CRIME & SAFETY
Police search for woman caught on camera ransacking suburban police station lobby
Police in suburban Island Lake are seeking the public's help after surveillance video captures a woman ransacking the police station lobby early Tuesday morning before leaving the scene. According to authorities, a woman arrived at the station shortly after 3:40 a.m. in a "dark-colored, possibly red or maroon sedan" before...
4 injured after suspected road rage incident ends in crash in suburban Long Grove
LONG GROVE, Ill. - A driver fled the scene of a crash that sent four people to area hospitals in Lake County Wednesday morning. Lake County Sheriff's deputies responded to a crash caused by an apparent road rage incident near Route 83 and Gilmer Road at 7 a.m. The drivers...
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.
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.
Illinois woman charged in fiery, fatal Edinburg crash
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The 40-year-old driver that caused two deaths in a four-vehicle fatal crash last week has been charged, the Texas Department of Public Safety said in a news release. Amanda Marie Bender of McHenry, Illinois has been charged with two counts of criminal negligent homicide...
Sycamore man to serve prison time for shoving a West Dundee Police officer causing great bodily harm
Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser recently announced that Judge Julia Yetter has sentenced Sycamore resident Tylor Z. Hyde, 28, to serve eight years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for the charge of aggravated battery to a police officer, causing great bodily harm/permanent disability/disfigurement. This story is for...
Sheriff’s Office etches catalytic converters at Park Ridge event
The Cook County Sheriff’s Office held a catalytic converting etching event with Maine Township on April 25 to deter the theft of catalytic converters. According to officials,120 people registered for the free event, held at Maine Township Town Hall in Park Ridge. Tisa Morris, executive director of communications engagement for the sheriff’s office, said residents had to register online with ...
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