Deerfield Crime
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Animal rights activists rally against man accused of torturing, killing pit bullsMay 19, 2015 1:00 am - A group of nine women rallied in front of Lake County bond court early Tuesday in support of a mandatory maximum sentence for a Waukegan man accused of beating a family ...
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Guilty verdict in 2013 murder of Elgin artistMay 19, 2015 1:00 am - This update corrects an earlier story that identified David Holzinger as Koziol-Ellis' brother, not brother-in-law. A jury deliberated for about two hours to find P...
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Antioch Township woman accused of setting boyfriend on fireMay 18, 2015 1:00 am - An Antioch Township woman is charged with attempted murder after authorities said she kicked her boyfriend down a flight of stairs, then set him on fire with gasoline an...
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Recording: Elgin murder suspect vowed to turn himself in if half-brother chargedMay 15, 2015 1:00 am - Paul A. Johnson offered to turn himself in if Elgin police arrested his half-brother for the murder Lisa Koziol-Ellis, according to recording played in court Friday. Joh...
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$225,000 bond as new details emerge in Megabus shootingMay 14, 2015 1:00 am - A Chicago man accused of firing a weapon while riding on Megabus bound from Chicago to Minneapolis was ordered held on $225,000 bail Thursday in a court hearing that rev...
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Expert: Bloody prints at Elgin murder 'consistent' with suspect's shoesMay 14, 2015 1:00 am - A forensic scientist testified Thursday that bloody shoe prints on the wood floor and on a stuffed animal at Lisa Koziol-Ellis' Elgin townhouse resembled the tread marks...
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White Zion cop's shooting of black teen called justified; family calls it murderMay 14, 2015 1:00 am - The fatal shooting of a Zion teenager last month by a police officer was justified, Lake County State's Attorney Michael Nerheim announced Thursday, sparking complaints ...
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Former Lake County employee accused of stealing fuelMay 13, 2015 1:00 am - A former Lake County public works employee has been charged with stealing gasoline from a Lake County Department of Transportation fuel station. According to a news rele...
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Testimony: Elgin suspect 'antsy' 2 weeks after neighbor's deathMay 13, 2015 1:00 am - Paul A. Johnson was not acting nervous when initially questioned by Elgin police for the March 2, 2013, stabbing death of his neighbor, police testified Wednesday. But J...
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Sheriff's deputy saves Lake County's 12th overdose victimMay 13, 2015 1:00 am - The Lake County sheriff on Wednesday celebrated another case of a deputy using the overdose reversal drug Naloxone to save a life, but he also expressed concern about th...