A Libertyville man was sentenced to 18 years in prison after the state attorney general charged him with serious felonies for distributing and possessing sexual abuse material of young children. The Illinois Attorney General’s office charged Kyle Ranallo, 27, of Libertyville, in May 2025 with six counts of dissemination of child pornography, a Class X […]
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Police investigating after man found dead inside car as church-goers arrive for Mass at religious center in Libertyville
Police are investigating after a man in his 30s from Waukegan was found dead inside a car as church-goers arrived for Mass at Marytown in Libertyville Sunday morning. The Libertyville Fire Department and Libertyville Police Department responded around 10:10 a.m. Sunday to Marytown – The National Shrine of St. Maximilian Kolbe, 1600 West Park Avenue […]
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3 suspects charged, 1 outstanding after teen boy pistol-whipped and beaten during robbery in Vernon Hills park
Three suspects have been arrested and charged and a fourth is outstanding after a teenage boy was attacked and pistol-whipped, suffering a serious head injury, during a robbery at a park in Vernon Hills. Anthony Watson, 20, of Vernon Hills; Cesar Santos, 18, of Waukegan; and Charles Lynch, 18, of Lake Villa, are each charged […]
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Teenage boy pistol-whipped, left seriously injured after pre-planned armed robbery in Vernon Hills park
A teenage boy was attacked and pistol-whipped, being left bleeding profusely with a serious head injury, when he was robbed at gunpoint by multiple suspects at a park in Vernon Hills Thursday. The Vernon Hills Police Department responded around 4 p.m. Thursday to the Vernon Hills Park District maintenance building, 1400 Indianwood Drive, for a […]
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Driver uninjured after semi-truck rolls over, partially shutting down I-94 for 5 hours near Gurnee
A driver escaped without injury after driving too fast and rolling his semi-tractor-trailer truck over onto its side, causing Interstate 94 to be partially shut down for five hours near Gurnee Monday. The Gurnee Fire Department, Libertyville Fire Department and Illinois State Police responded around 12:35 p.m. Monday to the area of Interstate 94 and […]
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‘Gave up everything for her children’: Funeral services held for mother of 3 who died saving her child from river in Libertyville
Funeral services were held for a mother of three, described as someone who “sacrificed everything” for her children, after she drowned while saving her son from the Des Plaines River in Libertyville. Angelina Khalimendik, 31, of Hinsdale, was with her family at Independence Grove Forest Preserve, 16400 Buckley Road in Libertyville, on August 16, according […]
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Mundelein village trustee arrested for second DUI in less than year, just days after resigning from position
A Mundelein village trustee has been arrested for driving under the influence for the second time in Lake County in less than a year, just days after she resigned from her position. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 5 p.m. Friday to an unincorporated area near Lake Bluff for a call of an intoxicated […]
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Round Lake Beach teen accused of possessing untraceable short-barrel rifle in Libertyville while on way to movie theater
A Round Lake Beach teenager was arrested after officers conducting a traffic stop in Libertyville found him in possession of an untraceable short-barrel rifle while he and juveniles were on the way to a movie theater. The Libertyville Police Department conducted a traffic stop around 12:21 a.m. on July 31 in the area of Route […]
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‘Our hearts were shattered’: Family, friends mourn death of mother of 3 who died saving her son from river in Libertyville
Family and friends are mourning the “unimaginable” death of a 31-year-old mother of three who died from drowning while saving her son in a river in Libertyville, with them lauding her heroic actions. Angelina Khalimendik, 31, of Hinsdale, was with her family at Independence Grove Forest Preserve, 16400 Buckley Road in Libertyville, on Sunday evening, […]