Deerfield Crime
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Suburban financial advisor sent to prison for fraudDec 06, 2017 12:00 am - A Deerfield financial adviser was sentenced Tuesday to 55 months in a federal prison on allegations he stole more than $900,000 from a client to fund personal expenses. ...
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Teen pleads not guilty to fatal shooting near GrayslakeDec 06, 2017 12:00 am - A 19-year-old Waukegan man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to three counts of first-degree murder stemming from a fatal shooting near Grayslake in October. Jasperin F. Mel...
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Murdered Elgin woman's relatives urged her to stay away from sonDec 05, 2017 4:00 am - Gail Peck kept pictures of her son Brian in drawers all over her bedroom - in her nightstand, among her clothes, in yellowed photo albums. The 76-year-old woman displaye...
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Appellate court overturns Lake County attempted murder convictionDec 05, 2017 12:00 am - An Illinois appellate court has reversed the conviction of a Waukegan man sentenced to 45 years in prison for attempted murder, ruling that a Lake County prosecutor viol...
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Why cops' high hopes for body cameras may be fadingDec 01, 2017 4:30 am - After a series of high-profile officer-involved shootings that sparked nationwide protests and calls for police reform, law enforcement and community activists embraced ...
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Two arrested in Lake County prostitution stingDec 01, 2017 12:00 am - Two men have been charged with promoting prostitution at a residence in Newport Township, authorities said Friday. Gilberto Garcia, 22, of the 600 block of East Galena ...
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Parents seek to sever cases in Park City child manslaughter caseDec 01, 2017 12:00 am - A Park City couple charged with manslaughter after being accused of not giving their son medication needed to fend off his body's rejection of a new heart have asked a L...
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Round Lake Beach mom indicted on 12 counts of murder in son's deathNov 30, 2017 12:00 am - A Round Lake Beach woman accused of carrying her son's body on a Metra train and through Union Station in July was indicted Wednesday on 12 counts of first-degree murder...
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Sex offender imprisoned for not telling authorities he moved to AuroraNov 29, 2017 12:00 am - A former Cook County man is headed to prison again for failing to register as a sex offender after moving to Aurora. Keith L. Willis, 62, was sentenced Tuesday to five y...
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Judge allows DNA evidence linking ex-Marine to Lake County child killingsNov 29, 2017 12:00 am - DNA evidence prosecutors say links a former Marine to the 2005 murders of two little girls in a Lake County park will be admissible if the case goes to trial, a judge ru...