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‘Selfless act’: Off-duty Mundelein firefighter awarded for saving life of unresponsive child injured in tollway crash

A Mundelein firefighter-paramedic received an award Monday for saving the life of a 3-year-old girl, who was unresponsive and critically injured in a crash, while he was off-duty. Firefighter-Paramedic Dan Buhrmester was on his way home from dropping his children off at a birthday party on September 11, according to Dr. Ben Feinzimer, the director […]

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Operator of Ingleside business found with over 2 pounds of cocaine, $20K in drug money

Detectives found over two pounds of cocaine, $20,000 in drug money and a gun during a search warrant at a business in Ingleside. The business’ operator was arrested, officials said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Group on Friday concluded a long-term drug trafficking investigation. The investigation resulted in the arrest of Antonio R. […]

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Medical examiner identifies 29-year-old killed after high-speed crash on Interstate 294 near Deerfield

The medical examiner’s office has released the identity of a 29-year-old woman who was ejected and killed after a high-speed crash on Interstate 294 near Deerfield in June. Stephanie Gocal, 29, of Tinley Park, died as a result of multiple blunt force injuries from the crash, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office. The […]

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Canine helps officers locate 4 juveniles who crashed stolen car, fled from police in Deerfield

A police canine helped locate four juvenile suspects, one of which was hiding in a shed, after they crashed a stolen vehicle and fled on foot in Deerfield, authorities said. The Northbrook Police Department said in a statement to Lake and McHenry County Scanner that they were made aware of a stolen vehicle in their […]