Lake Forest Crime
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Round Lake-area driver charged in crash that killed Grayslake manJan 26, 2022 12:00 am - A Round Lake-area man has been charged in a June 19 Wauconda Township crash that killed a Grayslake man. Shortly before midnight, Matthew C. Evers, 34, exited a ride-sha...
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Volo business employee who reported theft charged with committing itJan 25, 2022 12:00 am - An employee at a Volo business who told police and his boss last week that he discovered money was missing from a safe was caught on camera stealing the money, Lake Coun...
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Sheriff: Driver who crashed car near Mundelein offered to pay witnesses not to call 911Jan 25, 2022 12:00 am - Lake County sheriff's police said a man who crashed into a parked car last Monday tried to pay bystanders not to report the crash and, when that failed, grabbed the witn...
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Why did former Fox Lake administrator resign? Gliniewicz lawyers to hold hearing Monday to find outJan 21, 2022 12:00 am - Ahead of Melodie Gliniewicz's criminal trial, her lawyers claim the village of Fox Lake intentionally withheld information about the termination of former Village Admini...
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Help sought in identifying Green Oaks carjacking suspectsJan 19, 2022 12:00 am - The Lake County sheriff's office is seeking public help in identifying two men involved in an early morning carjacking Nov. 27 in Green Oaks. Sheriff's deputies were cal...
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Sheriff: Lake County man used hidden cameras to record children, adults in bathroomJan 19, 2022 12:00 am - Following months of investigation, a Lake Villa Township man was indicted Wednesday on 15 felony charges stemming from allegations he secretly recorded people, including...
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Behind-the-scenes heroes honored for work that led to arrests in Oakbrook mall shootingJan 14, 2022 4:10 am - DuPage County this week honored the behind-the-scenes heroes whose work played an essential role in the capture of two suspects in the shooting at Oakbrook Center mall t...
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Lake County prosecutors snare grant for DNA testing to reduce wrongful convictionsJan 13, 2022 12:00 am - The Lake County state's attorney's office has landed a federal grant for DNA testing to reduce the number of wrongful convictions. “It's an important tool in looking at ...
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Zion man surrenders after two-hour standoff with deputiesJan 12, 2022 12:00 am - After a two-hour standoff, Lake County sheriff's deputies apprehended a Zion man who had barricaded himself in a car early Wednesday morning, authorities said. Gregory B...
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DCFS earlier investigated parents of North Chicago boy found dead in IndianaJan 11, 2022 12:00 am - Damari Perry, the 6-year-old North Chicago boy found dead Saturday in Indiana, and his siblings were removed from their parents' home from 2014 to 2017 by the Illinois D...