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Suit Filed After Elderly Man Leaves Assisted Living Facility, Drowns In Pond
Jimmy Hedrich, 82, wandered away from Gurnee Place Memory Care early on July 30.

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Jimmy Hedrich, 82, wandered away from Gurnee Place Memory Care early on July 30.

Ryan M. Thomas, 39, owned a dog training facility in Woodstock. He's been sentenced to 180 days in jail.
The incident happened at Play It Again Sports in Crystal Lake on Wednesday. Adam R. Schuster now faces battery and trespassing charges.
U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider presented certificates and flags to the seven North Chicago police officers during a Tuesday ceremony.
The 41-year-old Round Lake Park man now faces cruelty to animals charges in Lake County.
The woman, who was killed in the Friday crash in Zion, has been identified as Ashley Baker, 30, of Chicago.
The hit-and-run driver has been arrested, police said.
The crash happened Monday evening at Gages Lake Road and North Tangueray Drive in Gages Lake.
Prosecutors say a house cleaner stole rings and cash from a client's home in Vernon Hills and sold some of the jewelry.
Corinna Sac, the owner of UpRising Bakery and Cafe in Lake in the Hills, claims her business is being discriminated against.
Marybella Carranza, 18, is charged with two counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child and aggravated criminal sexual abuse.
A motorcyclist was killed and two others were injured after a crash involving a motorcycle and a car Saturday.
The incident happened around 7:03 p.m. Wednesday in the 100 block of South Heather Drive in Crystal Lake.
Transportation crews Monday morning closed Butterfield Road at a railroad crossing in Vernon Hills.
The collision happened Randall Road and Polaris Drive Tuesday evening.
The home is now uninhabitable. The dog suffered a minor injury to the leg due to broken glass.
The man has been identified as Christopher Williams, 22, of North Chicago.
The decomposing body found inside an occupied apartment in Waukegan on Thursday has been identified as Bianca Haas, 22, of Mount Prospect.
Alexander M. Novak, 28, was charged in March with 10 counts of possession of child porn and 10 counts of disseminating child pornography.
Village officials say the business would receive municipal code and zoning ordinance violations if they continued to host events.