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Fire rages in shuttered hotel in Waukegan, Illinois
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (CBS) -- A fire broke out in a shuttered hotel in Waukegan early Wednesday evening. Firefighters battled the stubborn blaze near the rear of the former Ramada Inn at 200 N. Green Bay Rd. Firefighters worked from the parking lot, so no streets were blocked. No injuries were...
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.
Libertyville man charged with stabbing 69-year-old on Chicago bus
CHICAGO - A suburban man has been charged with attempted murder in connection with a stabbing on a bus last January in the South Loop neighborhood. Stanislav Zhuravel, 32, allegedly stabbed a 69-year-old man several times while on a bus on Jan. 15 in the 1700 block of South State Street, according to Chicago police.
‘Big Ed’s’ in Waukegan giving out free ground beef Sunday
WAUKEGAN, Ill. — A popular brisket spot in the North Suburbs is giving back some beef and making sure no food goes to waste. ‘Big Ed’s BBQ’ in Waukegan says they go through so much brisket where they ground it up and make it into burgers. When they still have leftovers, they either donate the meat to different organizations or store them in freezers.
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...
Individual with machete arrested ‘peacefully’ after 4-hour standoff, police say
One individual was arrested overnight Wednesday following a four-hour law-enforcement standoff with an armed and barricaded subject in Highland Park. A media release from the City of Highland Park says police responded at approximately 10:45 p.m. Tuesday, April 30, to the 1500 block of McDaniels Avenue for a report of domestic violence. An individual reportedly […] The post Individual with machete arrested ‘peacefully’ after 4-hour standoff, police say appeared first on The Record.
Gurnee man dragged by car found dead in street, police say
LAKE COUNTY, Ill. - A Gurnee man was found dead in the street after police said he was dragged by a vehicle on Monday. Around 3:39 a.m., Gurnee police responded to a report of an unresponsive man lying in the street at the intersection of Dorchester Avenue and Estes Street. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Northwestern professor, whose school gave in to anti-Israel agitators, is son of notorious terrorist radicals
As campus unrest continues, liberal universities are quick to give conservative voices the cold shoulder and cater to progressive radicals as seen in Northwestern University's latest move.
‘No two days are the same,’ says Lake Villa woman who trains paramedics in McHenry and Lake counties
Elizabeth DePouw’s destiny to work in health care and with paramedics likely was predetermined at a very early age. Her father was among the first paramedics in Illinois. He volunteered for the rescue squad in Lake Villa. “My fondest memories of my youth are in the rescue squad,” said...
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