The coroner’s office has identified a Barrington man who was found dead in his cell on Friday, the same day he was remanded to the Lake County Jail in Waukegan. A Lake County sheriff’s corrections officer was conducting rounds in Pod 1 East around 8:34 p.m. Friday. He observed an inmate, a 51-year-old Barrington man, […]
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Detectives investigating after 51-year-old man found dead in Lake County Jail in Waukegan
The Major Crime Task Force is investigating the death of a Barrington man who was found unresponsive in his cell at the Lake County Jail in Waukegan Friday evening. A Lake County sheriff’s corrections officer was conducting rounds in Pod 1 East around 8:34 p.m. Friday. He observed an inmate, a 51-year-old Barrington man, laying […]
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2nd man charged in connection with homicide of Highland Park father, business owner on Fort Sheridan Beach
A second man has been charged after prosecutors say he obstructed the investigation into the homicide of a Highland Park father and business owner by removing a bloody wheelbarrow from Fort Sheridan Beach. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Lillian Lewis said a man, who lives in Highland Park near the beach, called 911 just before […]
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‘Loving and devoted father’: Highland Park father of two, business owner killed in fight on beach remembered
A business owner from Highland Park who was killed after a confrontation with a loud group at Fort Sheridan Beach near Highland Park is being remembered as a “loving and devoted father.” An autopsy performed Monday on Matthew Ascaridis, 45, of Highland Park, showed he died from “multiple injuries,” according to the Lake County Coroner’s […]
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Police release bodycam, dashcam videos showing shootout that left armed man dead in Zion
Editor’s Note: The above video could be considered shocking or disturbing to the viewer. Viewer discretion is advised. Authorities have released bodycam videos showing the moment a 47-year-old man was fatally shot after he tried breaking into his mother’s home and fired shots at police. The Zion Police Department responded around 6:20 p.m. on September […]
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Coroner releases identity of business owner, father who was killed during confrontation on beach near Highland Park
The coroner’s office has identified a business owner and father of two who was killed after a confrontation with a loud group at Fort Sheridan Beach near Highland Park on Saturday. An autopsy performed Monday on Matthew Ascaridis, 45, of Highland Park, showed he died from “multiple injuries,” according to the Lake County Coroner’s Office. […]
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$100K bond for man found with loaded gun following fight that left man dead on beach near Highland Park
A Highland Park man is being held on a $100,000 bond after he was found with a loaded defaced gun after being involved in a confrontation that left a man dead along Lake Michigan near Highland Park. Nicholas M. Caban, 20, of the 3400 block of Dato Avenue in Highland Park, was charged with one […]
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Gun charges filed against 1 of 2 men involved after man killed at Fort Sheridan Beach in Lake Forest
Illegal gun charges have been filed against one of two men involved in a “violent confrontation” that left a 45-year-old man killed on a beach near Lake Forest Saturday morning. Nicholas M. Caban, 20, of the 3400 block of Dato Avenue in Highland Park, was charged with one count of unlawful possession of a firearm […]
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Police say man was killed after confronting loud group on Fort Sheridan Beach near Lake Forest
Investigators said a resident was killed after he confronted a loud group on a beach near Lake Forest and a “violent confrontation” ensued Saturday morning. The Highland Park Police Department received a call of an unconscious person around 5:10 a.m. Saturday in the 0-100 block of Cliff Road in Highland Park. Officers arrived and found […]