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42-year-old man arrested after breaking into pharmacy at Jewel-Osco in Antioch, police say

Police officers arrested a man who allegedly forced entry to the pharmacy at Jewel Osco in Antioch and burglarized it on Friday, officials said. The Antioch Police Department responded around 10:30 p.m. Friday to the Jewel-Osco, 966 Route 59 in Antioch, for a call of a burglary in progress. The offender, identified as Justin Persha, […]

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Search underway for handcuffed fugitive who escaped sheriff’s squad car near Lake Villa

Police and canines are actively searching for a handcuffed fugitive who escaped from the back of a squad car near Lake Villa Friday afternoon. Nicholas A. Valentino, 26, who has no permanent address, escaped from custody around 1:35 p.m. Friday in the 37400 block of North Cremona Avenue in unincorporated Lake Villa. Sheriff’s deputies were […]