The coroner has identified a 24-year-old man who died after he lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a tree, leaving his passenger injured, in Lake Zurich Sunday morning. An autopsy performed Monday on Kevin Rediger, 24, of Lake Zurich, showed he died from blunt force trauma as a result of a crash, according […]
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24-year-old man dead, passenger injured after vehicle crashes into tree in Lake Zurich
A 24-year-old man is dead after he lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a tree, leaving his passenger injured, in Lake Zurich Sunday morning, police said. The Lake Zurich Police Department and Lake Zurich Fire Rescue Department responded around 2:07 a.m. Sunday to Pheasant Ridge Drive and Red Bridge Road. Lake Zurich Police […]
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Former president of Lake Zurich Lacrosse Club arrested for allegedly stealing over $160,000 from organization
Police have arrested the former president of the Lake Zurich Lacrosse Club after he allegedly stole over $160,000 from the organization for his personal use. Executive board members of the Lake Zurich Lacrosse Club NFP made a report on January 28 with the Lake Zurich Police Department. They reported that a past president of their […]
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Lake Zurich man arrested after police respond to person trying to gain entry to Harvard fire station
Police arrested a Lake Zurich man, who had active warrants, after they were called to a suspicious person trying to gain entry to a fire station in Harvard. The Harvard Police Department responded around 2:19 a.m. on March 23 to the Harvard Fire Protection District, 502 South Eastman Street. Harvard Police Chief Tyson Bauman said […]
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Member of fraud crew arrested after trying to cash fake check at currency exchange in Lake Zurich
Prosecutors say a Chicago woman, who is part of a fraud crew in the area, was arrested after trying to cash a fake check at a currency exchange in Lake Zurich. Melanie Gonzalez, 20, of Chicago, was charged with one count of forgery by issuing or delivering a document. The Lake Zurich Police Department responded […]
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Pastor at Lake Zurich church, school reinstated once again following latest child sex abuse investigation
A pastor at a Lake Zurich church and school has been once again reinstated after the Archdiocese of Chicago cleared him of new allegations of sexual abuse involving minors. Cardinal Blase Cupich, the Archbishop of Chicago, wrote in a letter to the community at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Parish in Lake Zurich on September […]
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Firefighter injured while battling fire that engulfed large residential garage near Lake Zurich
Authorities say a firefighter was injured and multiple fire departments were called to help extinguish a large residential garage engulfed in flames near Lake Zurich Monday morning. The Lake Zurich Fire Department responded around 2:25 a.m. Monday to the 26200 block of North Fairfield Road in unincorporated Lake Zurich for a structure fire call. Firefighters […]
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3 years in prison for woman previously convicted in fatal DUI crash arrested again for DUI in Crystal Lake
A Lake Zurich woman, who has a previous conviction for reckless homicide, was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to driving in Crystal Lake while five times over the legal drinking limit. Patricia A. Demaio, 40, of Lake Zurich, was charged in November 2021 with two counts of aggravated driving under the […]
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Lake Zurich 911 dispatcher honored for helping caller save life of their father in Tower Lakes
A Lake Zurich 911 dispatcher was recognized after officials say she helped a caller perform CPR on their unresponsive father in Tower Lakes, which led to the man’s survival. Lake Zurich Telecommunicator Patty Steffy received a 911 call from a Tower Lakes resident during the evening hours on December 29. The caller reported that their […]