Articles filed under Counties
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Bean bag shotguns provide alternative to lethal force for Round Lake Park policeOct 28, 2019 1:00 am - Beginning this week, Round Lake Park police will have access to a new piece of equipment intended to prevent the use of deadly force. By midweek, all sworn officers will...
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St. Charles man charged with felony 'Molotov' cocktail possession, property damageOct 28, 2019 1:00 am - A 22-year-old St. Charles man faces felony explosives and property damage charges after his arrest in mid-October when authorities say he possessed two “Molotov cocktail...
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Household hazardous waste collection Saturday in MundeleinOct 28, 2019 1:00 am - A household chemical waste event will be held from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, at the Metra station, 205 N. Archer Ave., in Mundelein. Appointments are not nee...
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Man pleads guilty to running over ex-girlfriend in Yorktown parking lotOct 28, 2019 1:00 am - Several days before he ran her over in a Yorktown Center parking lot in Lombard, Jose Aguirre texted his ex-girlfriend - the mother of his son - to tell her: "My son's g...
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Second round of ethylene oxide testing begins in Lake CountyOct 28, 2019 1:00 am - A second round of outdoor air monitoring for ethylene oxide began last week near Vantage Specialty Chemicals in Gurnee and Medline Industries in Waukegan, Lake County he...
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Halloween trick-or-treat times in the suburbsOct 27, 2019 11:00 pm - Note: Most trick-or-treat times are for Thursday, Oct. 31, though some towns are moving or adding trick-or-treat hours due to the weather. Note the new times for Aurora,...
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Cook County renames Homeland Security DepartmentOct 27, 2019 1:00 am - The Cook County Board last week passed an ordinance renaming the Homeland Security Department to the Department of Emergency Management and Regional Security. Cook Coun...
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Rx for Health nature walk in LibertyvilleOct 27, 2019 1:00 am - Enhance your health and come for a 1- to 2-mile walk guided by naturalists and health care providers from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, at the Independence Grove Fore...
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6 years in prison for Batavia Dunkin' Donuts burglaries where pair distracted cashierOct 26, 2019 1:00 am - A 27-year-old woman has been sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to stealing cash from her former employer, a Dunkin' Donuts inside a Batavia gas stat...
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4 years in prison for Cary woman in Xanax overdose that killed 19-year-oldOct 26, 2019 1:00 am - A Cary woman was sentenced Friday to four years in prison after pleading guilty to a reduced charge for providing alprazolam, or Xanax, to a 19-year-old in spring 2018 t...