Steve Zalusky
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Palatine council weighing regulations for e-bikes, e-scootersSep 03, 2025 1:55 pm - Prompted by mounting safety concerns, Palatine village council members are considering regulating e-bikes and e-scooters.
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Crabtree Nature Center in Barrington hosting annual Art in Nature FestivalSep 03, 2025 11:21 am - Plein air painting, live music, art activities and food can be enjoyed at the 15th annual Art in Nature Festival at Crabtree Nature Center in Barrington Saturday.
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Judge allows state’s lawsuit against Prestige Feed Products to move aheadSep 02, 2025 7:25 pm - A judge Tuesday denied Mount Prospect animal feed producer Prestige Feed Products' request to dismiss a lawsuit filed against it by the Illinois attorney general’s office.
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‘We showed an entire nation what our community was made of’: How Fox Lake faced existential crisisAug 31, 2025 8:51 pm - It was the darkest hour for Fox Lake, a town of 10,000 suddenly caught in the relentless glare of the national spotlight. Fox Lake Mayor Donny Schmit and crisis communications consultant David Bayless helped guide the village through an unprecedented crisis management odyssey.
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‘Round up the usual suspects’: How three men were men wrongly detained in Gliniewicz investigationAug 31, 2025 8:51 pm - When it was initially thought Fox Lake police Lt. Charles Joseph “Joe” Gliniewicz had been murdered, investigators quickly set their sights on finding the perpetrators.
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Two pedestrians struck by vehicle in Green OaksAug 31, 2025 4:26 pm - Two pedestrians were taken to Advocate Condell Medical Center after they were struck by a vehicle in Green Oaks.
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‘Tragic accident’: Cary-area child remains critical after being run over by lawn mowerAug 31, 2025 12:39 pm - A child who lost a portion of his leg after being run over by a lawn mower near Cary Saturday remains hospitalized in critical condition, authorities said.
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‘News of Gliniewicz being shot rippled through Lake County but also across the country’: Key players reflect on notorious case 10 years laterAug 31, 2025 11:02 am - There were no killers. Rather, it was an elaborate ruse by a well-known and, by some accounts, beloved officer who staged his own suicide to escape the outcome of a pending investigation. Fox Lake police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz’s notorious death 10 years ago made national news and its ripple effects across the law enforcement community reverberate to this day.
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‘Every day is a struggle’: Gliniewicz widow says she’s still devastated 10 years laterAug 30, 2025 11:45 am - A decade after Fox Lake police Lt. Charles Joseph "Joe" Gliniewicz died, his widow, Melodie Gliniewicz, says she has become a virtual recluse, struggling with severe panic disorder, anxiety, and PTSD.
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Deer Park man charged in crash that killed Palatine womanAug 28, 2025 1:18 pm - A Deer Park man faces a reckless homicide charge stemming from a March crash that killed an 89-year-old Palatine woman in Barrington.