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Barrington Hills man arrested in Pecatonica robbery
PECATONICA, Ill. (WIFR) - A Barrington Hills man faces several charges in connection with a mugging in Pecatonica. Keyandre Embrey, 20, is charged with aggravated robbery, aggravated battery and possession of a debit or credit card. Pecatonica police say they were called during the evening hours of April 18 for...
Suspected Highland Park parade shooter granted permission to call family from jail
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. - The alleged Highland Park parade shooter will be allowed to call his family from jail after a ruling Wednesday by a Lake County judge. Robert Crimo III appeared briefly before Judge Victoria Rossetti, who agreed to modify a December order revoking his phone, tablet and internet privileges.
Expert: Suburban man’s death decades ago raises ‘red flags,’ deserves closer look
Mary Ann Hayes was found dead in her north suburban home in 1996. Authorities determined that she died of a suicide. But a team of criminal justice experts is now pushing to reopen the case, claiming evidence shows she may have been killed. Those same experts say hers is not the only suspicious suicide in […]
Marine from St. Charles dies in training accident
A local marine died while on a training mission in North Carolina last week. The Marines say Sgt. Colin Arslanbas of St. Charles was killed in an accident on Thursday while assigned to the Maritime Special Purpose Force at Camp Lejeune.
Man robbed, beaten in suburban Chicago parking garage
PARK RIDGE, Ill. (CBS) -- Police in Park Ridge were searching Tuesday for two men who brutally attacked and robbed a man in a parking garage.At 1:07 a.m. Tuesday, the victim was in the underground parking garage at 15 N. Summit Ave. in Uptown Park Ridge when two men wearing ski masks came up.One of the men sprayed him in the face with pepper spray, while the other had a knife in his hand, police said. Both men beat until he fell to the ground, police said.The robbers then took the man's wallet, police said.The victim said he was able to get up and run, but he then saw a light gray sedan chasing him. The car later fled the scene, police said.The man was taken to an area hospital by paramedics for non-life-threatening injuries, police said.Anyone with information is asked to call Park Ridge police at 847-318-5256.
Driver killed in crash on I-65 near Hobart identified
HOBART, Ind. - Update (Wednesday, April 24):. A driver who was killed in a crash on I-65 on Tuesday has been identified by the Lake County Coroner's Office. Inkwon Seol, 44, of Long Grove, was pronounced deceased at St. Mary Medical Center. His death was the result of multiple blunt force injuries sustained in the crash, according to officials.
Questions surround the 1996 death of a Chicago-area mom
Mary Ann Hayes was found dead in her suburban Northfield home in 1996. Authorities ruled her death a suicide. But now, more than two decades later, a team of criminal justice experts is pushing to reopen the case. They believe someone killed Hayes and staged it to look a suicide.
2 Lake Villa men charged with setting fire to former Round Lake Beach movie theater
ROUND LAKE BEACH, Ill. - Two Lake County men are facing arson charges after allegedly setting fire to an old movie theater in Round Lake Beach over the weekend. Round Lake Beach police and firefighters responded to a blaze at the former Regal Cinemas, located at 550 E. Rollins Rd., at 8:20 p.m. on Saturday.
Man Fatally Shot at Schiller Park Bar, Cook County Authorities Investigating
A man was gunned down late Friday night at a lively bar in the Schiller Park neighborhood, authorities reported. The fatal shooting occurred at approximately 10:40 p.m. at the Sway Bar located at 9420 W. Irving Park Road, unfolding terror and chaos in the northwest suburban nightlife spot. Officers rushed...
Threatening social media post leads to firearms restraining order against resident
A recent social media post threatening gun violence in the North Shore resulted in an investigation from the Highland Park Police Department. The City of Highland Park reported on Wednesday that Lake County granted a firearms restraining order against a resident who on Facebook posted a photo of assault-style firearms with the message, “Just purchased […] The post Threatening social media post leads to firearms restraining order against resident appeared first on The Record.
NW suburban Catholic grade school to close
The Archdiocese of Chicago’s Office of Catholic School confirmed the announced closure of St. Zachary School in Des Plaines, 567 W. Algonquin Road. The Archdiocese said that school and parish leadership made the difficult decision.
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