A wanted North Chicago man who skipped his sentencing hearing, where he received 21 years in prison for possessing a gun as a felon, has been arrested after his wife was killed last weekend. Giovanni M. Smith, 33, of North Chicago, was arrested on July 4, 2021, after police responded to a 911 call for […]
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Charges filed against driver of Audi SUV wanted in fatal hit-and-run of 22-year-old man near Vernon Hills
Investigators say charges have been filed against a woman that was allegedly driving an SUV that struck and killed a 22-year-old Lake Forest College student near Vernon Hills in October. Lake County Sheriff’s Office traffic crash investigators concluded their investigation into the incident, which took hundreds of investigative hours, Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief […]
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Federal jury convicts man of selling AR-15 rifle to felon in parking lot of Deerfield grocery store
A federal jury has convicted a man for selling an untraceable AR-15 rifle to a felon in a grocery store parking lot in Deerfield. A jury in U.S. District Court in Chicago on Thursday convicted Joseph Ghandour of selling or disposing of a firearm to a convicted felon who could not lawfully possess a firearm. […]
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Former Libertyville police chief dies; 2nd former chief to die in a week
The Libertyville Police Department announced the death of former police chief Patrick Carey. He is the second former chief of the department to die in the span of less than a week. Former Libertyville police chief Patrick Carey, 72, died peacefully at his home last Friday morning, an obituary said. The death comes days after […]
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Investigators seize Audi SUV wanted in fatal hit-and-run of 22-year-old man near Vernon Hills
Investigators have seized the Audi SUV believed to have struck and killed a 22-year-old Lake Forest College student near Vernon Hills after alert staff at a repair shop notified police. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office announced on Friday the 2014 Audi Q5 was located at a body shop in Wheeling. Alert staff at the body […]
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Family says Lake Forest College student killed in hit-and-run near Vernon Hills was ‘the most kind young man’
The family of a 22-year-old Lake Forest College student who died after being struck by a car near Vernon Hills is speaking out as police continue searching for the suspect in the case. An autopsy showed Wojciech Glowik, 22, of Glenview, died from multiple blunt force injuries, according to Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek. Banek […]
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Police arrest driver wanted for fatally hitting 62-year-old man in Lake Forest and fleeing
The driver of a pickup truck wanted for fleeing the scene in November after hitting a 62-year-old man and leaving him to die in Lake Forest has been arrested and charged. Zachary I. Dubofsky, 24, of the 2500 block of Pebbleford Lane in Glenview, was charged with one count of leaving the scene of an […]