Police & Fire

Seismic Shift

by Bill McLean • June 11, 2021

Imagine someone refereeing the Super Bowl one day and then jumping at the chance to head a crew of officials in a youth flag football game shortly thereafter. Christopher Kennedy…
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LFPD Plans Bike Rodeo

by DNS Contributor • May 27, 2018

LAKE FOREST – Get ready cowboys and cowgirls! The Lake Forest Police Department is planning its annual Bike Rodeo for Saturday, June 2 from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in…
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School Bus Involved in Lake Forest Accident

by Adrienne Fawcett • April 27, 2018

LAKE FOREST — No one was injured in an accident that involved an SUV, a car, a school bus and a stockade fence on Thursday, April 26 on the west…
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No One Injured in Lake Forest Fire

by Adrienne Fawcett • April 25, 2018

LAKE FOREST — A fire engulfed a single-family home in the southwest section of Lake Forest mid-day on Wednesday, April 25, causing an estimated $45,000 in damages. No one was…
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New Top Cop Knows Winnetka Well

by Emily Spectre • April 22, 2018

WINNETKA – Winnetka’s new police chief is no stranger to the village. Marc B. Hornstein started working for the Winnetka Police Department as a patrol officer in 1993, immediately making…
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HP Fire Victim Identified by Coroner

by Steve Sadin • April 20, 2018

HIGHLAND PARK — One of two victims found dead in a burning home earlier this week at 2088 Kipling Lane in Highland Park was identified as Elaine Gassick, 77, of…
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2 Die in Highland Park Fire

by Local Police Report • April 18, 2018

HIGHLAND PARK – Two people were found dead after a fire engulfed a home in Highland Park on April 18. At 1:13 a.m. firefighters from Highland Park and 10 other…
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Winnetka Has New Top Cop

by DNS Contributor • April 13, 2018

The Village of Winnetka appointed Marc B. Hornstein to be its next chief of police. Marc has been serving as the Interim Chief of Police since Patrick Kreis retired in…
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Wilmette Police Urge People To Lock Up!

by Adrienne Fawcett • April 10, 2018

WILMETTE – Wilmette police are again reminding people to lock their doors after nearly two dozen cars were burglarized and one was stolen outright in the village between April 9…
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Fire Guts Lake Bluff Home

by Steve Sadin • April 3, 2018

LAKE BLUFF — One person staying at a Lake Bluff home escaped injury as a fire gutted the structure in the 400 block of Arbor Drive in the early morning…
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