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Florida Woman Arrested In Ambush Attack On Deputies

Julie Ann Sulpizio arrested for fatal ambush attack on deputies in Lake County, Florida. Shocking incident reveals dangerous circumstances law enforcement ...

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Chicago outdoors: Suburban sandhill, Park Bait’s 88 and other holiday strangeness

A sandhill crane hanging around past Christmas in Lake County, first Christmas in Park Bait’s 88 years and the question of Christmas 50s or zero are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond,

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Illinois man charged in Fourth of July parade shooting rehires lawyers weeks after dismissing them

The man charged with killing seven people at a Fourth of July parade in 2022 asked to again be represented by public defenders after firing them last month

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Chicago man charged in death of pregnant woman whose body was found dumped in Lake County

After reviewing video surveillance authorities determined Megan Lewis was picked up by Juan A. Vega-Montoya on Nov. 26 in Chicago’s Belmont Cragin neighborhood. Her body was found three days later in Old Mill Creek.

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Body found in Vernon Hills pond is identified as missing teen’s

The Lake County coroner’s office identifies a body recovered Tuesday as that of Brissa Romero, who was reported missing last week. Her cause of death is consistent with drowning, authorities say.

Chicago Sun-Times

Highland Park massacre suspect to represent himself in trial now set for February

Robert Crimo III, accused of killing seven and wounding dozens more at a Fourth of July parade in 2022, asked a Lake County judge to allow him to proceed without the aid of his assistant public defenders and invoked his right to a speedy trial.

Chicago Sun-Times

Death of woman found along Lake County road is being investigated as a homicide

Authorities suspect the woman was the victim of a homicide. Her body was found early Wednesday by the side of a road in Old Mill Creek.

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Lake County sheriff’s deputy fatally shoots man wielding meat cleaver

Yong Lin, 46, was found unconscious Wednesday night in a Round Lake home. He woke up as a deputy was trying to save his life and lunged at the deputy with the cleaver, authorities say.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois Supreme Court Justice Elizabeth Rochford came close to breaking rule on speeches

While Rochford didn’t technically speak “on behalf” of the Lake County Democratic Women, she helped the group further prove its bona fides.

Chicago Sun-Times

Florida city’s offer of Safe Place to LGBTQ+ people prompts Republican ire

Mount Dora decided to affiliate to popular national initiative but group of state representatives branded it ‘deceptive and coercive’

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Trial date set for father of alleged Highland Park parade shooter: ‘It’s a rare case with rare facts’

A Lake County, Illinois, judge Friday set a November trial date for the father of alleged Highland Park parade shooter Robert Crimo III to decide whether the father acted recklessly when he signed forms that allowed his son to purchase guns.

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Father of accused Highland Park parade shooter gets a trial date

Robert E. Crimo Jr. is set to go on trial Nov. 6 in Lake County Court.

Chicago Sun-Times

On-duty Gary K-9 officer fatally shot; suspect in custody

K-9 Falco and an officer were involved in a foot pursuit Thursday afternoon near 35th Place and Martin Luther King Drive when Flaco was shot and killed, Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr. said in a statement.

Chicago Sun-Times

Boil order lifted for final Aqua Illinois customers in southern Lake County

About 1,200 homes in Hawthorn Woods, Kildeer and nearby unincorporated areas were ordered to boil water July 2 after a water main leak caused a drop in pressure.

Orlando Sentinel

‘You know better’: Florida deputy fired after fleeing traffic stop in Lake County

ORLANDO, Fla. — An Orange County Sheriff’s Office patrol deputy was fired Friday after he was arrested while off-duty for fleeing a traffic stop by Lake County deputy sheriffs earlier this week.

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Boil advisory in place after Hawthorn Woods enters fifth day without running water

Aqua, the utility that provides water to Hawthorn Woods in Lake County, said a leak in a main caused pressure to drop.

Orlando Sentinel

Scott Maxwell: Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law leads to censorship of children’s picture book on penguins

To understand the duplicity of the book-banners in Florida, you only have to do two things:

Chicago Sun-Times

Live WWII-era rocket discovered in Antioch-area yard

The Lake County bomb squad recovered the object and detonated it. It was determined to be live. The residents of the property were evacuated as a precaution.

Chicago Sun-Times

Highland Park shooting suspect’s trial date could be set in September

During a hearing at Lake County Courthouse Tuesday, Robert E. Crimo III’s first court appearance since January, his attorney said a trial date could be set by Crimo III’s next appearance Sept. 11.

Chicago Sun-Times

A tattoo surprise: North suburban woman got twin tiger tattoos, then finds her mother had one, too

Alana Blanchard, 24, who lives in Lake County, says most of her tattoos have a simple meaning: “I liked it.” But the tigers on her torso also turned out to match one that her mom has.

Chicago Sun-Times

Technical issues delay criminal case against Highland Park shooting suspect’s father

In Robert E. Crimo Jr.’s brief court hearing at the Lake County courthouse, lawyers said they hit a snag in sharing discovery evidence related to the Fourth of July shooting that left seven dead and 48 wounded, allegedly at the hands of his son, Robert E. Crimo III.

Chicago Sun-Times

Biden calls for scrutiny of gun makers marketing weapons to minors

A civil suit filed in last year’s Highland Park July 4th massacre asserts a gun company’s marketing influenced the alleged parade shooter.

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