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Gliniewicz Widow Wants Pension / Caputo Stores Headed to Auction / Missing Lake Co. Girl Found Safe / Barrington Shooting
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Wife of Disgraced Fox Lake Lt. Joe Gliniewicz Seeks His Pension
- The Fox Lake Police Pension Board is expected to meet Monday to discuss Melodie Gliniewicz's application for her late husband's pension.
Health Officials Investigate Former Model's Death from Elizabethkingia Bacteria
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- Kimberly Cencula of Lake Villa died in March. Her death is the first confirmed case of Elizabethkingia bacteria in Illinois.
Crystal Lake Teen Charged With Robbery Following Fatal Shooting Near University of Kentucky
- Nicholas V. Coriaci and three others orchestrated a robbery that ended with one being shot and killed last weekend, police said.
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- Christopher Hornezes is accused of using a knife and dressing in a wig and women's clothes to rob businesses in Gurnee and elsewhere.
Will Algonquin's Caputo & Sons Stores Remain Open?
- The store will go up for auction next month but a new landlord could step in and take over the store.
- Jolynn Sanders of Wadsworth went missing on April 1 and is now home safe, police said.
1 Critically Injured When 2 Minivans Collide Near Round Lake
- The crash occurred on Fairfield Road just south of Route 120 in unincorporated Round Lake Wednesday morning.
Funds Being Raised for Crystal Lake Teen Who Will Undergo High-Risk Surgery
- Emma Kotecki, 16, will be heading with her family to Boston later this month to undergo heart surgery. Emma has a rare genetic disorder.
6 Families Displaced, 2 Firefighters Injured in LITH Fire
- A fire broke out at the condominium complex on Acorn Lane in Lake in the Hills on Monday afternoon.
Bail Set for Three Men Charged in Barrington Shooting: UPDATE
- Two people were injured--one critically--in the shooting.
Cary District 26 School Board, Teacher's Union Reach Tentative Agreement on Contract
- The school board and teacher's union announced they had reached a tentative agreement to extend the current contract through 2018.
November Ballot May Include Advisory Referendum
- Voters might get the chance to shrink the size of the McHenry County Board.
Lawsuit Claims Woodland District 50 Board Member Helped Husband's Company Land Contract
- The husband's company was awarded a contract to provide spirit wear and athletic uniforms for the school district.
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