Deerfield Crime
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Christopher Jacobsen gets jail in theft from Libertyville Boys ClubOct 12, 2012 11:44 am - The former treasurer of the Libertyville Boys Club will spend some time in jail for stealing money from the organization, a Lake County judge has ruled. Christopher Jaco...
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Palatine woman accused of stealing $200K from grandmotherOct 11, 2012 7:01 pm - A Palatine woman has been charged with stealing more than $200,000 from her grandmother. Jennifer Curtis, 43, was arrested Wednesday. Bail was set at $100,000, and she i...
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Suspect in Chicago car-bomb plot pleads not guiltyOct 11, 2012 4:59 pm - A West suburban teen has pleaded not guilty to trying to set off what he thought was a car bomb next to a Chicago bar. Dressed in orange jail clothes, Adel Daoud looked...
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Schmidt not guilty of criminal damage, trespassing chargesOct 10, 2012 12:07 pm - State Sen. Suzi Schmidt was found not guilty of walking onto her neighbor’s land and puncturing a bag of chicken feed during a dispute, Lake County Judge George Strickla...
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Plea deal offered to Island Lake man involved in car crash that killed sonOct 09, 2012 10:51 am - An Island Lake man facing drug charges in connection with a car crash that killed his 10-year-old son will decide Oct. 25 if he should accept a plea agreement with prose...
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Cops: 'Jealous' husband killed Bears fan in Jacksonville barOct 08, 2012 9:00 am - Lake Villa Township resident William Christopher Pettry and a friend were chatting with two women in a Jacksonville, Fla., bar over the weekend when trouble began to bre...
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Trial in Vernon Hills murder case delayedOct 05, 2012 6:00 pm - Murder suspect Daniel Baker could possibly take the stand next Friday and tell a judge whether he thinks he is fit to stand trial. The extremely unusual ruling Friday c...
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Former medical board member, 3 others indicted on fraud chargesOct 05, 2012 4:15 pm - SPRINGFIELD — A former Illinois Medical District commissioner, his wife and two other people used at least $3.7 million in state health grants to pay for vacation homes,...
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Attorney: Accused Elgin hoarder never hurt animalsOct 04, 2012 5:00 pm - A 60-year-old Elgin man accused of animal cruelty after 43 dead and decaying cats, birds, squirrels and other animals were found in a van outside his rented home last we...
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Court to rule on murder suspect Baker’s fitness for trialOct 04, 2012 12:50 pm - Attorneys for a 24-year-old Deerfield man accused of killing his girlfriend’s mother will argue Friday he is not mentally fit to stand trial. A psychologist who visited...