A second Zion man who held an ISIS flag at the Illinois Beach State Park in Zion and conspired to assist ISIS for several years was sentenced to 13 years in prison. Edward Schimenti, 39, of Zion, was sentenced on Friday by U.S. District Judge Andrea R. Wood. Schimenti was also charged with co-defendant Joseph […]
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Homeless man arrested after impersonating man in effort to buy $87,000 Jeep at Crystal Lake dealership
A homeless man from Chicago was arrested after he allegedly tried impersonating someone else in an attempt to purchase an $87,000 Jeep from a Crystal Lake car dealership. Richard A. White, 59, who is homeless and had a last known address in Chicago, was charged with attempted identity theft, attempted theft between $100,000 and $500,000, […]
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Four in custody after shooting in Waukegan leads to police pursuit into Chicago
Police say that four people were taken into custody after a shooting in Waukegan that left one person injured led to a police pursuit into Chicago on Friday. Illinois State Police Trooper Omoayena Williams said that an alert was broadcasted across the Illinois State Police Emergency Radio Network (ISPERN) to all area police departments on […]
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Police say missing Crystal Lake man traveled by train to Chicago, search continues
Police released new information saying that a 27-year-old man from Crystal Lake who went missing earlier this month boarded a Metra train and traveled to Chicago. Jon Chung, 27, was last seen on March 16 at his family’s home in the 1600 block of Deerhaven Drive in Crystal Lake. The family called the police on […]
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Chicago man arrested for battering officer during traffic stop, fleeing scene in Park City
A Chicago man was arrested after he allegedly battered a police officer during a traffic stop in Park City and then fled the scene last month. Korey T. Burgess, 25, of the 10000 block of South Wallace Street in Chicago, was charged with two counts of aggravated battery on a peace officer and one count […]
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Police arrest Chicago man who fired gun into Woodstock home where mother, children were inside
A Chicago man was taken into custody on a warrant that alleged he shot a gun into a Woodstock home where a mother and her children were inside. Jerry Guzman, 33, of the 2700 block of North Monticello Avenue in Chicago, was charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, criminal damage to property, reckless […]
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Man, woman arrested after officers find 400 grams of cannabis during traffic stop in Fox Lake
A North Chicago woman and a Chicago man were arrested police found 400 grams of marijuana individually packaged and almost $3,000 in cash during a traffic stop in Fox Lake. Anthony Deshazor, 31, of the 10000 block of South May Street in Chicago, was charged with manufacturing and delivery of cannabis and possession of cannabis […]
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‘Taken from us too soon’: Daughter asks for help with funeral costs after father killed in Lake in the Hills crash
The man killed in a multi-motorcycle crash in Lake in the Hills was a father of four kids and his daughter has started a fundraiser to raise money for his funeral. Frank Muniz, 52, of Chicago, was killed after four motorcycles collided with each other while they were traveling in a group on Sunday. One […]
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Authorities identify Chicago man killed after multiple motorcycles crash into each other in Lake in the Hills
Authorities have identified a 52-year-old man who was killed after four motorcycles collided with each other while traveling in a group in Lake in the Hills on Sunday. The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District and Lake in the Hills Police Department responded around 10:53 a.m. Sunday to Virginia Road and Pingree Road. Lake […]