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Occupants escape without injury after SUV rolls over off Interstate 94 near Libertyville
Occupants were surprisingly uninjured after an SUV rolled over off Interstate 94 near Libertyville just north of the Lake Forest Oasis, authorities said. The Libertyville Fire Department and Illinois State Police (ISP) responded around 5:52 p.m. Friday to Interstate 94 between Bradley Road and Ro...
Over 14 years in prison for knife-wielding suspect who robbed banks in Waukegan, other Chicago suburbs
A federal judge sentenced a Zion man to over 14 years in prison for committing seven bank robberies in Waukegan and other Chicago suburbs while brandishing a large knife. Haris Matchalovas, 41, of Zion, was initially charged in November 2022 with one count of bank robbery in the U.S. District Cou...
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