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Coroner identifies elderly couple found fatally shot in apparent murder-suicide in Vernon Hills

The coroner has released the identities of an elderly couple who was found fatally shot inside a home in Vernon Hills in an apparent murder-suicide. The Vernon Hills Police Department and Countryside Fire Protection District responded around 9:20 a.m. Wednesday to the 400 block of Cherry Valley Road in Vernon Hills. Vernon Hills Deputy Police […]

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Elderly couple found fatally shot inside Vernon Hills residence in apparent murder-suicide

An elderly couple was found fatally shot inside a home in Vernon Hills Wednesday morning in an apparent murder-suicide, police said. The Vernon Hills Police Department and Countryside Fire Protection District responded around 9:20 a.m. Wednesday to the 400 block of Cherry Valley Road in Vernon Hills. Vernon Hills Deputy Police Chief Shannon Holubetz said […]

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Investigators release new details, close case after 3 women fatally shot by gunman who killed himself near Crystal Lake

Investigators have released new details and closed the case into a man who shot four of his female family members, killing three of them, before killing himself near Crystal Lake in August. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department responded around 3:56 a.m. on August 9 to the 5800 block of […]

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Police chief reflects on one-year anniversary of murder-suicide that left 5 family members dead in Buffalo Grove

The police chief reflected Thursday on the one-year anniversary of a family of five, which included two children, being killed in a murder-suicide that shook the Buffalo Grove community. Lilia Kisliak, 67; Andrei Kisliak, 39; Vera Kisliak, 36; Vivian Kisliak, 6; and Amilia Kisliak, 4, were found dead inside their home in the 2800 block […]

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Newly released reports say father who killed his family in Buffalo Grove had previously threatened to kill them

Newly released records show a father who killed his family, including two children, and then killed himself in November in Buffalo Grove had previously threatened to kill the family. The Buffalo Grove Police Department said last week they have completed their investigation into the Kisliak family deaths. Buffalo Grove Police Chief Brian Budds said the […]

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Police had responded to 14 domestic incidents involving Kisliak family before Buffalo Grove murder-suicide

Police responded to 14 different 911 calls for domestic incidents involving the Kisliak family before a murder-suicide that left five dead, including two children, in Buffalo Grove, records show. The Buffalo Grove Police Department had responded on November 30 to a well-being check on a woman in the 2800 block of Acacia Terrace in Buffalo […]

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Police publicly confirm man killed his children, mother and wife at Buffalo Grove home before killing himself

Police publicly confirmed Monday that Andrei Kisliak killed his two young children, mother and wife by stabbing them before killing himself in Buffalo Grove. The Buffalo Grove Police Department responded to a well-being check on a woman in the 2800 block of Acacia Terrace in Buffalo Grove around 11:12 a.m. Wednesday. Officers arrived and were […]

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‘Their lives were cut too short’: Over $50,000 raised after entire family killed in murder-suicide in Buffalo Grove

The community has raised over $50,000 to help pay the funeral expenses for a mother and her two young children who were killed in a suspected murder-suicide that left five dead in Buffalo Grove. Police responded to a well-being check on a woman in the 2800 block of Acacia Terrace in Buffalo Grove around 11:12 […]