Island Lake Crime
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Drunken driver sentenced to 6 years for fatal McHenry crashSep 19, 2019 1:00 am - A 22-year-old man was sentenced this week to six years in prison for driving drunk, striking a utility pole and killing his passenger. Eduardo J. Figueroa-Martinez, form...
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Lake County drops murder charges against Chicago teens in fatal car burglarySep 19, 2019 1:00 am - Lake County prosecutors dropped murder charges Thursday against five Chicago teenagers whose accomplice was shot and killed during an attempted car burglary near Old Mil...
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Inmate in ICE custody dies at McHenry County jailSep 13, 2019 1:00 am - A probe has begun into the death of an inmate at the McHenry County Correctional Facility in Woodstock who died Tuesday after being taken to an area hospital, according ...
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Ex-legislator's attorneys get more time to prepare for key hearing in 'revenge porn' caseSep 12, 2019 1:00 am - Lawyers for disgraced former state Rep. Nick Sauer will have two months to craft an argument about why the case against their client should be thrown out of court. Saue...
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Round Lake Beach man who killed romantic rival gets 78 years in prisonSep 11, 2019 1:00 am - Calling him an exceptionally dangerous man, a judge on Wednesday sentenced a Round Lake Beach man to 78 years in prison for the 2016 killing of a perceived romantic riva...
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Small but dedicated group works to keep spotlight on AJ Freund, DCFSSep 09, 2019 1:00 am - Sometimes they get a wave or a honk of encouragement, but most of the time the small but dedicated group holding signs outside the McHenry County courthouse faces a lone...
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Why 'Lake County Five' charges might be best hope for opponents of felony murder lawSep 06, 2019 5:27 am - To the opponents of Illinois' controversial felony murder law, the case of five teenagers charged with first-degree murder for the killing of another teen by a Lake Coun...
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Cases against teens charged with murder after Old Mill Creek homeowner shot boy continuedSep 05, 2019 1:00 am - As supporters blasted felony murder charges against five Chicago youths as a "travesty," their cases were continued until Sept. 19 while Lake County prosecutors sift thr...
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Sheriff's deputies investigating shots fired near GurneeSep 05, 2019 1:00 am - Lake County sheriff's deputies are investigating shots fired Thursday evening in an unincorporated area near Gurnee. No one was shot, but a 17-year-old boy was injured d...
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Judge rejects Gurnee man's plea deal for being 'too light'Sep 04, 2019 1:00 am - This story has been updated to clarify the length of prison term proposed in the plea deal. A Lake County judge rejected a proposed plea deal Wednesday for a Gurnee...