Island Lake Crime
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Report deems AJ's father mentally fit to stand trialJul 17, 2019 1:00 am - Andrew Freund is mentally fit to stand trial on murder and other charges stemming from the death in April of his 5-year-old son, AJ, a psychological report shows. Court-...
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Police: Gurnee man charged after crashing into tree while fleeing sheriff's deputyJul 16, 2019 1:00 am - A Gurnee man faces weapons, drunk driving and other charges after authorities say he crashed his car into as tree Monday while trying to flee from a Lake County sheriff'...
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Round Lake Beach woman charged with sex traffickingJul 13, 2019 1:00 am - A 33-year-old Round Lake Beach woman faces charges of sex trafficking involving a 15-year-old girl after an investigation by the Lake County sheriff's office, authoritie...
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Lake County sheriff announces results of holiday enforcementJul 09, 2019 1:00 am - The Lake County sheriff's office arrested two impaired drivers, made one drug arrest and issued 109 seat belt citations during the recent Fourth of July "Drive Sober or ...
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'This is an egregious case': AJ Freund's estate considering lawsuit against DCFSJul 08, 2019 1:00 am - A McHenry County judge appointed a bank to serve as the administrator of slain child AJ Freund's estate Monday, clearing the way for a potential wrongful-death lawsuit a...
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Sheriff says Long Grove woman died in struggle over gun after shooting at husbandJul 02, 2019 1:00 am - Authorities say a woman shot dead in her Long Grove home Monday first fired at her husband before a struggle over the weapon left her fatally injured. Lake County sherif...
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Police find 'no credible threats' after Civil War Days investigationJun 28, 2019 1:00 am - Days after Lake County Forest Preserve District officials canceled the annual Civil War Days reenactment because of what they called security concerns, Lake County sheri...
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After AJ's death, new nonprofit aims to prevent another tragedyJun 22, 2019 1:00 am - Days after 5-year-old AJ Freund was found dead, Volo resident Chad Carpenter took his 15-month-old son Caiden to visit the growing memorial outside the family home in Cr...
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Recipe for success? Lake County jail program gives inmates culinary skillsJun 21, 2019 5:30 am - George Allen has a passion for food. From cooking for his family at home to his two decades' experience working at everything from fine dining restaurants in Chicago to ...
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Man pleads not guilty to murder of Round Lake Beach womanJun 20, 2019 1:00 am - A 20-year-old man accused of breaking into a house near Round Lake Beach and killing a woman pleaded not guilty to several first-degree murder charges in Lake County cou...