Deerfield Crime
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The long, costly battles to regulate suburban strip clubsMay 31, 2015 7:30 am - Just south of Elgin, surrounded by green space and struggling industrial sites, lies Kane County's last strip club. The sign for Blackjacks Gentlemen's Club advertises a...
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Cook County establishes diversion program for prostitution defendantsMay 29, 2015 1:00 am - Some defendants facing prostitution charges in Cook County could avoid jail time under a new court diversion program focusing on addiction treatment, counseling and othe...
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Ex-Bull Eric Brunson found not guilty of sex assault of massage therapistMay 29, 2015 1:00 am - A former Chicago Bulls player and assistant coach was found not guilty of sexually assaulting a massage therapist at a Vernon Hills fitness center in April 2014. In maki...
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Man is sixth person in Lake County since 2010 to have murder charges droppedMay 28, 2015 1:00 am - A man convicted 15 years ago of killing a Carpentersville woman and dumping her body in a forest preserve in North Chicago was released from prison Thursday after prosec...
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Waukegan man pleads not guilty to possession of child pornMay 28, 2015 1:00 am - A 34-year-old Waukegan man pleaded not guilty Thursday to child pornography charges. Saint Alexander, of the 2000 block of Washington Street, faces up to seven years in ...
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Inverness psychologist admits to submitting bills for dead patientsMay 27, 2015 1:00 am - A 60-year-old Inverness psychologist pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal health care fraud charges. Sharon A. Rinaldi was charged with bilking Medicare out of roughly $5...
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Waukegan man pleads guilty to killing man after argumentMay 27, 2015 1:00 am - A Waukegan man will be sentenced to 30 to 45 years in prison after pleading guilty Wednesday to killing a 53-year-old man in March 2014. Miquel Leyva, 25, pleaded guilt...
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Former Lake Zurich fire chief pleads not guilty to domestic batteryMay 27, 2015 1:00 am - Former Lake Zurich fire chief David Wheelock pleaded not guilty Wednesday to domestic battery accusations stemming from a dispute with his estranged wife that ended in h...
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MacArthur Foundation awards Cook County grant to reduce jail populationMay 27, 2015 1:00 am - Cook County is among 20 jurisdictions that will receive a $150,000 grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to develop ways to reduce the number of n...
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Trial for man charged in notorious 2005 Zion murders to begin in 2016May 26, 2015 1:00 am - The trial of a former Zion man accused of the notorious 2005 murders of two little girls will take place in 2016, officials said Tuesday. Prosecution and defense attorn...