Lee Filas
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Fox Lake man charged with holding knife to relative's throatDec 29, 2009 10:00 pm - A Fox Lake man is behind bars after holding a knife to the throat of a female relative, Fox Lake police officials said. Nicholas B. Kruzel, 22, of the 600 block of Key L...
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Naperville cops say mutilated geese were dumped by huntersDec 29, 2009 10:00 pm - Nearly a dozen dead geese found in two locations on Naperville's northwest side probably were dumped by hunters, police said. Eleven Canada geese, all with their chest c...
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Lake Co. sheriff candidate sued four times for civil rights violationsDec 29, 2009 10:00 pm - Lake County Sheriff candidate John Krempotic said the decision to settle instead of defend four civil rights lawsuits filed against him when he worked as a deputy was ma...
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1 hurt in semi, pickup crash on Route 53Dec 28, 2009 10:00 pm - One person was injured and traffic was snarled Tuesday morning on the northbound lanes of Route 53 near Thorndale Avenue in Itasca after a semi-truck collided with a pic...
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Oak Brook's RC2 to pay $1.25 million fine for lead paintDec 28, 2009 10:00 pm - An Oak Brook company has agreed to pay a $1.25 million fine following charges of violating the federal lead paint ban. RC2 Corp. and its subsidiary Learning Curve Brands...
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Storm cancels hundreds of flights at O'Hare, MidwayDec 23, 2009 10:00 pm - Icy rains forced the cancellation of more than 250 flights at O'Hare and Midway airports on Wednesday, just as travelers were hoping to beat the storm out of or into tow...
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Ex-Gurnee cop accused of molesting can talk to sons if they call himDec 21, 2009 10:00 pm - A former Gurnee police officer accused of molesting two preteen girls will be allowed to speak with his children over the holidays - if the children elect to do so. A L...
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Man robs payday loan store in McHenryDec 21, 2009 10:00 pm - McHenry police are searching for the person who robbed a payday loan store early Monday. Officials said the man entered the store in the 800 block of Front Street at abo...
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No injuries in Kane Co. train derailmentDec 21, 2009 10:00 pm - An early morning train derailment near Plank Road in Burlington Tuesday closed some streets and rail crossings for most of the day, but no injuries or evacuations were n...
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Snow and rain to continue through ChristmasDec 21, 2009 10:00 pm - The bad news: the white stuff hitting the ground this morning is only the start of four days of precipitation that will last through Christmas. The good news: not all o...