Crime
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Sheriffs draw lines at what they will - and will not - enforce with new weapons lawJan 13, 2023 12:00 am - Lake County Sheriff John Idleburg had a message for gun owners concerned about Illinois' new ban on the purchase, sale and manufacture of some high-powered weapons and l...
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Lake County sheriff responds to racist comments in wake of his stance on weapons banJan 13, 2023 12:00 am - A Facebook post by Lake County Sheriff John Idleburg Thursday night expressing his support for the state's ban on high-powered weapons prompted more than 2,000 comments,...
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Top crime stories of 2022: Mayhem and heartbreak defined the year in suburban crimeJan 12, 2023 5:00 am - A mass shooting on July 4 in Highland Park, during which a lone shooter stood atop a building firing nearly 90 rounds at parade spectators and participants, shocked the ...
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Judge allows case to remove Algonquin Twp. trustee to move forward
Jan 12, 2023 12:00 am - A case that will decide whether an Algonquin Township trustee with a 30-year-old felony can stay in his role will move forward after a McHenry County judge denied a requ...
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Police seek info on car linked to gunfire in Lake in the HillsJan 12, 2023 12:00 am - The Lake in the Hills Police Department is seeking information on a vehicle linked to shots that were fired on the 0-100 block of Deer Path Road. The red car believed to...
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Man charged with murder after slain cousin found in wheelbarrowJan 12, 2023 12:00 am - A 27-year-old man faces murder charges after, Lake County sheriff's police say, deputies caught him apparently in the process of burying his slain cousin. Quentin V. Ha...
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Man charged with beating woman, then damaging 2 police cars in chaseJan 12, 2023 12:00 am - A man has been charged with hitting a woman dozens of times with a belt and then striking two police squad cars during an attempt to escape officers. Bail was set Thursd...
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Shots fired down, other serious crime up 6% in ElginJan 12, 2023 12:00 am - Shots fired incidents in Elgin were down, while serious crime overall was up in 2022, according to the police department's newly released annual report. Coming off a 50-...
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Mount Prospect police hosting community meeting for Boxwood neighborhoodJan 12, 2023 12:00 am - In the wake of recent criminal events in Mount Prospect's Boxwood neighborhood, including a pair of shootings in the last month, Mount Prospect police are hosting a comm...
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Huntley man pleads not guilty to drug charges