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Attack 'Permanently Disfigures' Young Man: Police

An 18-year-old Volo woman faces charges after using a bladed object to slash a male several times across the face in Wauconda, police said.

Attack 'Permanently Disfigures' Young Man: Police
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Large Brush Fire Spans Nearly 20 Acres

The fire was first reported in Lakemoor at about 4:10 p.m. Thursday. No one was injured in the fire.

Large Brush Fire Spans Nearly 20 Acres