Buffalo Grove News and Information

  BG man faces three felonies in house fire             A 24-year-old Buffalo Grove man has been charged with three felonies related to a Sept. 19 house fire at 970 Lucinda Drive.             The Lake County State’s Attorney’s office approved three felony charges for Evan Rude, including Aggravated Arson (Class X), Residential Arson (Class 1), and Arson (Class 2).             The fire, which rendered the house “uninhabitable” by fire officials, caused an estimated $360,000 damage.             Investigators were aided in their work by conducting neighborhood canvases and reviewing security camera footage.             Rude has been implicated in other fire-related cases in Buffalo Grove, including one in September 2023 when fire officials were investigating a vehicle fire in a garage, also in the 900 block of Lucinda. Following an investigation by Buffalo Grove police and fire officials, Rude was charged with criminal damage to property through means of a fi

  Man faces felony drug charges -- A 33-year-old Buffalo Grove man is facing multiple felony drug charges following a sting involving local, county and federal law enforcement agencies.             According to a news release from the Lake County sheriff’s office that appeared in the Daily Herald. Zans Batjuks is charged with manufacturing ecstasy, possession of ecstasy, manufacturing and delivery of cannabis and possession of cannabis. Aggravated unlawful use of weapon -- A 38-Year-Old Mundelein man was charged with a felony count of Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon (handgun found in the vehicle), and three misdemeanor counts, one for battery with bodily harm, battery making physical contact, and reckless driving following a traffic incident. Police reports say when they arrived at the intersection of McHenry Road and Deerfield Parkway, they learned that the man who was charged allegedly battered the other driver involved. Criminal damage to property

Teed off? –  Officers were summoned to The Arboretum Club Golf Course, 401 W. Half Day Rd. for a report of an intoxicated subject. They were told that an employee was serving food when a subject who was not golfing approached her. The employee stated the subject was heavily intoxicated, and told her lost his phone in the area. However, the conversation, reports say, went beyond the lost phone as the man allegedly began asking the employee questions such as what her name was, what school she attended, and how much money made.             Reports say when a group of golfers approached to purchase food, the subject walked away. Before leaving though, the subject stated his name was and provided his phone number on a piece of paper. The questions never amounted to a criminal nature, but the employee said the questions and the subject's demeanor made her feel uncomfortable. Officers located the man and him that the golf course wanted him removed from the course. He was given a “formal c