Lake Forest Crime
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Waukegan murder suspect weighing plea dealMay 13, 2015 1:00 am - A Waukegan man charged with murder has about two weeks to decide if he will plead guilty and accept a prison sentence of 38 years, or roll the dice and go to trial. Lak...
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Radio hacker avoids prison over Gurnee Mills bomb threatMay 12, 2015 1:00 am - A Waukegan man was sentenced Tuesday to 18 months of periodic imprisonment after admitting he hacked into security guard radios used at Gurnee Mills shopping center and ...
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Police: Notorious Canadian bank robber stole $900 in booze in BarringtonMay 12, 2015 1:00 am - A man known as the Phantom Bandit, one of the most notorious bank robbers in Canadian history, is behind bars in the Lake County jail accused of trying to steal more tha...
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Buffalo Grove man accused of beating 72-year-old mother arrested after standoffMay 11, 2015 1:00 am - A Buffalo Grove man is being held in Lake County jail on allegations he bludgeoned his 72-year-old mother the afternoon before Mother's Day, authorities said Monday. Mi...
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Attorney in Gavin teacher sex assault case wants more time to review plea dealMay 08, 2015 1:00 am - The attorney for a former Gavin Elementary District 37 teacher accused of molesting two former students before fleeing the country has asked for more time to review a pl...
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Street race victim's mom wants Antioch Twp. fugitive to get 15 years in prisonMay 08, 2015 1:00 am - The mother of a teen who was killed during an illegal street race in 2013 is demanding the driver of the vehicle be resentenced to prison for 15 years. Hilda Hinkle, th...
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No plea deal for teen expected in Waukegan texting-while-driving caseMay 08, 2015 1:00 am - The attorney for a 17-year-old Winthrop Harbor girl accused of texting behind the wheel when she struck and killed a 45-year-old Waukegan man said he believes there will...
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Antioch Township teen who escaped jail arrested in ChicagoMay 07, 2015 1:00 am - An Antioch Township teen who escaped from Lake County work release jail where he was serving a 30-month sentence for a fatal street race crash has been arrested on Chica...
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Antioch Township man sentenced to 30 years in prison for killing girlfriend in 2012May 07, 2015 1:00 am - An Antioch Township man was sentenced to 30 years in prison Thursday for killing his girlfriend in 2012 after an afternoon and evening of drinking. Michael Shane Axtell,...
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Schaumburg group says state's proposed pot-DUI threshold is too highMay 06, 2015 1:00 am - The Schaumburg-based Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists is opposing a move by state legislators that would set a 15-nanogram threshold for driving under the influenc...