Six Flags will allow free admission and other benefits to eligible members after settling a class-action lawsuit alleging the company charged season pass holders during the COVID-19 closures. In October, a class-action lawsuit was filed in Cook County Circuit Court against Six Flags, the Cook County Record reported. Attorneys with the firms of KamberLaw and […]
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President Biden to visit Illinois this week to promote vaccine mandate for businesses
(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden will be in Chicago on Wednesday to promote his order for all businesses with more than 100 employees to require the COVID-19 vaccine for their workers. Business groups are wary about the mandate, which is expected to impact 80 million jobs nationwide. Biden announced the mandate earlier this […]
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12-year-old girl found safe after going missing for 4 days from Round Lake Beach
A 12-year-old girl who went missing after leaving the Round Lake Beach Walgreens with two men has returned home and is safe, according to her family. Janasha Wallace, 12, of Round Lake Beach, went around 6 p.m. Monday to the Walgreens at Cedar Lake Road and Rollins Road in Round Lake Beach. Her family told […]
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12-year-old girl missing after going to store for snacks, leaving with 2 men in Round Lake Beach
A 12-year-old girl has been missing for four days now after she was last seen going to get snacks at a store in Round Lake Beach and then leaving in a car with two men. Janasha Wallace, 12, of Round Lake Beach, went around 6 p.m. Monday to the Walgreens at Cedar Lake Road and […]
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Chicago man charged with shooting at other vehicle on Interstate 94 near Bannockburn
A Chicago man has been arrested and charged with shooting at another vehicle while driving on Interstate 94 near Bannockburn last month, state police said. Raphael Roman, 19, of Chicago, was charged with one count of aggravated discharge of a firearm, a Class 1 felony. The incident happened around 2:30 p.m. on August 15 on […]
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Police speaking to person of interest in the murder of 19-year-old pregnant woman found in Lake Michigan
Chicago police say they are talking to a “person of interest” in the murder of a 19-year-old pregnant woman whose body was found in Lake Michigan near Waukegan last month. The Chicago Sun-Times, citing a Chicago Police Department spokesperson, reported Friday morning that a person of interest was being interviewed by Chicago police in connection […]
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Police believe there are dozens of identity theft victims after arresting man in gas station scheme near Gurnee
Police believe there could be dozens of identity fraud victims after they arrested a Chicago man involved in a Gurnee area gas station scheme where he used other people’s credit card information. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 11:30 a.m. Thursday to the Shell gas station, 36725 North Route 41 in unincorporated Gurnee, for […]
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‘Devastating loss:’ Fundraiser started for family of Chicago activist, father who drowned in the Fox Lake
Almost $20,000 has been raised for the family of a 28-year-old father and community activist from Chicago who drowned last week in the Fox Lake following a tubing accident. Malik Alim, 28, of Chicago, and his two children were being pulled on a water tube by a pontoon boat around 10 a.m. on August 20, […]
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Coroner’s office confirms ‘Lake Michigan Jane Doe’ was missing pregnant 19-year-old from Chicago
The coroner’s office has confirmed the identity of the ‘Lake Michigan Jane Doe’ found near Waukegan as a missing 19-year-old pregnant woman from Chicago. Her death is considered a homicide. A forensic odontologist with the Lake County Coroner’s Office confirmed the woman is Yarianna G. Wheeler, 19, of Chicago, following a dental records comparison with […]