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Jogger left injured after being attacked by suspects during robbery on trail in Libertyville

A jogger was attacked and injured by two suspects after he fought back during an attempted robbery on a trail near a neighborhood in Libertyville, police said. The incident happened around 9:45 a.m. Sunday while the victim was jogging northbound on the Libertyville Natural Preserve Trail. Libertyville Police Department Sgt. Scott Peeler said the jogger […]

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Man accused of attacking girlfriend, leaving her bloodied in conservation area near Cary

A man has been ordered detained pending trial after officers arrested him for allegedly attacking his girlfriend, leaving them both bloodied, in a conservation area near Cary. Trinidad J. Fernandez, 25, of Cary, was charged with two counts of aggravated battery, two counts of domestic battery and one count of resisting a peace officer. A […]

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Lake County sheriff’s deputy injured in unprovoked attack while providing family with resources near Lake Zurich

A Lake County sheriff’s deputy was hospitalized after a suspect attacked her unprovokedly by jumping on her and punching in the face while she was providing a family with resources near Lake Zurich. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 8:55 a.m. Sunday to the 23800 block of North High Ridge Drive in unincorporated Lake […]

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Jury convicts Cary woman in attack that left her elderly mother seriously injured in Huntley

A Cary woman has been found guilty of entering her mother’s home in Huntley and kicking her mother in the face, breaking her orbital bone, prosecutors said. Rebecca L. Wise, 38, of Cary, was charged in November 2022 with aggravated domestic battery, two counts of aggravated battery causing great bodily harm and aggravated battery to […]

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Migrant who recently arrived in country arrested for strangling woman, injuring her in Mundelein

A migrant was arrested after prosecutors say he strangled his girlfriend and threatened to kill her in Mundelein before she was able to run away and a neighbor called 911. Angel A. Suarez, of Chicago, was charged with aggravated domestic battery and two counts of domestic battery. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Dino Katris said […]

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18-year-old Deerfield High School graduate released after being taken hostage by Hamas arrives back home

A Deerfield High School graduate, who just turned 18, has arrived back home in the United States after she and her mother were taken hostage by Hamas last month. Yinam Cohen, Consul General of Israel to the Midwest, confirmed on Monday that Natalie Raanan had returned to Chicago. “Her family members have been anxiously waiting […]

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U.S. President speaks to mother, Deerfield High School graduate released after being taken hostage

U.S. President Joe Biden spoke with the recent Deerfield High School graduate and her mother, who were released Friday and are receiving medical treatment, after they were taken hostage by Hamas. “In response to Qatari efforts, Al-Qassam Brigades released two American citizens (a mother and her daughter) for humanitarian reasons,” the Hamas militant group said […]

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Hamas releases Deerfield High School graduate, mother almost 2 weeks after being taken hostage in Israel

A 17-year-old girl, who is a recent Deerfield High School graduate, along with her mother, have been released after they were taken hostage by Hamas in Israel. “In response to Qatari efforts, Al-Qassam Brigades released two American citizens (a mother and her daughter) for humanitarian reasons,” the Hamas militant group said in a statement Friday. […]