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Woman arrested for allegedly using large sword to slice man’s hand, causing serious injury near Lake Villa

A Lake Villa woman was arrested after she allegedly used a large sword to slice a man’s hand, causing a severe laceration during an argument near Lake Villa, prosecutors said. Francine T. Casarez, 48, of Lake Villa, was charged with aggravated domestic battery, aggravated battery and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. The Lake County […]

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Coroner identifies suspect fatally shot by police after attacking family members with sledgehammer in Round Lake Beach

The coroner has identified a 22-year-old man who was fatally shot by police after he attacked and injured two female family members with a sledgehammer in Round Lake Beach. An autopsy performed Thursday showed Brandon Berry, 22, of Round Lake Beach, died as a result of multiple gunshot wounds, according to Lake County Coroner Jennifer […]

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Officers fatally shoot man who attacked, injured family members with sledgehammer in Round Lake Beach

Officers fatally shot a man after he attacked and injured two women with a sledgehammer and then advanced at a responding officer in Round Lake Beach. The Round Lake Beach Police Department and Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District responded around 3:15 p.m. Wednesday to the 2000 block of Redwood Drive in Round Lake Beach […]

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Judge releases woman accused of stabbing ex-husband multiple times in Antioch over grocery store purchases

A judge granted pre-trial release for a woman accused of stabbing her ex-husband multiple times in Antioch after a defense attorney argued it was in self-defense. The Antioch Police Department and Antioch Fire Department responded around 5 p.m. on October 4 to the Joanna Court Apartments in the 200 block of Joanna Court near Route […]

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Woman charged with stabbing ex-husband multiple times over grocery store purchase dispute in Antioch

Police arrested a 46-year-old woman after they say she stabbed her ex-husband multiple times in Antioch over a dispute about his grocery store purchases. The Antioch Police Department and Antioch Fire Department responded around 5 p.m. Wednesday to the Joanna Court Apartments in the 200 block of Joanna Court near Route 83 in Antioch for […]