Island Lake Crime
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From the murders to manhunt: New book examines ‘human elements’ of Brown’s Chicken killingsJun 20, 2025 4:30 am - A suburban native who was just a kid when the Brown's Chicken murders in Palatine shocked the nation has written a new book he hopes offers new insight into the killings. “It’s focused more on the human elements of the case, and not the gore of the crime itself,” said author Patrick Wohl.
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Authorities: Reckless driver wreaks havoc, injuring several people during chase through Lake CountyJun 18, 2025 8:16 am - A reckless driver caused mayhem in Lake County and injured several people during a police chase Tuesday evening near Gurnee, authorities said.
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Cook County’s new top prosecutor continues to target retail theftJun 13, 2025 4:30 am - The renewed focus on retail theft from Cook County’s top prosecutor has gone national. State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke announced this week that a nationwide campaign, spearheaded by her office to target organized retail theft crews, has led to more than 500 arrests since May 30.
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DOJ: Mexican national with criminal convictions facing fourth deportationJun 12, 2025 4:47 pm - A Mexican national with multiple criminal convictions in the United States is facing his fourth deportation hearing since 2004, federal prosecutors announced Thursday.
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Authorities: Teen shot relative in the faceJun 12, 2025 8:26 am - A Lake County teenager is charged with attempted murder and other felonies after Lake County sheriff’s officials say he intentionally shot a 61-year-old relative in the face with a revolver Wednesday night at their home near Gurnee.
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Man faces sentencing for 2021 Round Lake bank robberyJun 06, 2025 5:32 pm - A Des Plaines man was convicted of bank robbery by a federal jury in Chicago on Monday, officials announced Friday.
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70-year-old McHenry woman charged in 2003 Wisconsin killingJun 01, 2025 11:31 am - A 70-year-old McHenry woman is among two people arrested last week in connection with an almost 22-year-old cold case murder investigation, officials said.
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Authorities say man threatened people at Island Lake bar, hit patron with shotgunMay 21, 2025 1:07 pm - A man threatened patrons in an Island Lake bar, left to load a gun inside his truck and used the weapon to hit a man who tried to stop him from returning, authorities allege.
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Former cop gets 5-year sentence in crash that killed Antioch manMay 21, 2025 10:57 am - A former Chicago police officer was sentenced Monday to five years in prison for driving drunk and causing a 2021 crash that killed an Antioch man.
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Chicago man charged in deadly 2021 Gurnee road-rage shootingMay 12, 2025 4:18 pm - A Chicago man is facing murder charges in the 2021 road-rage shooting in Gurnee of a Southern Illinois University student who was home for Thanksgiving break.