Lake Zurich Crime
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Two teens convicted of suburban murders, two different rulings on appealFeb 05, 2021 4:20 am - Two defendants convicted of murder as teens in notorious suburban killings. Two pleas for leniency based on similar arguments before the same state appeals court. Two co...
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Authorities: Lake Villa man stabbed or cut 9-year-old daughter, himself to deathFeb 05, 2021 12:00 am - A Lake Villa father stabbed or cut his 9-year-old daughter and then himself to death, according to police who discovered the bodies Thursday afternoon at the father's ho...
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How many fewer criminal charges were filed last year due to pandemicJan 29, 2021 4:22 am - You can count suburban criminal court filings among the many items the COVID-19 pandemic put a damper on in 2020. Whether it was a lack of opportunity when stores, resta...
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Authorities: Father and son beat up private investigator while he was workingJan 21, 2021 12:00 am - A man and his adult son face felony charges after they beat a private investigator while he was conducting surveillance in his car on an Antioch Township street, Lake Co...
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Local authorities keep plans for pre-inauguration security close to the vestJan 15, 2021 12:00 am - While local authorities are taking seriously FBI warnings about armed protests that may occur nationwide in advance of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, most dec...
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Tragedy and turmoil marked suburban crime news in 2020Jan 04, 2021 5:00 am - The heartbreaking story of the short, tragic life of AJ Freund, the Crystal Lake 5-year-old beaten to death in 2019 then buried in a shallow grave in Woodstock, conclude...
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Lake County boy abducted from Christmas party reunited with grandmotherDec 28, 2020 12:00 am - The child authorities say was abducted by his biological parents from a Christmas Day party near Mundelein is back with his legal guardian, Lake County officials said Mo...
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Lake Zurich trustee charged with domestic battery allowed to return to homeDec 21, 2020 12:00 am - A Lake County judge agreed on Friday to allow Lake Zurich Trustee Jim Beaudoin to return to the home he shares with his girlfriend, whom he is alleged to have choked dur...
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Lake Zurich police looking for man who robbed 7-ElevenDec 21, 2020 12:00 am - Lake Zurich police are investigating the armed robbery of a 7-Eleven Friday night. A man wearing a black ski mask and a black trench coat entered the store at 600 E. Ro...
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Lake Zurich trustee pleads not guilty to domestic battery chargesDec 16, 2020 12:00 am - Lake Zurich village Trustee Jim Beaudoin pleaded not guilty to two domestic violence charges before a Lake County judge Wednesday morning. The charges stem from an alter...