Deerfield Crime
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Waukegan mom accused of locking daughter in basement files motion to see childrenOct 31, 2018 1:00 am - A Waukegan woman accused of locking her 10-year-old daughter in a basement because she was "possessed by a demon" has filed a formal court request to see her children. ...
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Registered sex offender accused of impregnating runaway teen in Lake CountyOct 31, 2018 1:00 am - A 24-year-old registered sex offender faces an aggravated criminal sexual abuse charge alleging he impregnated a 16-year-old runaway last year, Lake County authorities s...
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Fighting the opioid crisis: Statewide program distributing pouches that safely dissolve unwanted pillsOct 30, 2018 1:00 am - A new statewide partnership began Tuesday to address the opioid crisis with plans to work with community anti-drug groups to emphasize prevention, treatment and recovery...
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Gone too soon: Lake Zurich man dies of heroin overdose on 30th birthdayOct 28, 2018 1:00 am - The struggle began years ago, when Robert "Bobby" Warren Hines Jr. was introduced to pain pills while in high school. It ended Tuesday - his 30th birthday - when Hines d...
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Chicago's known for Capone, but gangsters held sway in the suburbs and beyondOct 27, 2018 1:00 am - When it came to organized crime in Illinois, Chicago-based Prohibition-era gangsters loomed large during the 1920s and 1930s. Al Capone, Frank Nitti, Lester “Baby Face N...
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Deerfield man pleads not guilty to murder, assaulting and kidnapping wifeOct 25, 2018 1:00 am - A Deerfield man accused of handcuffing, sexually assaulting and fatally stabbing his wife pleaded not guilty to multiple charges in Lake County court Thursday. No trial...
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Former Vernon Hills soccer coach pleads guilty to sex assault, gets 6 yearsOct 25, 2018 1:00 am - A former Vernon Hills High School soccer coach was sentenced to six years in prison Thursday after admitting to sexually assaulting an underage teen she once coached. Co...
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Texts to cop lead FBI to Grayslake man suspected in pair of bank heistsOct 24, 2018 1:00 am - Less than an hour after robbing a Lake Forest bank earlier this year, Rajko Bozic texted a police officer acquaintance who'd responded to the heist, federal authorities ...
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$2 million bail for suspect in Elgin shooting that wounded threeOct 23, 2018 1:00 am - An Elgin man charged with shooting and wounding three men early Sunday is held on $2 million bail, and police are still searching for another suspect. Luis K. Mora-Otero...
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Eyes in the sky: Why more suburban police are using dronesOct 19, 2018 5:00 am - Earlier this year, Aurora police found themselves in a dangerous situation: traipsing through head-high brush and plants in a forest preserve, searching for a suicidal w...