Lake Forest Crime
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3 teens face weapons charges after loaded AK-style rifle found during traffic stopApr 14, 2025 2:13 pm - Three 17 year olds face weapons and other charges after a traffic stop in Zion Sunday night yielded a loaded AK-style rifle, a pistol and drugs, authorities said.
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Bipartisan effort seeks stricter measures to protect sexual assault victims in schoolsMar 27, 2025 1:22 pm - A bill to help combat sexual violence and protect victims in Illinois schools was not assigned to a committee before the Senate committee deadline on March 21 — a necessary step in becoming a law. But its Senate sponsor has filed a letter requesting an extension on the bill past the deadline this session.
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Quick-acting dispatchers help track and rescue woman being held in moving carMar 18, 2025 12:43 pm - A woman being held against her will in a moving vehicle early Tuesday was rescued with the help of emergency dispatchers, authorities said.
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Trio charged with stealing from Lake County village’s bank accountMar 12, 2025 1:48 pm - Three out-of-state residents face dozens of charges stemming from the alleged theft of about $700,000 from a Lake County village’s coffers.
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Police use drone, dog to capture fleeing suspects in Lake CountyMar 12, 2025 10:32 am - Two suspects who fled from police after leading them on a high-speed chase through parts of northeastern Lake County near Wadsworth late Tuesday were apprehended with the help of a drone and police dog.
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Sheriff: Jilted man threatened residents of Round Lake-area home with knifeMar 09, 2025 2:06 pm - Lake County sheriff’s deputies used a Taser late Saturday to prevent a man from stabbing or injuring residents of a home near Round Lake, authorities said.
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Park Ridge men charged after hit-and-run crashes, shootingMar 09, 2025 11:54 am - A pair of Park Ridge men face multiple charges stemming from a shooting and two hit-and-run crashes, including one that injured a 9-year-old boy, Saturday afternoon in Lake County, authorities said Sunday.
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‘Important step toward justice’: Highland Park parade shooting suspect pleads guiltyMar 03, 2025 10:05 am - Just minutes before his trial was to begin Monday, the Highwood man accused of fatally shooting seven spectators and injuring 48 others during Highland Park’s 2022 Independence Day parade pleaded guilty and now faces life in prison.
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Oak Forest man charged in October death of co-worker at Gurnee facilityFeb 28, 2025 5:16 pm - An Oak Forest Man has been charged with aggravated driving under the influence in the death of a Chicago man who was run over by a piece of equipment in October while working as a private contractor at an Illinois tollway facility in Gurnee.
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4 men face human trafficking charges after police operationFeb 28, 2025 12:45 pm - Four men face multiple felony charges after a two-day Illinois State Police human trafficking suppression operation this week in the Lincolnshire area.