Two suspects were arrested by police in connection with at least two burglaries that resulted in over $100,000 in damage at Walgreens’ former corporate offices in Deerfield. A police officer on patrol around 1:20 a.m. on April 30 noticed several vehicles pull into 1435 Lake Cook Road in Deerfield, according to a police report. The […]
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Good Samaritan rescues baby ducks after their mother was struck by vehicle in Deerfield
Police say a good Samaritan stopped and rescued several ducklings after their mother was struck by a vehicle in Deerfield Friday morning. The Deerfield Police Department responded to Lake Cook Road and Waukegan Road in Deerfield. A mother duck was struck by a vehicle in the area, police said. A citizen stopped and collected the […]
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Car crashes through front of liquor store near Deerfield, causing damage to building and merchandise
Police say a woman accidentally crashed her car into the front of a liquor store near Deerfield, causing damage to the front doors and merchandise inside. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 3:15 p.m. Monday to Deerfield Wine and Spirits, 20606 Milwaukee Avenue in unincorporated Deerfield. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli […]
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Feds charge former owner of Deerfield-based accounting firm with intentionally filing false tax returns for clients
A Barrington man, the former owner of a Deerfield-based accounting firm, has been charged in federal court with preparing false tax returns that “significantly reduced” his clients’ tax liability. A federal grand jury in Chicago returned an indictment last month charging Gary Sandiego, 53, of Barrington. The indictment charges Sandiego with 17 counts of fraud […]
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Driver uninjured after driving car off Interstate 94 into wet marshland in Lake Forest
A driver was uninjured after his vehicle went off Interstate 94 into swampy marshland behind an office building in Lake Forest Thursday evening. The Lake Forest Fire Department, Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire Protection District and Illinois State Police responded around 9:37 p.m. Thursday to Interstate 94 just south of Route 60. A motorist called 911 to report […]
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Two men honored for saving life of man who collapsed while playing paddle ball in Deerfield
Two men were honored for performing CPR and using a defibrillation device to revive a man who went into sudden cardiac arrest while playing paddle tennis in Deerfield. Steve Farber, Todd Siau and Jon Gault were playing paddle ball at a recreation center in Deerfield on an evening in October. Farber and Gault were on […]
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Family files lawsuit against Trinity University in Deerfield over freshman football player’s fatal allergic reaction
The family of a Lake Villa teenager and freshman football player has filed a lawsuit against Trinity University in Deerfield claiming the school was responsible for serving the man contaminated food that caused his fatal allergic reaction. Incoming freshman student Avery Gilbert, 18, was at Trinity University for just his third day on August 10 […]
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Man arrested after allegedly selling undercover officers drugs on multiple occasions in Lake County
A 27-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly sold ecstasy pills to undercover officers on multiple occasions in Lake County, prosecutors said. Raul A. Medina, 27, of Cicero, was charged with manufacturing or delivering of ecstasy, possession of ecstasy and two counts of possession of a controlled substance. Court records show the Lake County Metropolitan […]
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Man charged with punching Metra conductor in the face at train station in Deerfield
A Chicago man was arrested after he allegedly refused to show his ticket to a conductor and then punched the conductor in the face at the Deerfield Metra Station. Perry O. Johnson, 28, of Chicago, was charged with aggravated battery to a transit employee and theft of labor or services. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney […]