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Additional charges filed against man charged in kidnapping, rape of woman in Lake Barrington

Editor’s note: This story contains graphic details. Reader discretion is advised. Prosecutors filed additional charges against a Palatine man accused of kidnapping a woman, tying her up and repeatedly sexually assaulting her inside a Lake Barrington warehouse last month. Ryan Storm, 20, of the 500 block of West Gilbert Road in Palatine, was initially charged […]

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‘Seven years in the making’: Construction begins at site of new Barrington-Countryside fire station

Fire officials say construction has begun on a third fire station for the Barrington-Countryside Fire District, which will improve response times and lower insurance premiums for Barrington area residents. The Barrington-Countryside Fire Protection District, which covers portions of Barrington Hills, South Barrington, Lake Barrington and Inverness, broke ceremonial ground in late May on the new […]

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Officials say more than half-dozen cars nearly struck fire trucks at scene of crash in Lake Barrington

Fire officials are urging the public to pay attention after drivers nearly struck fire apparatus six different times at the scene of a crash in Lake Barrington on Monday. The Barrington-Countryside Fire Protection District and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded to a vehicle crash with injuries at Route 22 and Kelsey Road in Lake Barrington […]