ComEd has filed another lawsuit against Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan seeking over $1.4 million for unpaid electric bills, a month after a judge ordered the hospital to pay more than $822,000 when it never showed up in court. The lawsuit was filed on August 28 in Lake County Circuit Court against American Healthcare […]
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Lawsuit says autistic child lost parts of 2 toes after being unsupervised at McHenry day school that failed to report incident
A lawsuit filed against a day school in McHenry alleges a non-verbal, autistic child partially lost two toes after suffering a seizure and being left unsupervised, with the school failing to report it to DCFS. The lawsuit was filed in McHenry County Circuit Court against the Alexander Leigh Center for Autism in McHenry, while also […]
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Lawmaker says Grayslake mega data center ‘should not proceed’ without answers on power, water and noise
A state lawmaker said the massive data center campus approved for Grayslake “should not proceed” unless the village and its developer can prove it will not drive up residents’ energy costs, threaten their water or degrade the area. Illinois State Representative Daniel Didech (D-Buffalo Grove) said he has been “closely monitoring” and learning about the […]
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Grand jury charges former exec with first-degree murder after drunken, 80 mph boat crash that killed U.S. Marine veteran near McHenry
A grand jury has indicted a former company executive on first-degree murder charges for allegedly driving drunk and at 80 mph when he caused a boat crash that left a U.S. Marine veteran dead near McHenry. A McHenry County grand jury returned a bill of indictment on Thursday against Richard Stevenson, 45, of Lisle, charging […]
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Village of Grayslake announces special session for public to discuss data center, then cancels it, citing social media threats
The Village of Grayslake announced it was holding a special public comment session for discussion on a mega data center campus, only for officials to cancel the meeting after saying they were concerned about social media threats. The Grayslake Village Board was set to hold the “one-time extended public comment session” at 6 p.m. Thursday […]
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Husband drops lawsuit after investigation shows Nicor Gas was not responsible for house explosion, fire that killed wife in Wonder Lake
A husband has dropped a lawsuit after an investigation found Nicor Gas was not at fault and instead a family member had worked on a gas appliance, causing an explosion and fire that killed his wife and destroyed their home in Wonder Lake. Wonder Lake resident Dean L. Patnaude filed a three-count lawsuit complaint in […]
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‘Project of unprecedented scale’: Lake County residents file lawsuit to block 472-acre data center campus in Grayslake
A group of Lake County residents has filed a lawsuit to block a 472-acre data center campus in Grayslake, which they call a project of “unprecedented scale” that was given approval without adequate public disclosure. The Preservation of Community Well-being Collective LLC and nine residents of Lake County filed the suit on July 31 in […]
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Lawsuit filed against former exec accused of causing high-speed, drunken boat crash near McHenry that killed U.S. Marine veteran
A lawsuit was filed Wednesday accusing a former company exec of causing a drunken, high-speed boat crash that resulted in a man watching his U.S. Marine veteran fiancée being decapitated on the Fox River near McHenry. The lawsuit was filed in McHenry County Circuit Court on Wednesday afternoon by Chicago-based law firm GWC Injury Lawyers. […]
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Funeral services set for U.S. Marine veteran who died in boat crash on Fox River near McHenry as homicide suspect appears in court
Funeral services have been announced for a U.S. Marine veteran, who “left this world far too soon,” after she died in a boat crash on the Fox River near McHenry as the alleged speeding, drunk driver in the case appeared in court on Tuesday. A visitation for family and friends is set to be held […]