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Renee Harris

Grocery Store Employee Charged With Armed Robbery

A temporary contractor for a north suburban grocery store has been charged with armed robbery.

2011/08/06

Flooding In Waukegan

UPDATED: Northern Suburbs Hit With More Flooding, Losses

The storms Wednesday night and Thursday morning couldn’t have come at a worse time for residents of the northern suburbs.

CBS Chicago–2011/07/28

Storm Damage In Downers Grove

Shady Contractors A Worry As Storm Cleanup Continues

As if the storm a week ago hadn’t been bad enough in itself, hard-hit Lake County is now bracing for the damage that unscrupulous contractors could do when they charge an arm and a leg to clear away the debris.

WBBM Newsradio–2011/07/18

Owners at Salutos Italian Restaurant in Gurnee had to throw out $20,000 to $30,000 of spoiled food after going more than two days without power in the wake of a thunderstorm on Monday, July 11, 2011. (Credit: CBS)

Long Power Outages Cost Restaurants Thousands

This week’s major storm has been a nightmare for residents, with thousands of homeowners going more than 48 hours without power. But imagine owning a restaurant and having no power for more than two days. Imagine the mess and the smell of all the spoiling food.

CBS 2–2011/07/13

Taylor Mae Stinchcomb and her dog.  (Credit: CBS)

Girl, 15, Ticketed For Crash That Killed Friend, Dog

A traffic ticket has been issued against a 15-year-old girl, who was driving in a crash last week that killed her friend and a sick dog.

CBS Chicago–2011/06/30

Gurnee police released this sketch of a woman who attacked another woman in a parking lot. (Credit: Gurnee Police Department)

Gurnee Attacker Bites, Punches Victim In Parking Lot

Police are looking for a woman who forced her way into another woman’s car at a north suburban Sears parking lot last weekend, then robbed the victim after punching and biting her.

CBS Chicago–2011/06/22

Taylor Mae Stinchcomb and her dog.  (Credit: CBS)

Funeral Services Set For Girl Who Died In Crash With Sick Dog

Funeral services will be Saturday for Taylor Mae Stinchcomb, the 15-year-old girl who was killed in a tragic crash near Grayslake, which also took the life of her sick dog.

CBS Chicago–2011/06/22

Abraham Lincoln

College Student Discovers Legal Documents Written By Lincoln

A college student from Gurnee has quite a story to tell about what he is doing over his summer vacation.

WBBM Newsradio–2011/06/16

An Emerald Ash Borer Beetle. (James Zablotny/USDA Photo)

Village Of Gurnee Immunizes Trees Against Emerald Ash Borer

Far north suburban Gurnee is taking on the tree-killing emerald ash borer.

CBS Chicago–2011/06/14

Alejandro Alvarez, Carina Crios (Credit: Gurnee Police)

Couple Attempts To Drive Off With Booted Car Near Great America

A couple who spent the day at Six Flags Great America also got to spend some time with police after trying to drive away after their car had been booted for illegal parking, police said.

WBBM Newsradio–2011/06/08

Gurnee Police Patch (Credit: Gurnee Police Department Website)

Man Charged With Sexual Assault After A Home Visit

An Indiana man has been charged with criminal sexual assault after a Gurnee woman said she awoke to find him on top of her, police said Tuesday.

2011/06/07

Someone stole Marlon Tapang's wheelchair from outside his Gurnee home. (CBS)

Scrappers Suspected Of Stealing Teen’s Wheelchair

Police believe scrappers, people who cruise areas when it is garbage day and pick up metal, may have been the ones who stole a teen’s wheelchair.

CBS Chicago–2011/05/27

Someone stole Marlon Tapang's wheelchair from outside his Gurnee home. (CBS)

Gurnee Student’s Wheelchair Stolen

Marlon Tapang has cerebral palsy and relied on his wheelchair for greater mobility. But someone stole his chair last week, CBS 2′s Jim Williams reports.

2011/05/23

Arthur Olvera (Credit: Gurnee Police Department)

Man Arrested For Trying To Bring Gun Into Great America

A 20-year-old northwest Indiana man was arrested over the weekend after he allegedly tried to enter the Six Flags Great America amusement park with a loaded .40 caliber handgun.

CBS Chicago–2011/05/11

Carolee Bildsten, 56, of Gurnee (Photo From Gurnee Police)

Treatment Until Trial For Sex Toy-Wielding Gurnee Woman

The Gurnee woman accused of attacking a police officer with a sex toy was accepted into a chemical dependency treatment program Friday, according to Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Scott Turk.

2011/02/26

File Photo (Mario Tama/ Getty Images)

Freight Train Derails In Gurnee

Nobody was injured when 10 freight cars derailed Sunday morning in north suburban Gurnee.

2011/02/20

Six Flags Great America

Six Flags Great America To Hold Job Fair

If you’re looking for a summer job, and amusement parks are up your alley, you’ll have an opportunity this weekend.

WBBM Newsradio–2011/02/18

File Photo Of A Facebook Page  (Photo Illustration by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

Teen Threatened By Classmates Over Facebook Page

A north suburban high school student was threatened by classmates and notified police after being accused of creating a Facebook page that disclosed the alleged drug usage and sex history of several classmates.

2011/01/14

Carolee Bildsten, 56, of Gurnee (Photo From Gurnee Police)

Woman Accused Of Threatening Cop With Sex Toy Now In Jail

A north suburban woman accused of threatening an officer with a sex toy last month is behind bars after being ordered held on $10,000 bond on Wednesday for failing to appear in court last week.

2010/12/29

Santa At 900 Shops

Gurnee Shop: ‘No Appointment, No Sitting On Santa’s Lap’

A Hawthorn Woods man says bureaucratic red tape kept his 5-year-old son from a visit with Santa Claus at Bass Pro Shop in Gurnee.

WBBM Newsradio–2010/12/20

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