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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Man wanted for almost decade for murdering victim in shooting in Waukegan captured in Georgia
A man wanted for murdering a victim during an altercation that led to a shooting in Waukegan in 2018 has been captured in Georgia following nearly a decade on the run, authorities said. The Waukegan Police Department said in May 2019 that they were actively seeking the arrest of Preston J. Banks, who was 39 […]
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Prosecutors say suspect made admission in murder of missing Mundelein man who was dismembered, had remains disposed
Prosecutors say one of two suspects made admissions after they beat a missing man to death near Mundelein and then purchased acid, saw blades, bleach and other cleaning supplies, before dismembering his body and disposing of it. Dmitry Bogatiryov, 52, of Mundelein, and Damen Voranoff, 56, of Mundelein, are each charged with first-degree murder, a […]
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2 charged with murdering missing man near Mundelein, dismembering his body and disposing of remains
The sheriff has announced murder charges against two suspects accused of beating a man to death, dismembering his body and disposing of it, which sparked an extensive missing person investigation. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office announced on Thursday that they had solved a missing person case that spurred an extensive investigation spanning more than eight […]
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Prosecutors say mother, her boyfriend found daughter’s boyfriend armed with gun before he opened fire on them in Mundelein home
A mother, along with her boyfriend, came home to find her daughter’s boyfriend brandishing a gun in their Mundelein apartment and prosecutors say he soon after opened fire on them, killing the man and seriously injuring the woman. Deandre Y. Harris, 21, of South Holland, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder, a Class […]
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Coroner identifies 48-year-old man fatally shot by gunman who also wounded victim’s girlfriend in Mundelein
The coroner has released the identity of a 48-year-old man who died after he was shot multiple times by a gunman who also wounded the victim’s girlfriend in Mundelein Tuesday morning. The Mundelein Police Department, Mundelein Fire Department and Countryside Fire Protection District responded around 11:40 a.m. Tuesday to an apartment building in the 500 […]
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Suspect charged with murder after allegedly opening fire, killing man and wounding woman in Mundelein
A 21-year-old man has been charged with murder after authorities say he fatally shot his girlfriend’s mother’s boyfriend and also shot his girlfriend’s mother in Mundelein Tuesday. The Mundelein Police Department, Mundelein Fire Department and Countryside Fire Protection District responded around 11:40 a.m. Tuesday to an apartment building in the 500 block of Deepwoods Drive […]
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Gunman opens fire, fatally shooting man and leaving woman seriously injured in Mundelein
Authorities say a gunman opened fire and shot two victims, leaving a man dead and a woman seriously injured, at an apartment building in Mundelein Tuesday morning. The Mundelein Police Department, Mundelein Fire Department and Countryside Fire Protection District responded around 11:40 a.m. Tuesday to an apartment building in the 500 block of Deepwoods Drive […]
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Lake in the Hills man sentenced to almost 100 years in prison for murdering innocent victim after he left work in Huntley
A Lake in the Hills man has been sentenced to almost 100 years in prison for murdering an innocent man who was a passenger in a car, which honked at the suspect’s vehicle in Elgin, after the victims left work in Huntley. Dru K. Jarvis, 28, of Lake in the Hills, was charged in October […]