Patch Flash: Police Hold Suspect in Murder of Suburban 14-Year-Old

. O'Laughlin, a freshman at Lyons Township High School, was discovered with multiple stab wounds by her mother last Thursday. She was pronounced dead at a local hospital shortly thereafter. Police believe she walked in on a burglary in progress. Police have received more than 100 leads in the last week, and one of those leads panned out

There were no happy endings for two area massage parlors after a Members of the Skokie Police Tactical Mission Team set up a sting at Mystic Massage, 8800 Lockwood Ave., and June Spa, 4849 Dempster St., after receiving complaints that the establishments were performing sex acts for cash. In the end, police charged Maryana Kolos, 43, an employee at Mystic Massage, as well as Jessica Her, 50, an employee at June Spa, for prostitution.

Alfred Gerebizza, 56, formerly of Crystal Lake was charged alleging that he and co-defendant Daniel Spitzer, 51, of Barrington engaged in a Ponzi scheme that caused losses totaling approximately $34 million, according to federal court documents.

The Hebron man, Steven R. Nusbaum, had been flying an experimental aircraft about 5:33 p.m. Tuesday when he was forced to land along the 7000 block of Miller Road in Hebron

. It was regarding complaints she had violated the state’s election code by allegedly giving high school students free gift cards for registering to vote in her favor in the April school board elections.

Skunks have made headlines across the Chicago area recently as municipalities grapple with an exploding population during the peak season for skunk activity (mid August through early November.)  however, is not news to those whose job it is to keep an eye on the critters, says John Buhnerkempe, chief of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources’ division of wildlife resources. According to Buhnerkempe, the skunk population surged by 46 percent from 2009 to 2010. (The numbers for 2011 won’t be compiled until early next year, Buhnerkempe said, but will likely reflect further increases in the population.)