An Amazon employee was honored by the Waukegan City Council Monday for saving the life of a fellow co-worker who was choking at an Amazon warehouse in Waukegan. Waukegan Mayor Ann Taylor and the rest of the Waukegan City Council honored Amazon Process Assistant Julissa Palomo with a Waukegan Proud Award. On February 5, an […]
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Police officer recognized for helping injured driver following head-on rollover crash in Antioch
An Antioch police officer received an award Wednesday for his actions in helping a driver who was injured and trapped in her vehicle following a head-on rollover crash in Antioch. Antioch Police Officer Ray Galioto is the first recipient of the department’s Commendation Award. The award stemmed from Galioto’s actions on November 18 at a […]
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Officers, medics honored after saving 25-year-old man found stabbed with serious injuries in Harvard
Two police officers and three medics were recognized after they saved a 25-year-old man who was found stabbed in Harvard on New Year’s Day. The Harvard Police Department responded at 1:24 a.m. on January 1 to the 200 block of South Jefferson Street in Harvard for a 911 hang-up call. Harvard Deputy Police Chief Tyson […]
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Lake County Jail corrections officer receives national ‘Correctional Officer of the Year’ award for saving inmates
A Lake County Jail correctional officer was awarded nationally as “Correctional Officer of the Year” for saving the lives of multiple inmates in 2020. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said Corrections Officer Elvis Fejzic received the award recently in Boston during the Major County Sheriffs of America fall conference. Fejzic had also been awarded as […]
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Lake County jail corrections officer awarded ‘Correctional Officer of the Year’ for saving two inmates
A Lake County jail corrections officer was recently awarded as Correctional Officer of the Year for successfully saving the lives of two inmates who attempted suicide in 2020. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said that Corrections Officer Elvis Fejzic was recently awarded the 2020 Correctional Officer of the Year Award by the Illinois Sheriffs’ Association. […]
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Police officer receives Medal of Valor for saving woman shot in Gurnee
A police officer has been awarded a Medal of Valor for saving a young woman who was shot by her boyfriend in front of their young child over the summer in Gurnee. The incident unfolded in the 6700 block of Derby Drive in Gurnee around 9:30 p.m. on July 3. Gurnee Police Officer Dan Ruth […]
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Police officers, paramedics honored for saving 15-year-old boy shot in the neck in Mundelein
Eight first responders were awarded for their quick actions that saved a 15-year-old boy who sustained a gunshot wound to the neck during a shooting in Mundelein in September. During a Village of Mundelein board meeting Monday evening, the Mundelein Fire Department gave out a Unit Citation award, which is given when a unit has […]