Thursday, April 11, 2013
Could there be a connection between the 2012 death of Highwood restaurateur Giacomo Ruggirello and a former Buffalo Grove resident accused in an extortion/murder plot?
Defense attorneys for Steven Mandell, an ex-Chicago cop from Buffalo Grove who is accused in a plot to extort and kill a Chicago real estate mogul, have subpoenaed the Highland Park Police Department for its records into the investigation of the Sept. 2012 death of Giacomo Ruggirello, who owned the Highwood restaurant Trattoria Giacomo, reported the Chicago Tribune. On Sept. 25, 2012, fire and police responded to a fire at Giacomo's home in the 1700 block of Midland Avenue, in Highland Park, shortly before 1 a.m. His badly burned body was found in the home, Patch reported. Giacomo's Italian restaurant was burglarized earlier that day and an accelerant may have been used in the house fire, reported the Tribune. The reason for the subpoena …
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
The Highland Park man who died in a house fire last month has been identified as Giacomo Ruggirello, who has owned the Trattoria Giacomo Restaurant in Highwood since 1998.
The Lake County coroner identified the body found in a burned out Highland Park house last month as that of Giacomo Ruggirello, the Highland Park News reports. At approximately 12:42 a.m. on Sept. 25, Highland Park Fire and Police responded to a fire on the 1700 block of Midland Avenue in Highland Park. Fire fighters from Highwood, Glencoe, Lake Forest and Northbrook also helped to extinguish the blaze, which spread to the roof next-door. Neighbors of the razed house told the Highland Park News the identity of the man in the fire was likely Giacomo Ruggirello, who has owned the Trattoria Giacomo Restaurant in Highwood since 1998. Lake County Coroner Artis Yancey told the Highland Park News on Tuesday that Ruggirello’s cause of death has …
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Man's companion charged with a felony for leaving the scene of the fatal accident.
A 44-year-old man whose body was recovered from Gages Lake on Tuesday afternoon was identified by the Lake County Coroner as Richard Stoneking. His companion, Eric W. Oomens, 46, was charged with failure to stop or comply with requirements involving an accident, collision, casualty duty to report and render aid, a Class 2 Felony, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Office. Want Highland Park news in your inbox every morning? Subscribe to Patch's newsletter. On June 18 at approximately 9:40 p.m., the Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call regarding a suspicious circumstance on Gages Lake, located just east of Route 45 in unincorporated Grayslake. A caller said that a man was "coming out of the water and stated he was looking …
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Coroner Artis Yancey of Waukegan was defeated Tuesday.
Coroner Artis Yancey of Waukegan lost his bid to stay in office Tuesday night to political newcomer Thomas Rudd of Lake Forest in the race for the Democratic nomination for Lake County coroner. According to unofficial totals, Rudd received 12,877 votes, or 53.78 percent, while Yancey received 11,066 votes, or 46.22 percent, in the Democratic primary. On the Republican side, Steve Newton of Antioch claimed victory over Howard Cooper of Bannockburn. Newton received 26,070 votes, or 56.14 percent, while Cooper garnered 20,370 votes, or 43.86 percent. The totals do not include provisional or late-arriving vote-by-mail ballots. "I'm very proud of all the hard work and all the people that contributed to this campaign," said Yancey, who gathered …
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Two Democrats, two Republicans answer questions at League of Women Voters forum.
Like their counterparts running for Recorder of Deeds, the four candidates for Lake County Coroner debated over whether the county should maintain a coroner's office or move to a medical examiners system in Sunday's candidate forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Lake County (LWV) at the University Center in Grayslake. Dr. Thomas Rudd, a Lake Forest resident, is a Democratic candidate and has never held an elected office, but has run for the Lake County Sanitary District twice and lost. He is passionate over moving the county from a coroner's office to a medical examiner's system. Artis Yancey, a Waukegan resident, has a 20-plus year career in law enforcement in Waukegan including a short stint as chief of police. The …
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Gerald Dietz and Keith Brin participate in League of Women Voters forum.
With the retirement of Sally Coffelt, current Clerk of the Circuit Court for Lake County, Gerald Dietz and Keith Brin are vying for the Republican slot in the March 20 primary to run against Democratic candidate Cynthia Pruim Haran, who is running unopposed. Dietz and Brin participated in Sunday's candidate forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Lake County(LMV) at the University Center in Grayslake. Dietz, of Round Lake, has never held an elected office, but touts his legal background as an attorney who specialized in representing government entities. He has served as chairman of the Lake County Community Development Commission from 1996-2011. Brin, of Highland Park, has also never held an elected office, but for the past three …
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
County Board Chairman Stolman says coroner appointee has unblemished career.
Former Waukegan Police Chief Artis Yancey has been appointed Lake County Coroner. Lake County Board Chairman David Stolman announced the decision at a press conference, Monday. The county board will vote on the appointment of Yancey at its April 12 meeting. Former coroner Dr. Richard Keller resigned in February after pleading guilty to felony charges of obstructing justice and unlawful delivery of a controlled substance. "Artis Yancey is extremely qualified for this position. He has more than 20 years of law enforcement experience, working up the ranks in the Waukegan Police Department from a patrol officer to detective, sergeant, deputy chief, and police chief. His experience and proven ability to be an effective leader makes him the …
Saturday, February 26, 2011
After pleading guilty, Dr. Richard Keller steps down and sheriff fills vacancy on interim basis.
Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran is currently overseeing operations in the Coroner’s Office after Dr. Richard Keller resigned on Tuesday. Keller, the county's coroner, was charged with obstructing justice and unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, according to Lake County State's Attorney Michael Waller. Keller pled guilty to the two felony counts that alleged he provided methadone to staff and clients at the Green Dragonfly Clinic in Waukegan without proper medical exams. The doctor is accused of withholding the required documentation, which authorities had subpoenaed. After pleading guilty to both charges, Keller immediately resigned his post of six years on Tuesday, and is required to give up his medical license as well. Under …
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7:03 pm on Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Wow, this truly disgusts me! So sad that people have nothing better to do but spread rumors/gossip . I would think that people could have a little more respect than to be so outright crude! Mind your own business and if you have no business of your own to mind, try getting a life and staying out of what doesn't concern you! Have some respect for him already! Shame on all of you who continue to … more ›