Island Lake Crime
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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.
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Police: Plainfield man found with roosters, cockfighting gearMay 11, 2025 10:23 am - A Plainfield man faces multiple felony charges after police in McHenry County said he was found in possession of six roosters, cockfighting equipment and nearly $10,000 in cash.