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18-year-old Deerfield High School graduate released after being taken hostage by Hamas arrives back home

A Deerfield High School graduate, who just turned 18, has arrived back home in the United States after she and her mother were taken hostage by Hamas last month. Yinam Cohen, Consul General of Israel to the Midwest, confirmed on Monday that Natalie Raanan had returned to Chicago. “Her family members have been anxiously waiting […]

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U.S. President speaks to mother, Deerfield High School graduate released after being taken hostage

U.S. President Joe Biden spoke with the recent Deerfield High School graduate and her mother, who were released Friday and are receiving medical treatment, after they were taken hostage by Hamas. “In response to Qatari efforts, Al-Qassam Brigades released two American citizens (a mother and her daughter) for humanitarian reasons,” the Hamas militant group said […]

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Hamas releases Deerfield High School graduate, mother almost 2 weeks after being taken hostage in Israel

A 17-year-old girl, who is a recent Deerfield High School graduate, along with her mother, have been released after they were taken hostage by Hamas in Israel. “In response to Qatari efforts, Al-Qassam Brigades released two American citizens (a mother and her daughter) for humanitarian reasons,” the Hamas militant group said in a statement Friday. […]

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Recent Deerfield High School graduate, mother both still alive after being taken hostage by Hamas in Israel

A 17-year-old girl, who is a recent Deerfield High School graduate, and her mother are both reportedly still alive after being taken hostage by Hamas while visiting family in Israel. Deerfield High School Principal Dr. Kathryn Anderson sent a letter to the school community on Monday. Anderson said it was in “great sadness” to share […]

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More than 6 years in prison for man convicted in botched robbery in Lindenhurst that left accomplice dead

An Evanston man whose accomplice was shot and killed during a botched robbery in Lindenhurst in 2018 has been sentenced to six and a half years in prison. Michael J. Zachery, 26, of the 1600 block of Simpson Street in Evanston, was charged in October 2018 with first-degree murder and armed robbery. The Lindenhurst Police […]

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Suspect charged with killing man, injuring a second man during drive-by shooting in Waukegan

A Waukegan man has been charged with murder for shooting and killing a 36-year-old man during a drive-by shooting in Waukegan that left a second man injured on Saturday. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 2:45 p.m. Saturday to a single-family home in the 400 block of Belvidere Street in Waukegan […]