A Vernon Hills man, who killed two innocent victims in a drunken driving crash in 2005, has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to driving drunk again and causing a crash near McHenry. Igors Kazakovs, 42, of Vernon Hills, was driving a Ford Edge in the area of South River Road […]
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U.S. Marine vet allegedly claimed he was serial killer, strangled and beat woman during horrific attack at hotel in Buffalo Grove
Officials say a Vernon Hills man and former U.S. Marine claimed he was a serial killer when he randomly “snapped” and began strangling a woman until she lost consciousness in a horrific attack at a Buffalo Grove hotel. Bat E. Baasanbat, 28, of Vernon Hills, was charged with aggravated battery, a Class 3 felony, and […]
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Probation for woman arrested on gun, obstruction charges following murder of Waukegan restaurant owner
A woman has been sentenced to probation after she was charged with illegally possessing two guns and hiding evidence after a restaurant owner was fatally stabbed inside his business in Waukegan last year. Veronica Roque, 38, of Waukegan, was charged in February 2025 with three counts of obstructing justice, four counts of aggravated unlawful possession […]
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Police arrest 2 Lake County teens found with machine gun, ghost gun, ski masks during traffic stop in Gurnee
Two Lake County teens were arrested after police found them armed with a ghost gun and a machine gun, along with ski masks, during a traffic stop in Gurnee. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Dino Katris said officers with the Gurnee Police Department were on patrol around 9 p.m. on March 6 in the area […]
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Resident suffers smoke inhalation after fire leaves Vernon Hills home heavily damaged, uninhabitable
A resident was evaluated by paramedics for smoke inhalation after their home caught on fire in Vernon Hills Thursday afternoon, leaving it heavily damaged and uninhabitable. The Countryside Fire Protection District was initially dispatched at around 3:05 p.m. Thursday to the 0-100 block of Annapolis Drive in Vernon Hills for an outside smoke investigation. The […]
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Charges announced after suspects commit $100K robbery in Vernon Hills, leading to high-speed pursuit and crash
A suspect has been arrested and charged after masked suspects attacked a person and stole over $100,000 worth of product at CDW in Vernon Hills, leading to a high-speed pursuit that ended in a crash. The Vernon Hills Police Department responded shortly after 1 a.m. Thursday to CDW, 200 North Milwaukee Avenue in Vernon Hills, […]
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Masked suspects commit $100K robbery at CDW in Vernon Hills, leading to high-speed pursuit into Chicago
Masked suspects attacked a driver after he found them stealing over $100,000 worth of product at CDW in Vernon Hills, leading to a high-speed pursuit that ended in a crash in Chicago Thursday morning. The Vernon Hills Police Department responded shortly after 1 a.m. Thursday to CDW, 200 North Milwaukee Avenue in Vernon Hills, for […]
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Police release identity, autopsy results after discovery of decomposing woman prompts SWAT standoff in Vernon Hills
Police have released the identity and autopsy results for a woman found decomposing on her bedroom floor in Vernon Hills, which led to a SWAT standoff involving her son, who lived in the home. The Vernon Hills Police Department responded around 10:15 a.m. Friday to the 500 block of Saddlebrook Lane in Vernon Hills for […]
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Coroner says elderly woman was found dead, decomposing on bedroom floor after SWAT standoff with son in Vernon Hills
The coroner says an elderly woman had been dead for an “extended time” when she was found on her bedroom floor in Vernon Hills, leading to a SWAT standoff involving her son, who lived in the home. The Vernon Hills Police Department responded around 10:15 a.m. Friday to the 500 block of Saddlebrook Lane in […]