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Mundelein, Volo residents face federal charges for sending defense articles to Russia

Five people, including a Mundelein resident and Volo resident, were charged by federal prosecutors for illegally exporting night-vision goggles and thermal riflescopes to Russia in a multi-year scheme. Elena Shifrin, 59, of Mundelein, and Vladimir Pridacha, 55, of Volo, were both arrested on June 17 after a federal grand jury charged them with conspiring to […]

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Lake County sheriff auxiliary deputy receives Purple Heart award after being struck, seriously injured by car

Sheriff’s officials have awarded the Purple Heart award to a Lake County sheriff auxiliary deputy who sustained severe injuries after a drunk driver struck him while he was directing traffic at a fatal crash in Volo in 2019. Lake County Sheriff John Idleburg presented Auxiliary Deputy Thomas Brasuell with the Lake County Sheriff’s Purple Heart […]