Lee Filas
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Car found in retention pond in RoselleMay 16, 2011 12:00 am - Roselle Police are investigating an abandoned car that was found in a retention pond at Irving Park Road and Spring Hill Drive early Monday. Police officials said the c...
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Suspects in Vernon Hills robbery identifiedMay 13, 2011 12:00 am - The felons who tried to rob a Mexican grocery store in Vernon Hills Thursday have also been linked to armed robberies in McHenry and Boone counties, police officials ann...
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Water main break closes Elgin's McLean Blvd.May 12, 2011 12:00 am - Motorists in Elgin are being asked to avoid North McLean Boulevard early Thursday due to a water main break. North McLean has been closed in both directions between Map...
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Captures made in Vernon Hills armed robberyMay 12, 2011 12:00 am - Vernon Hills police say five people are in custody after the attempted armed robbery of a Mexican grocery store Thursday morning that resulted in area schools being lock...
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Police: Man brought gun to Great AmericaMay 12, 2011 12:00 am - A 21-year-old man from Hammond, Ind. is behind bars after trying to enter Six Flags Great America with a loaded gun. Arthur Olvera was standing in line at the park with...
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Elgin-O’Hare crash still under investigationMay 10, 2011 2:00 am - Authorities are still investigating a five-car accident that occurred Tuesday in the eastbound lanes of the Elgin-O’Hare Expressway, officials said. Four people were in...
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18 departments respond to Lake Barrington blazeMay 10, 2011 2:00 am - Two dogs may have died in a major Lake Barrington house fire early Tuesday morning that destroyed two vehicles in an attached garage and much of the home, officials said...
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One person injured in Nippersink Lake blazeMay 10, 2011 12:00 am - Fox Lake fire officials blame a grill and high winds for nearly destroying a large house on the shores of Nippersink Lake in unincorporated Lake County. Fox Lake Fire P...
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Grant superintendent retiring after 17 yearsMay 09, 2011 12:00 am - John Benedetti will retire as Grant High School District 124 superintendent after 18 years, though his announcement of his plans this past week wasn't so direct. Instead...
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Hampshire woman killed in car crashMay 06, 2011 12:00 am - A 24-year-old Hampshire woman died Thursday in a crash with a semitrailer truck near Virgil, police said. Stephanie Lynn Erd was driving her 2004 Dodge Neon eastbound on...