Lee Filas
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3,400 sailors equals 100 at Great LakesJun 14, 2011 12:00 am - It took 3,400 sailors on the largest field at Naval Station Great Lakes to create the coolest looking “100” in Naval history. As part of the base's 2011 Centennial cele...
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Des Plaines man dead following standoff with policeJun 13, 2011 12:00 am - A Des Plaines man found dead Sunday night after police responded to a domestic violence report at his home killed himself, Cook County medical examiner’s officials said....
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Vernon Hills man charged with murder of wifeJun 11, 2011 12:00 am - A 47-year-old Vernon Hills man was being held in lieu of $3 million bail Friday on allegations he killed his wife during a fight in their home Wednesday. Ronald Stolber...
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Gurnee man arrested for robbing Zion bankJun 10, 2011 12:00 am - A Gurnee man has been arrested and charged in connection with Thursday’s armed robbery of a Zion bank and an ensuing high-speed chase through four communities in two sta...
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Lightning blamed for Wauconda area home fire ThursdayJun 10, 2011 12:00 am - Lightning is being blamed for sparking a fire that caused $150,000 in damage to a Wauconda area home Thursday morning, officials said. Officials said in a news release t...
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Man charged with shooting gun near salesmenJun 09, 2011 12:00 am - A 50-year-old man faces charges of reckless discharge of a weapon after shot a gun near a pair of salesmen in an effort to scare them, McHenry County Sheriff’s officials...
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Storms move on but rain continuesJun 09, 2011 12:00 am - Thunderstorms rolled through the Chicago area overnight, dumping as much as 2-inches of rain in some areas and small hail in others. The rainfall has left expressways w...
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Heat index advisory through WednesdayJun 07, 2011 12:00 am - Officials from the National Weather Service have issued a heat index advisory as temperatures are expected to swell into the upper 90s Tuesday. Temperatures are expecte...
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Lake County Sheriff continues working cold casesJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - Authorities said 70-year-old Robert Bostic almost got away with murder. It took 28 years to arrest Bostic on charges he killed Carlton Richmond in 1982, but police say ...
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Investigation continues into early morning Tri-state car fireMay 31, 2011 11:00 pm - No one was injured in an early morning car fire the Tri-State Tollway early Tuesday. The right lanes of I-294 were shut down near Route 176 for about an hour after the c...