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Man accused of slicing victim’s stomach open during argument in Gages Lake
***Graphic Content Warning: WGN News warns readers that this story contains graphic details.*** GAGES LAKE, Ill. — A Gages Lake man is facing a slew of charges after he allegedly slashed another man’s stomach open during an argument on Saturday morning. Lake County Sheriff’s Detectives say 23-year-old Anthony Osmena has been charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, aggravated battery, aggravated battery […]
Jeff Pelley, convicted nearly 20 years ago as ‘Prom Night Killer,’ denied retrial
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Ind. (WNDU) — A judge denied Jeff Pelley’s petition for a retrial over the weekend. Pelley was convicted of killing his father, stepmother, and two stepsisters with a shotgun in Lakeville in 1989 so he could attend prom-related activities. After the murders, police say they...
Island Lake Police search for woman caught on video damaging department lobby
MCHENRY COUNTY, Ill. — Island Lake Police are asking for help identifying the woman who damaged the department’s lobby Tuesday morning in McHenry County. The police department posted a video of the damage on their Facebook page. According to the Island Lake Police Department, the woman arrived at the department building in the 3700 block of […]
Pleasant Prairie bank robbery, bomb threat; former Racine officer charged
PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis. - A former Racine police officer, who already served prison time for robbing a Walmart in 2014, is now accused of robbing a Pleasant Prairie bank and making a bomb threat. Prosecutors charged 51-year-old Paul Garchek with robbery of a financial institution and bomb scare. Both alleged...
Two horses were caught running on a Kenosha County highway. No one knows where they came from
Update: According to a Facebook post from the Kenosha County Sheriff's Department, both horses were returned home as of 10 a.m. Tuesday. Monday afternoon, the Kenosha County Sheriff's Department responded to a call of possible horsing around. ...
Suburban man charged with DUI in McHenry crash
MCHENRY, Ill. - A suburban man was charged with driving under the influence after crashing his car Monday in McHenry. Joseph Galan, 21, allegedly crashed a black Cadillac CTS into a light pole and a vacant building around 9:45 p.m. near the intersection of Elm Street and Richmond Road, according to McHenry police.
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