A judge released a woman who was charged with fatally striking a Deerfield school board member with her car and fleeing in Highland Park after prosecutors did not request her to be held. Melanie A. Hass, 41, of Mundelein, was charged with leaving the scene of a fatal crash, a Class 1 felony. The Highland […]
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Mundelein woman charged in hit-and-run crash that killed Deerfield school board member in Highland Park
A Mundelein woman has been charged with fleeing the scene after running over a Deerfield school board member with her car, leaving the woman to die in Highland Park in June. Melanie A. Hass, 41, of Mundelein, was charged with leaving the scene of a fatal crash, a Class 1 felony. Maureen Wener, 49, of […]
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Man charged with shooting victim during shootout next to Waukegan High School Brookside Campus
A 28-year-old man has been arrested after police say he shot another man during a shootout that led to a crash across from Waukegan High School’s Brookside Campus last month. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 11:40 a.m. on August 21 to the area of 60 North McAree Road for a […]
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16-year-old girl charged with DUI, causing high-speed crash that left 4 other teens critically injured near Huntley
A 16-year-old girl has been charged with DUI and causing a high-speed crash that left her and four other teenagers, two of whom are Huntley residents, critically injured in February. The Huntley Fire Protection District and Kane County Sheriff’s Office responded around 2:50 a.m. on February 11 to 44W911 Dietrich Road in Hampshire Township, an […]
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Woman cited for running stop sign, causing crash that left 76-year-old man dead in Wadsworth
A driver has been cited for failing to stop at a stop sign and causing a crash that left a 76-year-old man, who came from Mexico to visit his children, dead in Wadsworth. The incident happened around 1:55 p.m. on April 18 at Route 173 and Mill Creek Road in Wadsworth. Sheriff’s deputies arrived and […]
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$5 million bond for conviction felon charged in Beach Park shooting, selling gun conversion kits in Lake County
Two more suspects have been charged in connection with a shootout in Beach Park that left a man dead and one of the suspects has been ordered held on a $5 million bond for also selling gun conversion kits. Anthony McCullough, 20, of Zion, was charged with one count of aggravated unlawful use of a […]
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$5M bond for 2 teens who allegedly chased down Waukegan HS volleyball coach before fatally shooting her in Waukegan
Two juveniles are being held on $5 million bonds after prosecutors say the two chased down a Waukegan High School volleyball coach and counselor before fatally shooting her in Waukegan. David Dejesus, 16, of Waukegan, and Yahir A. Torrecilla, 17, of Waukegan, are both charged with three counts of first-degree murder. Lake County Assistant State’s […]
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2 juveniles charged with fatally shooting Waukegan High School volleyball coach, counselor
Two juveniles have been arrested and charged as adults for allegedly fatally shooting a Waukegan High School volleyball coach and counselor in Waukegan last month. Waukegan Deputy Police Chief Scott Chastain said Thursday that an extensive investigation assisted by all divisions of the department resulted in the identification of the two suspects. The Waukegan Police […]
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Additional charges filed after suspects fleeing from police cause crash that left suspect impaled by fence in Mettawa
Additional charges have been filed against a driver who prosecutors say committed a retail theft and fled from police in Vernon Hills before crashing, leaving a suspect impaled by a fence in Mettawa. The Vernon Hills Police Department was called to Ulta Beauty, 700 North Milwaukee Avenue in Vernon Hills, on March 6 for a […]