Prosecutors say a man launched a “vicious” unprovoked attack on employees at a motel in Gurnee where he struck one in the head with a baseball bat and punched a second after becoming upset over cleaning supplies. Cameron R. Scott, 35, of Gurnee, was charged with battery with a deadly weapon, a Class 3 felony, […]
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Judge releases driver accused of driving drunk, using phone when she slammed into semi-truck, killing friend on I-94 near Gurnee
A judge released a driver accused of speeding, using her phone and driving drunk when she slammed into a semi-truck, leaving her Waukegan friend, who was a mother, dead on I-94 near Gurnee. The Gurnee Fire Department, Libertyville Fire Department and Illinois State Police responded around 5:07 a.m. Saturday to Interstate 94 between Route 120 […]
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Officials say man intentionally ran over wife with car, critically injuring her following argument over money in Oakwood Hills
Officials say a man intentionally struck his wife with a car multiple times, leaving her in critical condition and flown to the hospital, after an argument over the disclosure of her inheritance in Oakwood Hills. Pablo Contreras, 50, of Oakwood Hills, was charged with aggravated domestic battery, failure to report a crash involving injury, aggravated […]
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Prosecutors say Park City police officer sexually abused woman under threat of arrest during two separate traffic stops
Prosecutors say a Park City police officer performed a traffic stop on a random woman and sexually abused her under the threat of arrest on two separate occasions while also separately making inappropriate comments to a child while in uniform. Patrick Cacho, 29, of Kenosha, Wisconsin, was charged with four counts of aggravated criminal sexual […]
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Judge releases former owner of house featured in ‘Home Alone’ movie after arrest for child sexual abuse images in Lake Forest
A judge has rejected prosecutors’ request to detain a Lake Forest man, who is the former owner of the house featured in the blockbuster movie “Home Alone,” after he was found allegedly possessing child sexual abuse images. John Abendshien, 79, of Lake Forest, was charged with seven counts of possession of child sexual abuse material, […]
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Judge releases board member for kids’ art center who admitted to firing shotgun to scare fishermen on his property near Antioch
A judge released a homeowner, who is a board member for a kids’ art center, from jail but told him to “calm yourself” after he was arrested for firing a shotgun in an attempt to scare fishermen on his property near Antioch. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 9 p.m. Saturday to the 43000 […]
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Prosecutors say Fox Lake man admitted to fatally stabbing Fox Lake woman with 2 knives, wrapping her body, dumping it at hotel
Prosecutors say a Fox Lake man admitted to fatally stabbing his girlfriend from Fox Lake with two knives before wrapping her body up, throwing it down the stairs and dumping it next to a dumpster at a Cook County hotel. Arturo F. Taylor, 54, of Fox Lake, was charged with first-degree murder, a Class M […]
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Prosecutors say gunman shot victim twice after accusing him of going through his bag at Grayslake home
Prosecutors say a gunman, who was captured by police and the FBI last week, shot another man twice during a “minor argument” after believing the victim went through his bag in Grayslake. Elo Owolide, 28, of Evanston, was charged with one count of aggravated battery by discharge of a firearm, a Class X felony. The […]
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3 years in prison for Cary man convicted of killing police officer in wrong-way driving crash in Barrington
A Cary man has been sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to killing a police officer, who was also a Cary resident, in a speeding, wrong-way driving crash in Barrington. Barrington Police Chief David Daigle said a 2020 Kia Forte, driven by Christopher Lopez, 24, of Cary, was traveling northbound on Northwest […]