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Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office employee honored for work with victims of impaired and reckless driving

An assistant Lake County state’s attorney has been awarded by a non-profit organization for his “commitment to justice” for impaired and reckless driving crash victims. Assistant Lake County State’s Attorney John Brown received the 2024 Outstanding Assistant State’s Attorney Award at the Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists (AAIM) 34th Annual Benefit & Silent Auction in Addison […]

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Woodstock woman accused of DUI when killing sister denied right to attend funeral

A McHenry County Judge has barred a woman accused of driving drunk when she killed her sister in Woodstock earlier this week from attending the funeral, media is reporting. Yaraldy Avilez Estrada, 22, of Woodstock, was denied pretrial release and not allowed to attend the funeral of sister Belen Estrada, 29, of Woodstock, who died in a […]

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Man charged with driving almost 3 times over legal drinking limit with unrestrained 2-year-old child in car

Prosecutors say a man was caught driving with an unrestrained two-year-old in the car near Zion while being almost three times over the legal drinking limit. Jose Marcos, 23, of Waukegan, was charged with aggravated driving under the influence, two counts of driving under the influence and driving without a license. Lake County Assistant State’s […]