Advocate Aurora Health, which operates hospitals in Libertyville, Barrington and throughout the Chicago area, reported a data breach that may have affected three million patients. The health system released a statement and said that pieces of code called pixels, which gather user information on some of the health system’s websites or applications, shared certain patient […]
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Periodic imprisonment sentence for former employee who stole nearly $300K from her employer near Barrington
A woman has been sentenced to 18 months of periodic imprisonment after pleading guilty to stealing nearly $300,000 from a company she worked for near Barrington. Bette A. Nicotra-Lemke, 58, of Carol Stream, was charged in August 2020 with two counts of theft between $100,000 and $500,000 and one count of money laundering between $100,000 […]
Student petitioned to juvenile court on charges after bringing pellet gun to Barrington High School
A student who was found with a pellet gun at Barrington High School earlier this month, prompting a hard lockdown, was petitioned on charges to juvenile court, authorities said. The school went into a “full building lockdown” on September 16, according to a message sent to parents from Barrington 220 administration. The lockdown occurred just […]
Coroner identifies Lake County Jail inmate found dead in cell, says no foul play found during autopsy
The coroner’s office has identified a Barrington man who was found dead in his cell on Friday, the same day he was remanded to the Lake County Jail in Waukegan. A Lake County sheriff’s corrections officer was conducting rounds in Pod 1 East around 8:34 p.m. Friday. He observed an inmate, a 51-year-old Barrington man, […]
Coyote seriously injured after being hit by car, impaled in grille of car in Lake County
A woman hit a coyote with her car, impaling it into the grille and seriously injuring it, and drove to her home in Lake County without noticing the coyote was lodged in her car Sunday morning. Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation, a non-profit based in Barrington, said the coyote was hit at approximately 5 a.m. Sunday. […]
Detectives investigating after 51-year-old man found dead in Lake County Jail in Waukegan
The Major Crime Task Force is investigating the death of a Barrington man who was found unresponsive in his cell at the Lake County Jail in Waukegan Friday evening. A Lake County sheriff’s corrections officer was conducting rounds in Pod 1 East around 8:34 p.m. Friday. He observed an inmate, a 51-year-old Barrington man, laying […]
Police arrest student who was found with replica gun at Barrington High School
Officers arrested a student who was found with a pellet gun at Barrington High School, prompting the school to go on hard lockdown Friday morning. The school went into a “full building lockdown,” according to a message sent to parents from Barrington 220 administration. The lockdown occurred just before school started around 8:30 a.m. Friday. […]
Deputies arrest armed man after witnessing him punch another driver during road rage incident near Barrington
A sheriff’s officer arrested a man, who had a gun and knives, after witnessing him punch a motorcyclist during a road rage incident near Barrington, officials said. The incident happened around 3:50 p.m. Tuesday in the 1200 block of South Northwest Highway in Barrington Township. A Cook County Sheriff’s Police officer on patrol saw a […]
Officials mark 20-year anniversary of Barrington police officer who died after struggle with suspect
Officials are remembering a Barrington police officer who died 20 years ago yesterday after he suffered a medical emergency during a struggle with a suspect. Barrington-Inverness Police Officer Steven E. Graham responded to an incident on August 25, 2002, on Bradwell Road in Inverness. Graham had responded to William Bily’s home after the man allegedly […]