Island Lake Crime
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Documentary puts viewers in shoes of suburban drug usersMay 08, 2017 5:30 am - The opening images of Ethan Deardorff's documentary are serene: a moonlit sky, nice houses bordering an open field - typical suburbia. But viewers quickly learn why the ...
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Schneider, Nerheim to take part in opioid epidemic roundtableMay 08, 2017 1:00 am - U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider, Mundelein Police Chief Eric Guenther and Lake County State's Attorney Michael Nerheim will take part in a roundtable discussion Thursday addres...
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Innocence organizations applaud Illinois Senate for passage of legislation to regulate use of jailhouse informantsMay 07, 2017 11:00 pm - (Springfield, IL - May 5, 2017) - Today, the Illinois Senate unanimously passed legislation in a 49-0 vote that would protect the innocent from wrongful convictions thro...
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Round Lake man gets 3 years for possessing child pornMay 05, 2017 1:00 am - A Round Lake man has pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography and was sentenced to three years in prison, officials said. The plea by Roger Latimer, 52, came mi...
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Two Crystal Lake men charged in separate heroin bustsMay 04, 2017 1:00 am - Two Crystal Lake men face drug charges related to separate investigations that turned up more than 7.6 pounds of heroin and other narcotics, authorities said. Roman Cast...
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Coroners warn of latest 'terrifying' opioid: Gray deathMay 04, 2017 1:00 am - Kane County Coroner Rob Russell is warning of a new opioid combination drug so potent it's got death for a name: Gray death. The drug is a combination of heroin, fentany...
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Public defender appointed for Lake County dad charged in son's deathMay 02, 2017 1:00 am - A Park City man facing allegations that his failure to give his son medication led to the 11-year-old boy's death last year was appointed a public defender Tuesday after...
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Lake County sheriff's deputies honored for valorApr 29, 2017 1:00 am - Two Lake County sheriff's deputies on Friday received the Valor Award from the 100 Club of Chicago for their actions involving a fugitive who was wanted in Florida and l...
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Zion man arrested on vehicle charge after warrant issuedApr 29, 2017 1:00 am - A reputed street gang member from Zion was apprehended on a warrant Friday by authorities and jailed. Members of the Lake County Sheriff's Office Warrants Team and U.S. ...
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Retiring Lake County, ex-Elk Grove cop Ray Rose honoredApr 28, 2017 1:00 am - Labeled by Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran as trusting, loyal, and with "more integrity than anyone I know," Undersheriff Raymond Rose was ushered into retirement with a...