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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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Harvard man arrested after allegedly trying to burn down his home with children inside

A 38-year-old Harvard man allegedly tried to burn down his house while two kids were upstairs, officials said. The Northwest Herald reported that Joshua Widmayer, 38, of the 5700 block of Island Road in Harvard, was charged with arson, residential arson and child endangerment. According to a court filed complaint, Widmayer tried setting his house […]