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Married couple found dead inside suburban Chicago home in apparent murder-suicide, police say
VERNON HILLS, Ill. (CBS) — A married couple was found dead inside a home in Vernon Hills Wednesday morning. Vernon Hills police said just before 9:30 a.m., officers responded to a single-family home in the 400 block of Cherry Valley Road for a report of two people dead inside the residence.
Illinois woman sentenced to 3.5 years for transporting drugs on I-80 in Seward County
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A woman was sentenced Monday after she and three other women were caught transporting drugs on I-80 in Seward County in 2022. A judge sentenced Jennilee Janae Velez, 22, of Addison, Illinois, to 3.5 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine and a quantity of oxycodone. Once she is released from prison, she will begin a two-year term of supervised released.
Wheaton man charged with starting fire in Menards
TINLEY PARK, Ill. - A suburban man was charged with arson after starting a fire inside a Menards last month in Tinley Park. Nathan Grant, 32, allegedly set fire to several air conditioning unit filters just after 4 p.m. on April 18 inside the store located at 6851 W. 159th St., officials said.
Woodstock announces a familiar name as its Pride parade grand marshal
He’s been a regular at Chicago’s Pride Parade for years, and this summer, Tom Skilling will be the grand marshal at a Pride parade in suburban Woodstock. The Woodstock Pride Parade will take place on June 9.
Geneva schools make annual staffing cuts, rehires could come in fall
GENEVA – Eighteen certified staff and 15 educational support staff in Geneva School District 304 will not be re-employed for the 2024-25 school year, effective May 28. The school board approved the recommendation April 8, following a memo from Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources Adam Law for the annual reduction in force of 33 staff.
First responders in flight: Nurses on medical helicopter team fly into action
As the REACT medical helicopter landed at Mercyhealth Hospital in Crystal Lake, some nurses and other hospital staff members came outside to catch a quick glimpse, and some recorded the landing on their phones. Almost every landing or takeoff is recorded by their “fans,” flight nurse Rachael Wilson said. Flight...
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