2 children killed in Carpentersville, Illinois house fire
There were also animals inside the house, and two dogs were found dead, the fire department said.
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There were also animals inside the house, and two dogs were found dead, the fire department said.
The teacher was placed on leave effective Thursday, when charges were filed, and is not allowed on any district property, according to the district.
Kevin Lee, a teacher at Carpentersville Middle School, is charged with burglary, grooming, and sexual exploitation of a child.
Toxicology tests showed Brissa's blood alcohol level was 0.16 – twice the legal limit for driving – and she had THC in her system.
Brissa Romero had been missing since Dec. 4. Her car was pulled out of the same pond on Monday.
The investigation in the case of missing 17-year-old Brissa Romero now zeroing in on a body of water in Vernon Hills, where the teen's 2008 Nissan rogue was pulled out Monday afternoon. CBS 2's Andrew Ramos reports.
Her family is asking the public for help; if anyone was in the area at the time, and has surveillance video or might have seen something unusual, to come forward.
Her last location is believed to be near the Bowlero bowling alley and party venue in Vernon Hills.
If you’re looking for a lottery win, a Carpentersville liquor store may be the place to boost your odds.
This was the second multimillion-dollar scratch-off ticket sold at the very same liquor store. In March 2020, another customer won $6 million.
Students from the school left classes, and were then sent home.
Officials said the report at the school in Carpentersville amounted to a swatting incident. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
At least two homes were severely damaged on Kingston Circle off Wakefield Drive.
Chopper 2 captured the aftermath of a garage fire that spread to nearby homes in northwest suburban Carpentersville.
Charges against Carlos A. Bedoya are pending in five other cases involving 11 additional victims.
A former teacher in Carpentersville has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting two minors she knew.
A former Carpentersville substitute teacher and youth soccer coach for the Boys and Girls Club of Dundee Township has been convicted of sexually assaulting a child.
Police in northwest suburban Carpetnersville shot a man who allegedly opened fire on officers in a residential area Tuesday afternoon, authorities said.
Esequiel Gonzalez Banuelos, 24, of the Marquette Park neighborhood, pleaded guilty to one felony count of predatory criminal sexual assault and one felony count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse.
According to officials, Martinez faces a sentence between 6 and 60 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections.
A Carpentersville man now faces felony charges in connection with a crash that killed a pregnant woman and her unborn child.
The IDs primarily belonged to chiropractors but in one case he used the identity of an 11-year-old Idaho boy to try to get a loan for a 2011 Jaguar.
A Barrington man has been charged with robbing a bank in northwest suburban Carpentersville. The FBI said the suspect was caught trying to make a wire transfer of the stolen money at another bank, where serial numbers from several bills were linked to the robbery.
The Village Board voted Tuesday to repeal the 2007 resolution that declared English the official language of Carpentersville.
Police are looking for a man who allegedly stabbed his girlfriend Friday morning during a domestic fight in northwest suburban Carpentersville.
