Island Lake Crime
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Sentencing delayed for killer of 3-year-old Waukegan boyMay 06, 2015 1:00 am - A Waukegan man will have to wait two weeks before learning whether he'll spend his life in prison for brutally beating a 3-year-old boy to death for swearing. Thomas Alb...
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Driver in 2013 fatal street race misses hearing, could be sent to prisonApr 30, 2015 1:00 am - An Antioch Township teen serving 30 months in Lake County work release jail for a fatal street race crash may be sent to prison for failing to return to jail, missing a ...
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Jury says Scott B. Peters guilty of trying to kill sheriff's deputiesApr 30, 2015 1:00 am - A jury Thursday afternoon took less than two hours to find Scott B. Peters guilty of attempted murder for shooting two McHenry County sheriff's deputies in October after...
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Police: Bears' legend Richard Dent driving 107 mph on EdensApr 29, 2015 1:00 am - Bears Hall of Famer Richard Dent is in hot water after he was charged with driving 107 mph — 52 mph over the posted speed limit — in Northfield, police officials said We...
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77-year-old Gurnee man admits to possession of child pornApr 29, 2015 1:00 am - A 77-year-old Gurnee man was sentenced to probation Wednesday after pleading guilty to a charge of possession of child pornography. Ronald J. Wendt, of the 4100 block o...
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New charges against Waukegan man accused of torturing, killing dogsApr 29, 2015 1:00 am - A Waukegan man jailed and ordered held on $750,000 bail last week for using hammers, a baseball bat and a plastic bag to kill three dogs now faces new charges for attack...
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McHenry deputy says shooter yelled: “If we're gonna do this, let's do this. Airborne!”Apr 28, 2015 1:00 am - Something seemed amiss when three McHenry County sheriff's deputies went to the Holiday Hills home of Scott B. Peters in October. There was no doorbell at white house on...
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Attorney: Johnsburg 2002 murder case built on 'house of cards'Apr 27, 2015 1:00 am - A man convicted in one of McHenry County's most notorious murders appealed his case Monday, arguing that prosecutors didn't have enough evidence to support the charge of...
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Trial starting for man accused of shooting two McHenry County deputiesApr 27, 2015 1:00 am - The trial of a Holiday Hills man accused of shooting two McHenry County sheriff deputies in a domestic dispute in October is expected to begin today in Woodstock. Attorn...
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Former treasurer of the Warren High School band booster pleads guilty to theftApr 24, 2015 1:00 am - The former booster club treasurer for the Warren Township High School band was ordered to repay the nearly $27,000 money she admitted stealing from the group. Maurine E...