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Caregiver accused of stealing from Lake Forest home
Staff Report
Emily J. Mivshek, 19,
of Waukegan, has been
charged with theft over
$500 after police say she
stole items from a home
where she was serving as a
caregiver.
Police received a report
from a residence in
the 900 block of James
Court where a caregiver
had stolen “several items”
while she was in the home
that were worth more than
$1,000.
The caregiver, identified
as Mivshek, was interviewed
at the Lake Forest
Police Department. Police
say she admitted to the
theft while being interviewed.
Police arrested Mivshek
on Jan. 22. She was processed
and held overnight
pending transport to Lake
County Bond Court.
In other police news:
Jan. 18
• Lourdes L. Toro, 33, of
Beach Park, was charged
with driving under the
influence of alcohol. Police
received multiple 911
calls in the area of Route
60 and Route 41 saying
a man was running in the
road and banging on cars.
Police say the man said he
was involved in an argument
with his wife, Toro,
was driving with their two
children to Vernon Hills
and, when they stopped
at the intersection in Lake
Forest, he got out of the vehicle
and she drove away.
Police gave the man a ride
to the police station and
contacted Toro. When she
arrived at the police station,
officers questioned her
about the incident. Officers
detected the odor of alcohol
on her breath and noted she
displayed some signs of
intoxication. Toro admitted
to having two shots of
tequila prior to driving. She
was arrested after she failed
field sobriety testing. She
was processed, released on
bond and given a February
court date.
Jan. 20
• Antoine E. Mack, 42, of
Skokie, was charged with
driving while under the
influence of alcohol, driving
on a revoked license
and illegal possession of
cannabis in a vehicle. Officers
responded to the area
of Route 41 and Route 60
for a report of a battery in
progress. After determining
that no fight had occurred,
officers smelled
alcohol on Mack’s breath
and was demonstrating
signs of impairment. He
had admitted to drinking
prior to driving, and officers
also determined his
license was revoked. He
was arrested after he completed
field sobriety tests.
Mack was also discovered
to have cannabis in his
vehicle, and was charged
with illegal possession of
cannabis in a motor vehicle.
He was processed, released
on bond, and given
a February court date.
• Anastacio Garcia, 35,
of Highwood, has been
charged with not having
a valid driver’s license.
Police conducted a traffic
stop on a white Pontiac GT
for an equipment violation.
When officers spoke
with the driver, identified
as Garcia, they determined
that he did not have a valid
driver’s license. Garcia
was arrested, processed
and released on bond and
given a March court date.
Lake Bluff
Jan. 16
• Daisy Quinones, 25, of
Waukegan, was charged
with retail theft. She reportedly
took digital media
from a general merchandise
store in the 900 block
of Rockland Road and
then returned it. She was
released on bond and given
a February court date.
Jan. 22
• A person reported that
their wallet was taken
from their purse in a store
in the 300 block of Waukegan
Road. The credit
cards from the wallet were
used to make purchases
elsewhere. No cash was
reported missing. The incident
happened the day
prior, on Jan. 21. Police are
continuing to investigate.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The
Lake Forest Leader’s Police
Reports are compiled from
official reports found on file
at the Lake Forest and Lake
Bluff Police Departments. Individuals
named in these reports
are considered innocent
of all charges until proven
guilty in a court of law.
Posted to LakeForestLeaderDaily.com 2 days ago
Morrison, Morgan preview 2020 plans at Northbrook town hall
Neil Milbert
Freelance Reporter
Five of the North Shore’s
representatives in the Illinois
General Assembly discussed
their priorities for
the upcoming legislative
session and answered constituents’
questions during
a town hall meeting Tuesday,
Jan. 21, at the Northbrook
Public Library.
State Sen. Julie Morrison
(D-Deerfield) and
State Rep. Bob Morgan
(D-Highwood) were joined
by State Sen. Laura Fine
(D-Glenview) and State
Reps. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
(D-Glenview) and
Jonathan Carroll (D-Northbrook).
At the start of the meeting,
Northbrook Library Director
Kate Hall introduced
the two senators and three
representatives before each
spoke for three minutes.
Morgan, who is beginning
his second year as
a member of the Illinois
House of Representatives,
spoke first, highlighting his
plans for the legislative session
that started Tuesday,
Jan. 28.
“Of the things I’m looking
to do in the spring,
the first is a policy issue:
combatting the increase in
anti-Semitism in our communities,”
Morgan said.
“We have seen an increase
in anti-Semitism in our
schools and at the University
of Illinois. We have
seen hate crimes across the
country. It strikes all of us
at the core.”
Morgan also emphasized
that legislators “need to
look at the way we spend
tax dollars” by ending “corporate
tax giveaways” and
said a clean-energy jobs act
is essential.
Morrison has served in
the state’s upper chamber
since 2013. She chaired
the Human Services Committee
in 2019 and was a
member of the Green Caucus.
“Last year, we passed
some amazing Human Services
legislation, things that
the governor prioritized,”
she said. “One of the things
was making policy changes
(to alleviate the) lack of resources
for people with disabilities.
People are shortchanged
so often for lack
of resources.”
During the question-andanswer
session, there were
five major issues that members
of the audience asked
their legislators to address:
the environment, property
tax relief, the November
referendum on replacing
the current flat tax with a
tax increase on the upper 1
percent, reforming pension
plans for teachers and state
workers, and meeting the
needs of children with autism
and special needs.
“The environment is an
issue that we cannot focus
on enough,” Carroll said.
“Look all around us. Look
at the shorelines. We are seeing
things happen (as a consequence
of global warming
State Rep. Bob Morgan (D-Highwood) discusses Medical
Decisions for Minors during a town hall meeting at
the Northbrook Public Library Tuesday, Jan. 21. Scott
Margolin/22nd Century Media
and climate change).”
Morrison is committed
to ensuring job opportunities
for those who lose
their jobs in the transition
to clean energy, such as
those in working in the fossil
fuel industry in southern
Illinois.
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