Island Lake Crime
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‘Important step toward justice’: Highland Park parade shooting suspect pleads guiltyMar 03, 2025 10:05 am - Just minutes before his trial was to begin Monday, the Highwood man accused of fatally shooting seven spectators and injuring 48 others during Highland Park’s 2022 Independence Day parade pleaded guilty and now faces life in prison.
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Oak Forest man charged in October death of co-worker at Gurnee facilityFeb 28, 2025 5:16 pm - An Oak Forest Man has been charged with aggravated driving under the influence in the death of a Chicago man who was run over by a piece of equipment in October while working as a private contractor at an Illinois tollway facility in Gurnee.
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4 men face human trafficking charges after police operationFeb 28, 2025 12:45 pm - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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Former Navy sailor admits plotting 2022 terrorist attack against Naval Station Great LakesFeb 27, 2025 3:49 pm - A former sailor admitted Thursday to plotting an attack on Naval Station Great Lakes in North Chicago, purportedly to avenge the 2020 death of Qasem Soleimani, a commander in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
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Judge: Victims of Highland Park shooting can be present during testimonyFeb 20, 2025 12:22 pm - A Lake County judge ruled Thursday that victims of the July 4, 2022 mass shooting in Highland Park may be present during the trial of the defendant who’s charged with 21 counts of first-degree murder stemming from the attack.
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Lake County sheriff’s police dog nabs burglary suspectFeb 15, 2025 10:53 am - A man accused of committing an overnight burglary at a Grayslake-area tavern was apprehended by Lake County sheriff’s deputies with the help of canine officer Duke.
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One dead after Sunday afternoon shooting in Lake CountyFeb 10, 2025 8:08 am - A 24-year-old Waukegan man is dead after a Sunday afternoon shooting in Beach Park.
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Alternative school worker had inappropriate relationship with student, police sayFeb 06, 2025 11:25 am - An employee at an alternative school in North suburban Gages Lake is charged with having an inappropriate relationship with a 15-year-old student, authorities announced Thursday.
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Island Lake man pleads guilty in DUI crash that killed motorcyclist in McHenryFeb 06, 2025 8:12 am - An Island Lake man has pleaded guilty to aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol in connection with a 2021 fatal motorcycle-vehicle crash in McHenry.
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Huntley man pleads guilty to animal cruelty after 54 abandoned dogs found in parkFeb 03, 2025 12:20 pm - A Huntley man has been sentenced to one year of conditional discharge in a plea deal after he was accused of cruelty to dozens of animals, including a turtle, 17 cats and a dog.