Police are conducting interviews and working to identify a juvenile who allegedly threatened to shoot up a school dance Friday evening at Palombi Middle School in Lake Villa. Lake Villa Police Department Lt. James DeCaro told Lake and McHenry County Scanner that officers responded to Peter J. Palombi Middle School, located at 133 McKinley Avenue […]
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Threat prompts police response during school dance at middle school in Lake Villa
Police officers responded to investigate after a threat occurred at Palombi Middle School during a school dance Friday evening, authorities said. The Lake Villa Police Department said they became aware of a threat that occurred at the school, located at 133 McKinley Avenue in Lake Villa. Officers immediately responded to the school after the incident […]
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Periodic imprisonment for Lake Villa man who pleaded guilty in violent armed robbery in Round Lake
A Lake Villa man has been sentenced to periodic imprisonment after pleading guilty in a case where he robbed a man while armed with a gun in Round Lake and attacked the victim. Keenan R. Queen, 22, of the 22300 block of Morton Drive in Lake Villa, was indicted by a grand jury in April […]
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Probation for 2nd Lake County man convicted in helping facilitate sale of ‘pure fentanyl’ pills that killed Cary man
A Lake Villa man has been sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to helping a second Lake County man sell fake pills, which were “pure fentanyl” and caused a Cary man’s death. Keenan R. Queen, 22, of the 22300 block of West Morton Drive in Lake Villa, was charged in September 2021 with one count […]
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Judge sentences Antioch man to 9 years in prison for drug-induced homicide of Cary man
An Antioch man has been sentenced to nine years in prison after pleading guilty to drug-induced homicide for selling fentanyl-laced pills to a Cary man, causing his death. Jordan C. Schwamb, 23, of the 200 block of Cedarwood Lane in Antioch, was charged in September 2021 with one count of drug-induced homicide, a Class X […]
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Thieves burglarize garage, steal Lake Villa Township supervisor’s personal vehicle and later crash it in Zion
Police are investigating after suspects burglarized a garage and stole a pickup truck belonging to the Lake Villa Township supervisor before later crashing it in Zion. Lake Villa Township Supervisor Daniel Venturi said the incident occurred Saturday evening at his residence near Martin School in unincorporated Lake Villa. Suspects pried open Venturi’s locked garage service […]
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Police investigating multiple burglaries linked to same crew in Lake Villa, other towns
Police are investigating multiple burglaries to businesses in Lake Villa and other towns that are believed to have been committed by the same suspects. The Lake Villa Police Department responded around 3:30 a.m. on October 2 to the Citgo gas station, 400 East Grand Avenue in Lake Villa, for a burglar alarm. Lake Villa Police […]
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Juvenile arrested for committing armed robbery during shoe sale meetup near Lake Villa
A 15-year-old boy has been arrested after he allegedly robbed a man at gunpoint during a meetup for the sale of shoes near Lake Villa, police said. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli said an 18-year-old man from Round Lake Beach was selling a new pair of shoes. He spoke on Snapchat to […]
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Convicted felon charged with kicking police officer to ground after being found with gun in Lake Villa
A man is being held on a $250,000 bond after he allegedly attacked his girlfriend, possessed a weapon and then kicked an officer to the ground in Lake Villa, prosecutors said. Stefon R. Hunter, 41, of Lake Villa, was charged with aggravated battery causing great bodily harm to a peace officer, felon in possession of […]