Crimes Notebook

Liliana Wagner, charged with Aggravated DUI, Leaving the Scene of a PI Crash, and Aggravated Fleeing to Elude (SOURCE: Lake County Sheriff's Office)

Hit-and-Run Driver Charged with Felonies After Fleeing with Man on Hood of Toyota, Running Him Over March 2023

Thu May 4, 2023 08:50 am Cardinal News

Following a thorough investigation by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Technical Crash Investigations Unit, the driver of a Toyota Camry involved in a personal injury hit-and-run pedestrian incident on March 20, 2023 in Beach Park […]

Suspicious Person Checking Storage Locker Doors on Buffalo Grove Rd Arrested in Buffalo Grove

Wed May 3, 2023 10:02 pm Cardinal News

Buffalo Grove police responded Monday, May 1, 2023 to a report of a suspicious vehicle without licenses plates and a suspicious driver in the block of 100 North Buffalo Grove Road in Buffalo Grove. Buffalo […]

Glock 22 'Ghost Gun' confiscated by Cook County Sheriff's Police Department (SOURCE: CCSPD)

Cook County Sheriff’s Police Recover ‘Ghost Gun’ in Harvey During Traffic Stop

Tue May 2, 2023 02:08 pm Cardinal News

While on patrol in Harvey on Friday evening, Cook County Sheriff’s Police conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle that was observed traveling over 80 MPH while also failing to signal while switching lanes. Cook […]

Ettore Lacchei, charged with First Degree Murder (SOURCE: Lake County Sheriff's Office)

Shooting Victim’s Neighbor Charged with Murder on Black Oak Avenue in Antioch Township

Tue Apr 25, 2023 06:18 pm Cardinal News

Lake County Sheriff’s Detectives conducted a comprehensive investigation into the murder of William Martys, age 59, of Antioch Township. Sheriff’s detectives determined Martys’ next-door neighbor, Ettore Lacchei, 79, had a variety of perceived grievances with […]

Joshua Simmons, charged with home invasion (SOURCE: Lake County Sheriff's Office)

Suspect from Home Invasion on North Old Creek Court Apprehended by LCSO K9 Dax

Mon Apr 24, 2023 09:40 am Cardinal News

Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies responded about 8:30 p.m. Sunday, April 23, 2023 to a report of a possible home invasion at a residence in the block of 36200 North Old Creek Court in unincorporated Gurnee. […]

Male, Age 30, Accused of Stabbing, Killing His Mother in House They Shared in South Elgin

Mon Apr 17, 2023 11:51 pm Cardinal News

Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie L. Mosser and South Elgin Chief of Police Jerry Krawczyk announce that Michal Wybraniec, age 30, is charged with the offenses of first-degree murder (two counts), and armed violence, Class […]

Making sense of severe weather risks requires using multiple reliable sources of weather observations, including your own observation, such as these cumulonimbus mammatus clouds that appeared over downtown Arlington Heights during a Tornado Watch on January 7, 2008 -- the same day an EF-3 tornado hit Poplar Grove, Illinois

Village of Arlington Heights, NWCDS 9-1-1 Center Not on Same Page on Outdoor Warning Siren Activation Criteria

Sat Apr 15, 2023 07:30 pm Cardinal News

CARDINAL NEWS has discovered that the Outdoor Warning Siren activation criteria revealed by the 9-1-1 dispatch organization (Northwest Central Dispatch System), which is responsible for activating Outdoor Warning Sirens, does not match the public information […]

Man Shot, Killed on Black Oak Avenue Near Diemer St in Antioch Township

Fri Apr 14, 2023 12:11 pm Cardinal News

Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies responded about 7:35 p.m. April 12, 2023, at approximately 7:35 p.m., Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to a residence in the 40700 block of North Black Oak Avenue, unincorporated Antioch, […]

Attempted Robbery of Mail Carrier on Campbell St Near Yale Ave, Arlington Heights

Tue Apr 11, 2023 02:50 pm Cardinal News

Arlington Heights police responded about 3:06 PM Saturday April 8, 2023 to an armed robbery at 1300 Block of West Campbell Street Arlington Heights, IL. Police received a report that a USPS mail carrier reported […]

Richard C. Huhn, charged with Violation of Order of Protection (SOURCE: Lake County Sheriff's Office)

Wanted for Violation of Order of Protection, Ingleside Resident Barricades Door

Tue Apr 11, 2023 10:36 am Cardinal News

Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies responded about 1:05 a.m. Tuesday, April 11, 2023 to apprehende a violation of order of protection suspect at a residence in the block of 35600 North Lane Drive, Ingleside. The protected […]

Rolling Meadows police officers at the scene of a commercial burglary after an offender fled police in the block of 900 Carnegie Street in Rolling Meadows early Monday, April 10, 2023

Driver Leaves Weapons, Flees from Police Near Commercial Property on Carnegie St Near Edison Pl in Rolling Meadows

Mon Apr 10, 2023 03:01 am Cardinal News

Rolling Meadows police reported that a driver in the 900 block of Carnegie Street in Rolling Meadows fled police about 2:28 a.m. Monday, April 10, 2023. The offender’s vehicle was described as a white Chrysler […]

Tire marks from donuts last Fall in Arlington Heights on Northwest Highway and near Waterman Avenue where Culver's is located in Arlington Heights near the border with Mount Prospect

Fire Lit at Intersection Takeover at 1st Ave and Chicago Ave in Maywood

Sun Apr 9, 2023 11:53 am Cardinal News

Offenders took over an intersection with their vehicles early Sunday morning in Maywood, and lit a fire in the intersection about 1:09 a.m. Sunday, April 9, 2023. The fire only involved rubbish, and the fire […]

Woman Mugged Outside, Mid-Afternoon at The Glen Town Center, Glenview

Sat Apr 8, 2023 12:29 pm Cardinal News

Glenview Police Officers responded about 3:13 p.m. Monday, April 3, 2023 to a report of an armed robbery in the block of 1900 Tower Drive in the center of The Glen Town Center shopping center. […]

Police with K-9 enter Michael Jordan's former residence to investigate a report of a burglary (Craig/CapturedNews)

Burglary Call at Michael Jordan’s Former Residence in Highland Park

Tue Apr 4, 2023 08:56 pm Cardinal News

Police officers from Highland Park responded about 4:10 p.m. Tuesday, April 4, 2023 to a report of a burglary in progress at the former residence of Michael Jordan at 2700 Point Lane in Highland Park. […]

Police Activity, Lockdown at Highland Park High School, 2 Students in Custody After Investigation of Gun Threat

Tue Apr 4, 2023 12:06 pm Cardinal News

Police officers from Highland Park responded before 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 4, 2023 to a report of a possible gun threat at Highland Park High School, 433 Vine Avenue in Highland Park. Two students are […]

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