A U.S. Olympic ski jumper from McHenry who died in a motorcycle crash is being laid to rest Saturday as his family remembers him for his “extraordinary athletic accomplishments.” The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, Bull Valley Police Department and McHenry Township Fire Protection District responded around 5:35 p.m. Monday to the 1000 block of Cherry […]
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‘Naturally talented’: Family remembers 21-year-old college student from Libertyville found dead after going missing
Funeral services are set for a 21-year-old man from Libertyville who is being remembered as a “great son, brother, and friend” after he was reported missing and later found dead near his college. The Normal Police Department said Matthew Listman, 21, of Libertyville, was reported missing on Friday. Listman was last seen around 10:15 p.m. […]
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Funeral held for firefighter from Crystal Lake who died following battle with terminal cancer
A funeral was held Saturday for a 34-year-old firefighter and Crystal Lake resident who died last weekend following a battle with terminal cancer. The Itasca Fire Protection District said firefighter Frank Nunez died last Sunday after a “long and courageous battle with cancer.” The fire department asked surrounding fire departments to join in paying respects […]
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Funeral arrangements set for firefighter from Crystal Lake who died following battle with terminal cancer
Funeral arrangements are set for later this week for a 34-year-old firefighter and Crystal Lake resident who died last weekend following a battle with terminal cancer. The Itasca Fire Department said firefighter Frank Nunez died on Sunday after a “long and courageous battle with cancer.” The fire department asked surrounding fire departments to join in […]
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Public memorial service scheduled for mother and her 2 children who were killed in Buffalo Grove murder-suicide
A public memorial service has been scheduled for a mother and her two young children who were stabbed to death in a murder-suicide that left five dead in Buffalo Grove. The service will be held at the Community Arts Center, 225 McHenry Road in Buffalo Grove, on Friday. The gathering will start at 12 p.m. […]
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Police publicly confirm man killed his children, mother and wife at Buffalo Grove home before killing himself
Police publicly confirmed Monday that Andrei Kisliak killed his two young children, mother and wife by stabbing them before killing himself in Buffalo Grove. The Buffalo Grove Police Department responded to a well-being check on a woman in the 2800 block of Acacia Terrace in Buffalo Grove around 11:12 a.m. Wednesday. Officers arrived and were […]
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‘Their lives were cut too short’: Over $50,000 raised after entire family killed in murder-suicide in Buffalo Grove
The community has raised over $50,000 to help pay the funeral expenses for a mother and her two young children who were killed in a suspected murder-suicide that left five dead in Buffalo Grove. Police responded to a well-being check on a woman in the 2800 block of Acacia Terrace in Buffalo Grove around 11:12 […]
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‘Kind, brilliant, ambitious’: Funeral service set for Grayslake teen killed in Oklahoma crash after storm chasing trip
A funeral service is scheduled for Wednesday for the 19-year-old Grayslake man who was among three meteorology students killed in a crash in Oklahoma after storm chasing last month. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said that the victims in the incident were Nicholas K. Nair, 20, of Denton, Texas, Gavin A. Short, 19, of Grayslake, and […]
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‘An amazing young man’: Funeral services set for 24-year-old missing man found dead in Libertyville
Funeral services are set for this week for Thomas “Tommy” Howe, the 24-year-old from Antioch who went missing for three weeks before being found dead near Libertyville. A visitation will take place from 3-9 p.m. Friday and 10-11 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Saint Patrick in Wadsworth. A funeral mass will take place beginning […]