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Woman set home afire, cops say

A Round Lake Beach woman accused of setting her house on firewhile her four children were inside has been charged with aggravatedarson, police said. No one was injured in the blaze, which began at arear outside wall about 1:25 a.m. Friday and was quicklyextinguished. Debra J. Barraza, 41, first blamed the fire on a friendbut then was charged after she admitted starting it, Round Lake Beachpolice said. The children are ages 14, 15, 18 and 20, police said.Bail for Barraza was set at $200,000. She remained in the Lake CountyJail. Police contacted the Department of Children and FamilyServices, and the children were staying at an undisclosed …