CRIME & SAFETY
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.
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...
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...
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.
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. ...
Police Reports: Stolen jet skis, fight at youth baseball game
These reports were pulled from the latest police summaries provided by departments in our coverage area (Wilmette, Winnetka, Highland Park, Northfield, Kenilworth and Glencoe). WILMETTE April 26 • A tote bag reportedly was stolen from a car in Edens Plaza, 3232 Lake Ave. April 25 • A credit card reportedly was stolen from a wallet […] The post Police Reports: Stolen jet skis, fight at youth baseball game appeared first on The Record.
Illinois news in brief: Attorney charged with stealing from nonprofit
A lawyer is charged with theft and money laundering for allegedly stealing more than $60,000 from an Illinois non-profit organization. The Riverwoods Police Department issued an arrest warrant for 66-year-old Terry Campo, who recently turned himself in at the Lake County Jail. Police said the Illinois House Foundation dissolved and the president authorized Campo to transfer funds to a similar foundation led by Campo in Washington D.C., but police said he deposited the money into his own account.
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