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School district accepting donations to help families displaced by tornado in Mundelein

Donations are being accepted to help the 59 residents who were displaced after a tornado touched down and damaged their apartment building in Mundelein late last month. An EF-1 tornado touched down during a severe weather event on February 27 and damaged an apartment building at the Washington Apartments, 32 Washington Boulevard in Mundelein. The […]

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Lake County firefighters battle separate fires that damaged garage in Mundelein, house in North Barrington

Lake County firefighters battled two separate fires hours apart Sunday, one of which destroyed a garage in Mundelein and another that damaged a vacant home in North Barrington. The Mundelein Fire Department responded around 3:13 p.m. Sunday to the 0-100 block of North Idlewild Avenue in Mundelein for a report of a structure fire. Mundelein […]

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NWS releases path of EF-1 tornado in Mundelein that produced 110 mph winds, damaged apartment building

The weather service has released the path of the EF-1 tornado, which had 110 mph peak winds, that touched down in Mundelein and damaged an apartment building Tuesday. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued tornado warnings for Lake, Cook and McHenry counties on Tuesday evening. The warnings went into effect around 7:15 p.m. and expired […]

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Judge denies pre-trial release to woman who apologized after allegedly stabbing boyfriend to death in Mundelein

A judge has denied pre-trial release to a woman who reportedly told officers “I’m sorry” and that she was going through an “episode” when she allegedly fatally stabbed her boyfriend in Mundelein. The Mundelein Police Department and Mundelein Fire Department responded around 5:10 a.m. Monday to the Park Butterfield Apartments in the 1400 block of Downing […]

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Weather service confirms EF-1 tornado touched down in Mundelein after apartment building seriously damaged

Surveyors confirmed that 10 tornadoes touched down in the Chicagoland area Tuesday, including one in Mundelein where an apartment building was heavily damaged and 59 people were displaced. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued tornado warnings for Lake, Cook and McHenry counties on Tuesday evening. The warning went into effect around 7:15 p.m. and expired […]

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Woman charged with murder said she was going through ‘episode’ when she allegedly stabbed man to death in Mundelein

A woman has been charged with murder and prosecutors say she stabbed a man multiple times at an apartment in Mundelein and then told officers she was going through an “episode.” The Mundelein Police Department and Mundelein Fire Department responded around 5:10 a.m. Monday to the Park Butterfield Apartments in the 1400 block of Downing Place. […]

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‘Everything burst outward’: Child injured, 59 residents displaced after Mundelein apartment roof blows off, wall collapses

A child was injured and 59 residents were displaced after a possible microburst caused part of a roof to an apartment building in Mundelein to blow off and the facade to collapse. The Mundelein Fire Department and Mundelein Police Department responded around 8:45 p.m. Tuesday to the Washington Apartments, 32 Washington Boulevard in Mundelein, for […]

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Coroner releases identity of 53-year-old man who died after being stabbed repeatedly in Mundelein

The coroner has released the identity of a 53-year-old man who died after he was repeatedly stabbed by a woman at an apartment in Mundelein Monday morning. An autopsy performed Tuesday showed Michael Murphy, 53, of Mundelein, died as a result of multiple sharp force injuries, according to Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek. The Mundelein Police […]