A grand jury has upgraded charges against a man accused of involuntary servitude of a missing child who authorities say was kept at his Green Oaks home for weeks and sexually abused. Andrew W. Szech, 43, of Green Oaks, was initially charged last month with three counts of criminal sexual abuse, unlawful possession of psilocybin […]
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Pre-trial release denied for man accused of sexually abusing missing child at Green Oaks home
Pre-trial release was denied for a man, who was out on bond in a shooting case, accused of sexually abusing a missing child from North Carolina and keeping her at his Green Oaks home for weeks. The United States Marshals Service received information on Tuesday about the location of a missing 15-year-old girl from Kannapolis, […]
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Missing child from North Carolina rescued after being sexually abused at man’s home in Green Oaks
Federal and local investigators rescued a missing child and arrested a man who allegedly sexually abused her at his home in Green Oaks where she had been kept for weeks. The United States Marshals Service received information on Tuesday about the location of a missing 15-year-old girl from Kannapolis, North Carolina. The U.S. Marshals learned […]
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‘Above and beyond’: Lake County sheriff’s dispatcher helps save life of man threatening suicide by train
Officials are crediting a Lake County sheriff’s 911 dispatcher with playing a significant role in saving the life of a man who was threatening suicide by train in Greek Oaks over the weekend. Lake County Sheriff’s 911 Telecommunicator Christy O’Dette received a 911 call around 11:25 a.m. Sunday from a man who was attempting suicide […]
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ISP remembers trooper who was killed by drunk driver while saving a family on I-94 near Libertyville
State police are remembering Trooper Gerald Ellis, who was killed five years ago when he used his squad car to hit a wrong-way drunk driver, saving a family on I-94 near Libertyville. Ellis was on duty around 3:25 a.m. March 30, 2019, traveling home in his squad car on westbound Interstate 94 near mile marker […]
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Man charged with opening fire at group of people, leaving house damaged by gunfire in Green Oaks
Detectives arrested a man who they say fired shots at a group of people, damaging a house in Green Oaks, after he claimed to have been robbed by the group. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded on June 29 to the 31000 block of Prairie Ridge Road in Green Oaks for a report of damage […]
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Deputy saves life of driver critically injured after van crashes into his motorcycle in Green Oaks
A sheriff’s deputy saved the life of a driver who was critically injured when a van crashed into his motorcycle on Route 176 in Green Oaks Saturday afternoon. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office, Libertyville Fire Department and Lake Forest Fire Department responded around 3:40 p.m. Saturday to Route 176 and Bayonne Avenue in Green Oaks […]
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ISP remembers trooper who was killed by drunk driver while saving a family on I-94 near Libertyville
State police are remembering Trooper Gerald Ellis, who was killed four years ago when he used his squad car to hit a wrong-way drunk driver, saving a family on I-94 near Libertyville. Ellis was on duty around 3:25 a.m. March 30, 2019, traveling home in his squad car on westbound Interstate 94 near mile marker […]
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2 injured, residents displaced after 2 separate fires damage homes in Buffalo Grove and Green Oaks
Two occupants were injured and residents were displaced after two separate fires damaged homes in Buffalo Grove and Green Oaks Sunday evening, authorities said. The Buffalo Grove Fire Department responded around 8:27 p.m. Sunday to the 600 block of Checker Drive for a report of a structure fire. Firefighters arrived in three minutes and found […]