The coroner has released the identity of a 64-year-old man who died after he was struck by a freight train at the Metra station in Deerfield Saturday afternoon. An autopsy performed Monday showed that Robert Pighetti, 64, of Deerfield, died as a result of blunt force injuries, according to the Lake County Coroner’s Office. The […]
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No injuries after cleaning crew discovers fire in basement of vacant home in Deerfield
Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish a fire that was discovered by a cleaning crew that arrived at a vacant home in Deerfield Saturday morning, officials said. The Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire Protection District responded around 9:25 a.m. Saturday to the 700 block of Carriage Way in Deerfield for a report of a structure fire. Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire […]
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Metra trains delayed after pedestrian fatally struck by freight train at train station in Deerfield
Metra trains are extensively delayed after a pedestrian was fatally struck by a freight train at the Metra station in Deerfield Saturday afternoon. The Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire Protection District, Metra Police Department and Deerfield Police Department responded around 3:15 p.m. Saturday to the Metra station, 860 Deerfield Road in Deerfield. Train crews reported a subject had […]
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2 migrants arrested after allegedly stealing shopping carts full of Christmas items from store in Deerfield
Two Venezuelan migrants were arrested after they allegedly stole two carts full of over 100 Christmas items, worth almost $900, from a retail store in Deerfield. Neikis Yeimily Salazar, 18, and Alexander Saul Martinez Lima, 23, who are Venezuelan migrants living near the Chicago Police Department’s 17th District, were charged with one count of felony […]
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1 person injured, driver cited after crashing into police squad stopped at crash scene on I-94 in Lake County
One person was injured after a driver crashed into an Illinois State Police squad car that was on the scene of a vehicle crash on Interstate 94 in Lake County Tuesday morning. An Illinois State Police (ISP) Troop 15 trooper was stationary in the left lane of southbound Interstate 94 near Deerfield Road near Deerfield. […]
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18-year-old Deerfield High School graduate released after being taken hostage by Hamas arrives back home
A Deerfield High School graduate, who just turned 18, has arrived back home in the United States after she and her mother were taken hostage by Hamas last month. Yinam Cohen, Consul General of Israel to the Midwest, confirmed on Monday that Natalie Raanan had returned to Chicago. “Her family members have been anxiously waiting […]
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U.S. President speaks to mother, Deerfield High School graduate released after being taken hostage
U.S. President Joe Biden spoke with the recent Deerfield High School graduate and her mother, who were released Friday and are receiving medical treatment, after they were taken hostage by Hamas. “In response to Qatari efforts, Al-Qassam Brigades released two American citizens (a mother and her daughter) for humanitarian reasons,” the Hamas militant group said […]
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Hamas releases Deerfield High School graduate, mother almost 2 weeks after being taken hostage in Israel
A 17-year-old girl, who is a recent Deerfield High School graduate, along with her mother, have been released after they were taken hostage by Hamas in Israel. “In response to Qatari efforts, Al-Qassam Brigades released two American citizens (a mother and her daughter) for humanitarian reasons,” the Hamas militant group said in a statement Friday. […]
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Deerfield man charged for allegedly profiting almost $100K using wife’s insider information on company acquisition
A Deerfield man has been charged in federal court after prosecutors say he committed insider trading, profiting almost $100,000, after learning the company his wife worked for was being acquired. Brian Rubin, 51, of Deerfield, was charged this week in the U.S. District Court of Northern Illinois with one count of securities fraud. The U.S. […]