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Prosecutors now file felony charges against teacher accused of punching child in face at middle school in Waukegan

A substitute teacher, who has since been fired, is now facing felony charges after a 14-year-old student accused him of punching him in the face and breaking his finger at a Waukegan school. Lamont M. Bankston, 49, of Zion, was initially charged with one count of misdemeanor battery causing bodily harm. That charge was filed […]

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Felony charges filed against 2 suspects accused in mail theft ring in Lake County

Felony charges have been filed against two suspects arrested in Antioch over the weekend with hundreds of pieces of mail stolen from Lake County residents. Kristin A. Siminak, 34, of the 26000 block of West Lakeview Avenue in Ingleside, was charged with three counts of forgery, identity theft, theft, possession of drug paraphernalia and mail […]