Charles Keeshan

1 week ago | shawlocal.com | Charles Keeshan

A Florida man is behind bars in Wisconsin awaiting extradition to Illinois in connection with an alleged road-rage shooting earlier this month in Gurnee. Robertas Nenadovic-Jasinskas, 34, of Clearwater, Florida, is charged with reckless discharge of a firearm stemming from the May 16 shooting on I-94 near Grand Avenue, Illinois State Police said Sunday.

2 weeks ago | dailyherald.com | Charles Keeshan

Llovani Gomez, 35, of Chicago A Chicago man accused of killing a college student in a 2021 road-rage shooting in Gurnee was ordered held in jail Wednesday while awaiting trial. Llovani Gomez, 35, is charged with three counts of first-degree murder and single counts of attempted murder and aggravated discharge of a firearm in the slaying of Daniel Lobo. Lobo, a 22-year-old Southern Illinois University student from Waukegan, was fatally shot Nov.

2 weeks ago | shawlocal.com | Charles Keeshan

A 19-year-old Elgin man and a juvenile face multiple felony charges after authorities say they attacked a woman at a Carpentersville restaurant last week after making derogatory remarks about her sexual orientation. John Z. Kammrad, of the 900 block of Hillcrest Road, is charged with aggravated battery causing great bodily harm, aggravated battery in a public place and mob action, Carpentersville police said. The most serious charges are Class 3 felonies punishable by a two to five years in prison.

2 weeks ago | dailyherald.com | Charles Keeshan

A 19-year-old Elgin man and a juvenile face multiple felony charges after authorities say they attacked a woman at a Carpentersville restaurant last week after making derogatory remarks about her sexual orientation. John Z. Kammrad, of the 900 block of Hillcrest Road, is charged with aggravated battery causing great bodily harm, aggravated battery in a public place and mob action, Carpentersville police said.

3 weeks ago | dailyherald.com | Charles Keeshan

A new social media trend known as the “Chromebook Challenge” is leading students in the suburbs and across the country to intentionally set their school-issued laptop computers on fire. Carson City Fire Department/Facebook What do you get when you cross the worst elements of social media with the most reckless instincts of kids? These days it’s the “Chromebook Challenge,” a TikTok-fueled fad that has students across the country intentionally setting fire to their school-issued laptop computers.