Lee Filas
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Lawyer: Negotiations in Lake Villa-area shooting case not going wellMay 29, 2014 1:00 am - The attorney for a Lake Villa-area man accused of shooting a neighbor in the ribs last September said negotiations with prosecutors on a possible plea deal have not been...
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Delays reported after derailment on Metra BNSF lineMay 28, 2014 1:01 am - An overnight train derailment near Aurora is causing minor delays on Metra's Burlington Northern Santa Fe Line, authorities said. Michael Gillis, spokesman for Metra, s...
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Plea deal reached in Port Barrington crash that killed a pedestrianMay 28, 2014 1:00 am - Saying “cases like this are some of the most tragic we ever have,” Lake County Judge Daniel Shanes accepted a plea agreement for an Island Lake man accused of being impa...
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Pedestrian struck, killed by train near Arlington ParkMay 28, 2014 1:00 am - A pedestrian was hit and killed by a Metra train this morning near the Arlington Park train station, officials said. Metra spokesman Tom Miller said trains were delayed...
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Highland Park huffing trial to continue on ThursdayMay 27, 2014 1:00 am - A Highland Park woman accused of “huffing” computer dust cleaner before driving into and killing a 5-year-old girl in 2012 pleaded guilty Tuesday to reckless homicide, b...
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Six Flags vows smooth ride on new wooden coasterMay 24, 2014 8:00 am - One thing is clear about the mammoth structure looming over the revamped horizon of Six Flags Great America in Gurnee: Goliath isn't your grandfather's wooden roller coa...
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Three semis colide on I-90 near Route 47May 22, 2014 1:01 am - The Illinois State Police is still investigating a crash involving three semitrailers early Thursday that left one truck driver injured near Huntley. Authorities said t...
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Evanston woman guilty of selling fatal heroin dose to Vernon Hills teenMay 21, 2014 1:00 am - A Lake County jury has found an Evanston woman guilty of selling the heroin that led to the overdose death of a 15-year-old Vernon Hills High School girl in 2011. Michel...
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Dawn Patrol: Fire at Arlington Hts. home; Elgin teacher wins honorMay 20, 2014 5:01 am - Fire damages Arlington Heights home A fire yesterday morning did $100,000 in damage to an Arlington Heights home. Smoke and heat heavily damaged much of the first f...
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Evanston woman on trial in fatal overdose of Vernon Hills girlMay 20, 2014 1:00 am - An Evanston woman who prosecutors said sold $10 of heroin that killed a 15-year-old Vernon Hills High School student in 2011 went on trial Tuesday. However, defense atto...