Charges possible in fatal nail-polish crash
The Lake County State’s Attorney’s office says it’s looking into criminal charges against a woman who allegedly was painting her fingernails while driving and fatally struck a stopped motorcyclist over the weekend. Lora Hunt, 48, of Morris, who was driving behind Anita Zaffke of Lake Zurich told police “she was painting her nails as she drove and did not see [the motorcycle] until contact was already made,” according to a Lake County Sheriff’s Department incident report.
Help sought afterteen’s slaying
Chicago police Monday sought the public’s help in their investigation into the slaying of 15-year-old Alex Arellano, whose body was found burned, beaten and shot in a South Side gangway on Saturday. Police on Monday distributed fliers in English and Spanish and asked anyone with information about the incident to call detectives at 312-747-8380.
