Island Lake Crime
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Plea deal offered to Island Lake man involved in car crash that killed sonOct 09, 2012 10:51 am - An Island Lake man facing drug charges in connection with a car crash that killed his 10-year-old son will decide Oct. 25 if he should accept a plea agreement with prose...
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Cops: 'Jealous' husband killed Bears fan in Jacksonville barOct 08, 2012 9:00 am - Lake Villa Township resident William Christopher Pettry and a friend were chatting with two women in a Jacksonville, Fla., bar over the weekend when trouble began to bre...
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Trial in Vernon Hills murder case delayedOct 05, 2012 6:00 pm - Murder suspect Daniel Baker could possibly take the stand next Friday and tell a judge whether he thinks he is fit to stand trial. The extremely unusual ruling Friday c...
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Police find weapons, drugs in McHenry County houseOct 04, 2012 1:00 pm - McHenry County Sheriff's deputies arrested three people after finding several weapons and drug-related items in a home on the 9900 block on McConnell Road near Woodstock...
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Court to rule on murder suspect Baker’s fitness for trialOct 04, 2012 12:50 pm - Attorneys for a 24-year-old Deerfield man accused of killing his girlfriend’s mother will argue Friday he is not mentally fit to stand trial. A psychologist who visited...
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Lake in the Hills man guilty of sexual assault, abuseOct 03, 2012 5:27 pm - A 56-year-old Lake in the Hills man faces a minimum of 21 years in prison after a McHenry County jury convicted him of predatory criminal sexual assault and sexual abuse...
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Police: Homes burglarized while residents at wakesOct 03, 2012 2:18 pm - Imagine coming home from the wake of a family member to find your home ransacked. A husband and wife team from Johnsburg in McHenry County stands accused of targeting pe...
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Confession in Lake Villa home invasion was coerced, defense attorneys sayOct 02, 2012 7:17 pm - The defense attorney for a 20-year-old man on trial for invading a Lake Villa home and attacking a resident two years ago said his client confessed to the crime only bec...
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Lake Zurich man attempts to change plea in attempted drug- induced homicideOct 02, 2012 7:10 pm - A 21-year-old Lake Zurich man who pleaded guilty last month to attempted drug-induced homicide made a play to withdraw that plea Tuesday, claiming he didn’t understand t...
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Algonquin man killed in hit-and-run in McHenry CountyOct 01, 2012 3:37 pm - Authorities are asking for the public’s help after a 22-year-old Algonquin man was killed in a hit-and-run crash early Monday morning in unincorporated Algonquin Townshi...