A woman has filed a federal lawsuit against police and a dealership in Highland Park after she presented a legitimate $30,000 check to purchase a car but was instead wrongfully arrested for fraud. Sade Crockett, 36, of Chicago, went to the McGrath Kia, 250 Skokie Valley Road in Highland Park, on March 10. Crockett test-drove […]
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Coroner releases identity, says woman was strangled to death before body dumped on roadway near Wadsworth
The coroner has released the identity of a woman who was strangled to death before her body was dumped alongside a quiet roadway near Wadsworth Wednesday. An autopsy performed Wednesday showed Megan Lewis, 39, of Chicago, preliminarily died as a result of strangulation, according to Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office […]
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3 years of periodic imprisonment for man caught with $143,000 in cash, 8 pounds of cannabis in Antioch
A man has been sentenced to three years of periodic imprisonment after officers found eight pounds of cannabis and over $143,000 in cash during a traffic stop in Antioch. An Antioch police officer conducted a traffic stop around 1:30 a.m. on April 19 in the 1100 block of Main Street in Antioch. Officers recovered a […]
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National Weather Service says 1-2 inches of snow possible in Chicagoland area beginning Sunday
The National Weather Service says snow amounting to one to two inches is possible starting early Sunday morning in the Chicagoland area. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a hazardous weather outlook early Saturday morning for northeast and north-central Illinois. The outlook includes Lake, McHenry, Cook, Winnebago, Boone, Ogle, Lee, DeKalb, Kane, DuPage, LaSalle, Kendall, […]
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Coroner identifies Crystal Lake woman killed after driving into oncoming traffic, causing head-on crash near Zion
The coroner has identified a Crystal Lake woman who was killed after she crashed head-on into another vehicle, causing a three-car crash that left a second person injured near Zion. An autopsy performed Friday showed Kristi Doll, 55, of Crystal Lake, died as a result of blunt force injuries from a vehicle crash, according to […]
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55-year-old woman killed after driving into oncoming traffic, causing head-on crash near Zion
A 55-year-old woman was killed after investigators say she crashed head-on into another vehicle, causing a three-vehicle crash that left a second driver injured near Zion Friday morning. The Newport Fire Protection District and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 8:45 a.m. Friday to the area of Route 173 and Kilbourne Road in unincorporated Zion […]
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Judge sentences Beach Park man to 3 years in prison for stealing $2.3 million from museum in Chicago
A Beach Park man was sentenced to three years in prison for stealing $2.3 million in funds and spending it on “extravagancies” while he was employed at a museum in Chicago. Michael Maurello, 56, of Beach Park, was charged in January with two counts of wire fraud and two counts of bank fraud. An indictment […]
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Judge denies pre-trial release for armed robbery suspect charged with leading police on hour-long pursuit that ended in Gurnee
A judge has denied pre-trial release for a man accused of committing an armed robbery before leading police on an hour-long pursuit on Interstate 94 through Lake County that ended in Gurnee. Norbert Thigpen, 36, of Burbank, allegedly robbed a CVS store near 87th Street and Cicero Avenue in Chicago around 5:30 p.m. Saturday, according […]
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Man charged in violent, unprovoked attack on two Metra employees at train station in Waukegan
Prosecutors say a man committed an unprovoked violent attack on a Metra conductor and then repeatedly punched a second Metra conductor who tried coming to the aid of the first in Waukegan. Jonathan Raygoza, 28, of Chicago, was charged with aggravated battery causing great bodily harm, two counts of aggravated assault on a transit employee, […]