Island Lake Crime
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40 nonviolent inmates released from Lake County jail to prevent COVID-19 outbreakMar 30, 2020 1:00 am - Forty nonviolent inmates who had fewer than 45 days remaining on their sentences were released from Lake County jail in Waukegan last week as part of an effort to preven...
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COVID-19 isolation can be a dangerous time for victims of domestic violenceMar 20, 2020 5:33 am - Not many of us are enjoying the social isolation and cabin fever that come with the near lockdown conditions imposed during the coronavirus pandemic. But for those livin...
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McHenry County sheriff, 3 others sue state over immigration lawMar 09, 2020 1:00 am - McHenry County Sheriff Bill Prim and three fellow sheriffs filed a federal lawsuit Monday seeking a court order blocking enforcement of a state law that bars them from w...
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North Chicago man guilty of second-degree murder for shooting friendMar 05, 2020 12:00 am - A Lake County judge ruled Thursday that the North Chicago man who shot and killed his friend in a Waukegan alley in 2016 was guilty of second-degree murder. Undra Bailey...
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'It needs a new beginning': Home where authorities say AJ Freund was murdered is demolishedMar 04, 2020 12:00 am - A sad reminder of the tragic death of a 5-year old boy quickly was reduced to rubble Wednesday morning. The Crystal Lake house where authorities say AJ Freund was killed...
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Facing federal charges, Urlacher says he'll stay as Mettawa mayorMar 02, 2020 12:00 am - Mettawa Mayor Casey Urlacher said Monday he'll stay put and expects to be exonerated of federal charges in connection with an illegal sports betting operation. Urlacher ...
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Waukegan fugitive arrested in LouisianaMar 02, 2020 12:00 am - A man wanted by Waukegan police on aggravated criminal sexual abuse and child pornography charges has been arrested in Louisiana, Lake County sheriff's police said in a ...
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Appeals court again denies new trial for killer of McHenry County sheriff's deputyFeb 28, 2020 4:30 am - It was different argument, same result this week for Scott Peters, the Holiday Hills man serving a 135-year prison term for shooting a pair of McHenry County sheriff's d...
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McHenry County woman identified as 1999 murder victim to be reburied in BelvidereFeb 27, 2020 12:00 am - The woman who was identified last year as a 1999 murder victim from Harvard, will be reburied next to her mother and grandparents in Belvidere on what would have been he...
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Demolition set for AJ Freund's home in Crystal LakeFeb 26, 2020 12:00 am - The Crystal Lake house where authorities say 5-year-old AJ Freund was killed by his parents last spring is scheduled to be torn down starting Friday. Demolition of the c...