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 […]
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State’s attorney clears officer who fatally shot man that fatally stabbed mother of 2 over 40 times in Harvard
The state’s attorney announced he has justified and cleared an officer who fatally shot a man that had stabbed a mother of two more than 40 times in Harvard in June. Elizabeth Alvarado-Garcia, 24, of Harvard, had just returned from the Harvard Milk Days Fair to her home in the 700 block of Dewey Street […]
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‘Tragically murdered’: Family remembers mother of two fatally stabbed by ex-boyfriend in Harvard
A 24-year-old woman, who leaves behind two young children, was laid to rest this week after she was murdered in Harvard, which her family said she “did not deserve.” The Harvard Police Department responded around 11:26 p.m. on June 3 to the 700 block of Dewey Street for a report of a domestic disturbance at […]
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Coroner identifies man fatally shot by police, woman who was stabbed to death by armed man in Harvard
The coroner has identified a 33-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman after the man was fatally shot by police shortly after he allegedly stabbed the woman to death in Harvard Saturday. The Harvard Police Department responded around 11:26 p.m. Saturday to the 700 block of Dewey Street for a report of a domestic disturbance at […]
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Man armed with knife fatally shot by police after he allegedly killed woman in Harvard
A police officer fatally shot a man armed with a knife after finding the suspect standing over a woman, who had been fatally attacked in Harvard Saturday evening. The Harvard Police Department responded around 11:26 p.m. Saturday to the 700 block of Dewey Street for a report of a domestic disturbance at a residence. Officers […]