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Man skips court in case where he was charged for stripping his clothes, pleasuring himself inside Crystal Lake shop

A man was taken into custody after he skipped court in a case where he allegedly became nude and pleasured himself inside a Crystal Lake shop. Benjamin F. Riechert, 37, of the 200 block of Cunat Boulevard in Richmond, was charged with public indecency and disorderly conduct. Riechert was arrested on December 1 after an […]

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Lake Forest man charged by federal prosecutors in January 6 insurrection at U.S. Capitol Building

Federal prosecutors have charged a Lake Forest man in connection with the deadly January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington D.C. Mark Kulas, Jr., 27, of Lake Forest, was charged in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia with one count of violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, a […]

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Student charged after starting fire with firework at Harvard High School, police say

Police say they arrested a 15-year-old student after he allegedly caused a fire after putting a firework in a garbage can at Harvard High School on Friday. The Harvard Police Department responded around 1:12 p.m. Friday to Harvard High School, 1103 North Jefferson Street. Harvard Deputy Police Chief Tyson Bauman said officers received a call […]

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Woodstock North High School student charged after threatening to bring gun to school

A 16-year-old student from Woodstock North High School was arrested and charged after he allegedly threatened to bring a gun to the school ‘to cause harm’, police said. The Woodstock Police Department said that a student overheard another student’s conversation, which included threats involving a firearm directed towards the school, according to authorities. “After interviewing […]