Barrington Hills Crime
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Vernon Hills man who killed wife could be free in one yearAug 29, 2013 1:30 pm - If his defense attorneys get their way, a Vernon Hills man sentenced to eight years in prison for killing his wife could be freed from custody in about one year. Defens...
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Transient pleads not guilty to Waukegan murderAug 29, 2013 1:06 pm - A 26-year-old transient pleaded not guilty Thursday to three counts of murder in the stabbing death of a family friend in Waukegan. Kevin C. Curtis is accused of killin...
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Defense questions huffing charges in fatal crashAug 29, 2013 12:00 pm - The defense attorney for a Highland Park woman accused of huffing a cleaner before driving into and killing a 5-year-old girl is questioning the constitutionality of the...
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Judge says Fox Lake man would face prison sentence if he takes plea deal in fatal crashAug 29, 2013 12:00 pm - A Fox Lake man was told by a Lake County judge that he would be sentenced to prison if he accepts a plea deal for his role in an alcohol-related crash that killed a life...
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Ex-Stroger aide guilty of theft, money launderingAug 28, 2013 6:24 pm - A former top aide to Cook County’s former board president has been found guilty of stealing more than $300,000 in taxpayer money and money laundering. In a bench trial, ...
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Suburban police chiefs say they want national checks for gun buyersAug 28, 2013 3:00 am - The small group of suburban police chiefs that gathered Wednesday in Lake County to discuss gun violence called for universal background checks for prospective gun owner...
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Snowden name, revelations feature in Chicago caseAug 27, 2013 4:10 pm - Edward Snowden’s name loomed over a West suburban teenager’s terrorism case as a judge said Tuesday she must delay the trial to grapple with unresolved issues raised by ...
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Elgin teen accused of swiping ATV arrested same dayAug 27, 2013 1:58 pm - A resident of the 200 block of Orchard Street reported to Elgin police that an ATV was stolen from a garage between 1 a.m. and 8 a.m. Thursday. It apparently didn’t take...
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Gurnee-area man pleads not guilty in sexual assaultAug 27, 2013 10:00 am - A Gurnee-area man accused of sexually attacking at least two young victims in 2012 faces mandatory life in prison if convicted, a Lake County judge warned Tuesday. Nyas...
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Chicago man charged with criminal sexual assaultAug 26, 2013 8:00 pm - A 25-year-old woman was lured away from a party early Saturday morning by a man she met there and raped behind a garage, Elgin police said. Stanford E. Thompson, 33, of ...