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‘I’m grateful to be alive’: Man convicted in harrowing arrest that injured Bull Valley police chief

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Bull Valley Police Chief Tracy Dickens poses with his official car outside Village Hall. (Independent photo by Larry Lough)

“I’m not an angry person,” Bull Valley Police Chief Tracy Dickens said, “but it’s hard not to be angry.” Dickens was reacting after the conviction of a Gurnee man on […]

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Larry Lough

Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news. He has worked for community newspapers in Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa for the past five decades, and was a college journalism instructor for 17 years.
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Larry Lough

Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news. He has worked for community newspapers in Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa for the past five decades, and was a college journalism instructor for 17 years.
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