A Barrington man, who is a documented street gang member and wanted on a warrant, was apprehended after authorities found him hiding in a garage of a house in Mundelein. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Warrants Team and U.S. Marshals arrested Thomas F. Kornfeind, 44, of the 400 block of East Oakwood Drive in Barrington, […]
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Pedestrian killed after being struck by train in Barrington
A pedestrian was fatally struck by a Metra train Tuesday morning in Barrington, causing heavy delays, authorities said. The Barrington-Countryside Fire Protection District and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded at 5:50 a.m. Tuesday to a report of a pedestrian struck by a train near Route 14 and Hart Road in Barrington. Emergency crews confirmed a […]
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Barrington High School student killed in crash
A 14-year-old Barrington High School student was killed on Sunday following a crash involving an SUV and a car in South Barrington. Cassandra Meadors, 14, of Barrington, was identified on Monday by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office as the victim killed in the crash. Police said that Meadors was a passenger in a 2009 Volvo […]
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Police warn of man who tried to lure children in Tower Lakes
The Barrington Police Department is warning the public after a man reportedly tried to lure three children who were playing outside in Tower Lakes. The Barrington Police Department said that on December 1, the Tower Lakes Police Department was notified that a man in a white Hyundai SUV approached three children who were playing in […]
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Barrington woman charged after setting her car on fire with flamethrower
Police have charged a Barrington woman with arson after they say she intentionally set her car on fire using a flamethrower. Julie Gagne, 47, of 540 South Summit Street in Barrington, has been charged by the Barrington Police Department with one count of arson, which is a class 2 felony. She has also been charged […]
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Chicago man who struck and injured Barrington police officer with car arrested
A Chicago man has been charged with numerous felonies after he allegedly hit and injured a Barrington police officer with his car during a traffic stop on Monday. Atlas A. Davis, 29, of the 3400 block of West Polk Street in Chicago, has been charged with aggravated fleeing and eluding a police officer, aggravated battery […]
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Car flees scene after hitting Barrington police officer during traffic stop
A Barrington police officer suffered non-life threatening injuries after being hit by a car on Monday, officials said. Barrington village officials said that police were attempting to stop a suspicious vehicle around 7:40 p.m. Monday near the Barrington Public Safety building at 400 North Northwest Highway in Barrington. The vehicle then struck the police officer […]
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K-9 helps find missing suicidal man near Barrington
A Lake County Sheriff’s Office police dog helped deputies locate a missing suicidal man in unincorporated Barrington last week. On August 24, Lake County Sheriff’s deputies were called to the 28900 block of West Park Drive in unincorporated Barrington for a report of a missing 39-year-old man. Authorities said that the man was in mental […]
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Coroner: Woman struck and killed by freight train in Barrington was a suicide
The coroner has ruled that the woman who was killed after being struck by a freight train last Thursday in Barrington was a suicide. Metra officials and police said that a 49-year-old woman was struck by a Canadian National train at 2:38 a.m. on August 10 near the Barrington Metra Station at 201 South Spring […]