Police say they have arrested a male nurse accused of sexually assaulting a female resident while working at an assisted rehabilitation facility in Barrington. The Barrington Police Department announced Tuesday that they had arrested Olufemi I. Olaifa, 40, of Schaumburg. The police department received a report on February 22 of a sexual assault at Alden […]
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‘Will be deeply missed’: Funeral services set for nurse, Algonquin spa employee who was tortured before being strangled to death
Funeral services are set to be held Friday for a nurse and mother, who worked at an Algonquin spa and “will be deeply missed,” who was tortured for over seven hours before being strangled to death in Schaumburg. A visitation is set to begin at 10:30 a.m. Friday for Katherine “Kat” Torbick, 43, of Schaumburg, […]
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Murder charges filed against suspect who allegedly strangled woman who worked at Algonquin business
First-degree murder charges have been filed against the partner of a woman, who worked at an Algonquin business, after she was found strangled to death at a home in Schaumburg. The Schaumburg Police Department responded around 9:20 p.m. Thursday to the 1700 block of West Weathersfield Way in Schaumburg for a 911 call for a […]
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‘Loss is deeply felt’: Algonquin business mourns death of employee strangled by man in Schaumburg
An Algonquin business is mourning the death of one of their employees, a woman in her 40s who “made an impact that will not be forgotten,” after she was strangled by a suspect in Schaumburg. The Schaumburg Police Department responded around 9:20 p.m. Thursday to the 1700 block of West Weathersfield Way in Schaumburg for […]
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‘Will be deeply missed’: 37-year-old firefighter from Libertyville suddenly dies after medical emergency
A 37-year-old man, who was a Libertyville resident and a Schaumburg firefighter, suddenly died after experiencing a medical emergency, leaving his family and co-workers grieving. Evan Zibell, 37, of Libertyville, died on April 11 after serving as a firefighter-paramedic with the Schaumburg Fire Department for the last nine years. Zibell experienced a medical emergency while […]
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Man accused of posing as home services worker, stealing $15,000 in cash from elderly woman’s home in Crystal Lake
A Cook County man was arrested after allegedly posing as a home services worker and stealing $15,000 in cash once he gained access to an elderly woman’s home in Crystal Lake. Anthony Miller, 42, of Schaumburg, was charged with theft by deception over $10,000, a Class 2 felony, and theft by deception involving a victim […]
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23-week fetus dies at Lake Forest hospital after woman left injured following two-vehicle crash on Interstate 90
Authorities say a 23-week-old fetus died at a Lake Forest hospital days after a woman in her 20s was left injured in a vehicle crash that occurred on Interstate 90. The Lake County Coroner’s Office responded around 11:30 a.m. Saturday to Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital for a death investigation. The labor and delivery team […]
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Officers chase down driver who fled multiple times from police before crash that left 2 children injured in Highland Park
Officers captured a suspect who fled multiple times from police before he caused a crash that left two children injured, resulting in him fleeing on foot in Highland Park, officials said. Officers with the Highland Park Police Department spotted a black 2024 Ram pickup truck around 3 p.m. Sunday in the area of Green Bay […]
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13 fire departments in northwest Chicago suburbs quietly encrypt radio communications from the public
13 fire departments in the northwest suburbs of Chicago – including some in Lake and McHenry counties – quietly encrypted their radio communications from the public, a rare move that raises questions about government transparency. The Northwest Central Dispatch System (NWCDS) is a consolidated dispatch center in Arlington Heights that provides public safety dispatching for […]