Island Lake Crime
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Sheriff: Carpentersville teen tried to foil drug testJan 08, 2014 4:27 pm - A 19-year-old from Carpenterville was arrested by McHenry County authorities Tuesday and charged with trying to foil a drug test that was part of her probation, authorit...
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Horta sentencing delayed:Jan 08, 2014 3:26 pm - The sentencing of a man convicted of killing a Waukegan man and dumping his body in the Penny Road Pond near Barrington was delayed Wednesday. Jose Horta, 21, of the 300...
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Man accepts plea deal, boot camp, in Lindenhurst home, car break-insJan 08, 2014 9:00 am - A man accused of burglarizing several Lindenhurst homes and vehicles last August pleaded guilty to a single count of theft and was sentenced to two years in prison Wedne...
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Trial date set for man charged in crash that sparked townhouse fireJan 06, 2014 9:00 am - A Wisconsin man accused of being intoxicated when he crashed his SUV into a Hainesville townhouse, sparking a massive fire, will go on trial next month. Adam R. Bileck,...
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Lake County murders rise to 14 in 2013, but numbers down overallJan 06, 2014 4:15 am - Fourteen murders were committed in Lake County in 2013, a 40 percent rise from the previous year, authorities said. Lake County officials said the increase from the 10 ...
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Former McHenry deputy admits abusing boy in Milwaukee hotelJan 03, 2014 11:55 am - A former McHenry County sheriff’s deputy and child pornography investigator pleaded guilty Friday to taking a minor under 12 to a Milwaukee hotel, sexually abusing him a...
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Looking ahead to 2014 in Lake CountyJan 03, 2014 5:00 am - Budgets have not been as tight as the economy continues to loosen, and projects of varying degrees are pending or proposed in several Lake County communities. Voters wi...
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Two Lake County men charged with selling fake Hydrocodone pillsJan 02, 2014 8:00 am - Two Lake County men have been charged with trying to sell fake Hydrocodone pills through Craigslist to undercover police officers in Fox Lake, authorities said Thursday....
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Cure or just another addiction? Methadone providers say opiate keeps scores of addicts off heroinJan 01, 2014 1:01 am - Editor's note: This story originally ran on Dec. 5, 2001 as part of the Daily Herald's "Hidden Scourge: Heroin in the Suburbs" series. Cathy, a 45-year-old Pa...
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How club drugs affect you and your childrenJan 01, 2014 1:01 am - Editor's note: This story originally ran on Jan. 21, 2002 as part of the Daily Herald's "Hidden Scourge: Heroin in the Suburbs" series. Though club drugs and he...