutors say a Waukegan man poured gasoline around a house in Waukegan and lit the house on fire in the middle of the night while a family was inside. Richard J. Velasco, 53, of the 600 block of Pine Street in Waukegan, was charged with one count of aggravated arson, a Class X felony. The […]
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10 years in prison for man who stabbed girlfriend, set house on fire near McHenry
A judge sentenced a 26-year-old man to 10 years in prison for stabbing his girlfriend and setting his home on fire near McHenry in December. Alexander Campos, 26, of McHenry, pleaded guilty Wednesday to residential arson, a Class 1 felony and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, a Class 3 felony. The McHenry Township Fire […]
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Crystal Lake man charged with battering police officers after setting political signs on fire in Crystal Lake
A 21-year-old man allegedly lit multiple political campaign signs on fire in Crystal Lake hours before polls opened Tuesday and then battered police officers who tried to arrest him. Frank B. Held, 21, of the 7500 block of Foxfire Drive in Crystal Lake, was charged with two counts of aggravated battery on a peace officer, […]