Lake Villa Crime
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Rivera files federal suit against Lake County over wrongful conviction, seeks unspecified damagersOct 30, 2012 3:31 pm - A man wrongfully committed to prison for nearly 20 years has filed a federal lawsuit against Lake County and officials in the sheriff’s and state’s attorney’s offices, a...
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Consultant: Lake jail should double up on bunksOct 30, 2012 12:00 pm - Jail population not expected to grown enough for expansion
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California men sentenced for delivering 170 pounds of pot to WaukeganOct 29, 2012 4:15 pm - Editor's note: This story was updated to reflect that Brian Daugherty pleaded guilty to only the felony charge of unlawful possession of cannabis with intent to del...
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Student sexually assaulted at CLC, authorities sayOct 25, 2012 4:07 pm - A female College of Lake County student was sexually assaulted by an acquaintance at the Grayslake campus, authorities said Thursday. The attack occurred about 12:30 p.m...
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Vernon Hills man facing murder charge deemed fit for trialOct 24, 2012 2:00 pm - A Vernon Hills man charged with suffocating his wife was deemed mentally fit to stand trial for her murder, a Lake County judge ruled Wednesday. However, Ronald Stolberg...
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Defense wants new prosecutors in boating death caseOct 24, 2012 1:00 pm - Attorneys for a man accused of being intoxicated when he struck and killed a 10-year-old Libertyville boy on the Chain O' Lakes has asked that Lake County prosecutors be...
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Baker doesn’t testify, doctor says he was sane during murderOct 24, 2012 11:00 am - Despite repeatedly expressing his desire to give his version of what happened the night Marina Aksman was bludgeoned to death on April 1, 2010, Daniel Baker ultimately f...
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Psychiatrist says Baker was insane at time of murderOct 22, 2012 8:42 am - When Marina Aksman psychologically “attacked” Daniel Baker by calling him bipolar and threatening to end his relationship with her daughter, the result, according to psy...
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Antioch Rescue Squad treasurer charged in theft from agencyOct 19, 2012 9:06 pm - The former longtime treasurer for the troubled Antioch Rescue Squad has been charged with stealing from the agency for the past decade. John W. Edgell, 54, of the 40000...
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Nicasa Teen Court grantOct 19, 2012 6:08 pm - Nicasa’s Teen Court program was one of only 10 in the country to receive a grant from the Federal Center for Substance Abuse and Treatment, officials announced. The gran...