Lake Zurich Crime
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Juan Rivera timeline: 3 times convicted, 3 times released since 1992Mar 20, 2015 1:00 am - 1992 Aug. 17: Holly Staker, 11, is found dead in Waukegan apartment where she was baby-sitting. She had been stabbed 27 times, strangled and raped. Oct. 26: Already in...
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Judge denies request to reconsider prison sentence in fatal North Chicago shootingMar 19, 2015 1:00 am - A Lake County judge has denied a motion to reconsider the 60-year prison sentence he issued to a North Chicago man for gunning down a teenage mother in an alley in 2013....
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Defense requests psych exam for Des Plaines man accused of stabbing Vernon Hills woman in movie theater parking lotMar 19, 2015 1:00 am - The attorney for a Des Plaines man accused of repeatedly stabbing and slashing a co-worker outside of the Deer Park movie theater this year said he is considering whethe...
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Lake County prosecutors say DNA evidence not enough to drop charges in North Chicago murder caseMar 17, 2015 1:00 am - The push to free a man who claims he was wrongfully convicted of a grisly North Chicago murder in 2004 hit a snag Tuesday when Lake County prosecutors announced in court...
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Waukegan man sentenced to time served and probation for shooting man during argumentMar 17, 2015 1:00 am - A Waukegan man was sentenced to 30 months of probation and 170 days in Lake County jail for shooting a man who was arguing with a family friend, authorities said Tuesday...
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Former teacher gets probation for molesting studentMar 12, 2015 1:00 am - A former Lake County teacher was sentenced to 30 months supervision and 18 months of electronic home monitoring for molesting a middle school student in 2010, a judge or...
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Survey: Drug, alcohol use not rising in Dist. 220Mar 11, 2015 5:30 am - Alcohol and drug use is not rising among Barrington High School students, and the growing number of students who choose to be drug-free say the biggest reason they made ...
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Pathologist in Calusinski case: Position on baby's death 'distorted'Mar 11, 2015 1:00 am - A forensic pathologist accused of misdiagnosing the death of a 16-month-old boy in a 2009 Lake County murder case fired back at critics Wednesday, claiming his position ...
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Waukegan man sentenced to 50 years in prison for fatal 2012 drug dealMar 10, 2015 1:00 am - A Waukegan man was sentenced to 50 years in prison for gunning down a man during a 2012 drug deal gone bad. Anthony Brito, now 22, is required to serve the entire 50-ye...
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Sentencing delayed for Antioch Twp. man accused of killing exMar 10, 2015 1:00 am - Sentencing for an Antioch Township man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend has been delayed until May 7, officials said Tuesday. Michael Shane Axtell, 43, faces up to 6...