A Vernon Hills man who previously killed a person while driving drunk has been ordered detained until trial after causing another crash while under the influence, authorities said. McHenry County State’s Attorney Randi Freese announced McHenry County Judge Mark Gerhardt granted the State’s motion to deny pretrial release for Igors Kazakovs, 42, of Vernon Hills. […]
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Lake County man charged with aggravated DUI after driving 117-mph, crashing car, in Libertyville
A Lake County man is charged after being intoxicated and driving 117 miles per hour down Milwaukee Avenue in Libertyville moments before causing a crash that injured his girlfriend, court records show. Anthony Brown, 47, is charged with felony counts of aggravated DUI and driving on a revoked license for the August 9 crash at […]
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Lake Villa man ordered detained in Lake County Jail until trial after recording 8th DUI
A former golf pro living in Lake Villa has been ordered detained in Lake County jail after being charged with what prosecutors believe is his 8th DUI during an incident in Gurnee Saturday. Bradford Goar, 50, of Lake Villa, was allegedly intoxicated and driving when he hit a U-Haul loading ramp and storage unit door […]
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Lake County man ordered released from jail under SAFE-T Act despite his third DUI, driving with BAC four times legal limit
A 40-year-old man arrested in Lake County for his third DUI after recording a BAC four times the legal limit was released Sunday because prosecutors were unable to hold him under the state’s SAFE-T Act. Manuel Pineda-Chavez, 40, appeared in front of Lake County Associate Judge Jacquelyn Melius Sunday on charges of aggravated DUI/3rd time, […]
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Round Lake Beach man ordered held until trial for causing New Years Day crash, lying to police
Saying he can’t “stop shooting himself in the foot,” a Lake County Judge ordered a Round Lake Beach man who tried to lie to officers after causing a crash on New Years Day held until trial. Fabian Ponce, 30, is charged with two felony and one misdemeanor counts of aggravated driving and a misdemeanor count […]
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Crystal Lake man charged with endangering child for being intoxicated and allowing child to wander unattended into road
A Crystal Lake man has been charged with endangering the health of a child for being highly intoxicated when allowing a 22-month-old child to wander unattended into a roadway. McHenry County court records also show Michael Weger, 45, is facing charges of aggravated assault to a peace officer for approaching a police officer several times […]
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Officers arrest alleged drunk driver and uncooperative man with stolen, loaded gun during traffic stop in Zion
A man was charged with driving under the influence and another was charged with possessing a stolen and loaded firearm during a traffic stop in Zion earlier this month. Douglas Alexander, 32, of Zion, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, a Class A misdemeanor. He was also charged with illegally stopping, standing […]
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Man charged with DUI after crashing into pole, injuring passenger in Barrington Hills
A Fox River Grove man was charged with driving under the influence after he crashed into a pole and drove into a shallow pond, injuring his passenger, in Barrington Hills early Thursday morning. Daniel Spears, 35, of the 100 block of Northwest Highway in Fox River Grove, was charged with aggravated DUI resulting in bodily […]
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Jury convicts Lake in the Hills woman of driving on revoked license during her 6th DUI
A 58-year-old Lake in the Hills woman faces up to decades in prison after a jury found her guilty of driving under the influence for her sixth time while her license was revoked. Tammy Newsome, 58, of the 0-100 block of Walnut Grove Court in Lake in the Hills, was indicted by a grand jury […]