Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a 14-year-old girl who went missing Saturday morning from a neighborhood in Round Lake. The Round Lake Police Department said Saturday evening they are searching for Taylor Brasic. She is also known as Alex and is described as being 4-foot-11 and 99 pounds with blonde hair, […]
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Sheriff seeking help in locating teenager last seen near juvenile detention center in Vernon Hills
The sheriff’s office says they are searching for a 17-year-old boy who went missing and was last seen near a juvenile detention center near Vernon Hills. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said that Nasir Harris, 17, was last seen Friday evening. He was last seen leaving a facility in the 24600 block of North Milwaukee […]
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15-year-old girl who went missing for several days in Waukegan found safe
The family of a 15-year-old girl says that the teen has been located safe after she was reported missing Sunday afternoon in Waukegan. Emily Arizmendi, 15, of Waukegan, was last seen around 4:30 p.m. Sunday. The girl’s mother, Naomi Estrada, said her daughter was last seen near the Field House Sports Center, 800 Baldwin Avenue […]
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Family seeks help in locating 15-year-old girl reported missing from Waukegan
The family of a 15-year-old girl is seeking help in finding the teen after she went missing Sunday afternoon in Waukegan. Emily Arizmendi, 15, of Waukegan, was last seen around 4:30 p.m. Sunday. The girl’s mother, Naomi Estrada, said her daughter was last seen near the Field House Sports Center, 800 Baldwin Avenue in Waukegan. […]
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North Chicago woman charged with killing her son discharged from hospital, held in jail on $5 million bond
The North Chicago woman charged with killing her 6-year-old son Damari Perry is being held in jail on a $5 million bond after being released from the hospital on Wednesday. Jannie M. Perry, 38, of North Chicago, was charged last week with first-degree murder, concealment of a homicidal death and obstructing justice. Jannie Perry was […]
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Coroner rules Damari Perry’s death a homicide, says boy was found naked wrapped in bag
The coroner’s office has ruled 6-year-old Damari Perry’s death a homicide and said the boy had bruises and burns on his body. His cause of death was hypothermia. The Lake County, Indiana Coroner’s Office released the information Tuesday following a Monday autopsy. Damari had “scattered ecchymosis on the right leg, extremely cold core temperature, and […]
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‘A failed system’: State rep from Fox Lake calls for investigation into DCFS following death of Damari Perry
Illinois State Representative Tom Weber, based in Fox Lake, has called for an investigation into DCFS policies, laws and leadership following the death of 6-year-old Damari Perry. “The stories of incompetence from DCFS are sadly ever present; the improper removal of well-cared for children like baby girl Bougher, the deaths of AJ Freund and Damari […]
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DCFS investigated report of neglect, abuse involving 6-year-old Damari Perry months before his death
Damari Perry, the North Chicago boy found murdered allegedly by his mother, was placed into foster care with his siblings when he was born, according to DCFS, who said they investigated a report of abuse months before his death. The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services had taken four children into custody from Jannie […]
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‘He was the life of me’: Fundraiser started to help father pay funeral costs for son Damari Perry
A fundraiser has been started to help the father of 6-year-old Damari Perry pay for funeral expenses for his son, who authorities say was murdered by his mother, with the help of two siblings in North Chicago. A GoFundMe account was created by Jakara Hunter, Damari’s stepbrother, for Dalvin Driver, who was the father of […]