Lakemoor Crime
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Libertyville Twp. highway chief resigns; takes plea dealSep 18, 2014 1:01 am - The Libertyville Township highway commissioner pleaded guilty this week to a misdemeanor count of attempted unlawful stringing of bids, authorities said. Mike Graham was...
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Real-life Grinch steals gifts earmarked for needy familiesSep 18, 2014 1:01 am - A real-life Grinch has struck Catholic Charities Lake County. The Waukegan charity that annually provides about 15,000 people in need with gifts around the holidays is ...
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Lawyer accused of $1.2 million theft pleads guiltySep 18, 2014 1:00 am - A Crystal Lake lawyer accused of stealing $1.2 million from his clients pleaded guilty Thursday and faces up to 15 years in prison when sentenced in November. Curt P. Re...
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International manhunt for Lake County teacher ends in SarajevoSep 18, 2014 1:00 am - An international manhunt for a Lake County teacher accused of molesting a student has ended with him in custody in Bosnia-Herzegovina awaiting extradition to face charge...
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Assistant found guilty of Cuneo theftSep 17, 2014 2:48 pm - A jury deliberated for about five hours Wednesday before finding a 58-year-old Lake County woman guilty of stealing from one of area's most well-known philanthropists. ...
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Ex-child porn investigator gets 50 years for child sex abuseSep 17, 2014 1:01 am - A former McHenry County sheriff's deputy and child pornography investigator was sentenced to 50 years in prison Wednesday after pleading guilty earlier this year to sexu...
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Highland Park woman sentenced to 5 years for huffing crash that killed childSep 17, 2014 1:00 am - A Highland Park woman convicted of running over and killing a 5-year-old girl in 2012 was sentenced Wednesday to 5 years in prison. Carly Rousso, 20, could go free in le...
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Former Lake Villa Township man guilty of recklessly shooting neighborSep 15, 2014 1:01 am - A former Lake Villa Township man was found guilty Monday of recklessly shooting a neighbor while showing off his handguns last year, but he avoided conviction on a more ...
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Wadsworth man sentenced to 14 years for sex assault at Lambs FarmSep 15, 2014 1:00 am - A Wadsworth man was sentenced to 14 years in prison Monday for molesting a woman with Down syndrome over four months in 2012. Hector Picaso, 62, of the 13000 block of D...
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Suburban men recall living with man accused of killing 5 kidsSep 12, 2014 1:00 am - A South Carolina man charged with killing his five children was kicked out of his house as a teen and lived with a Carpentersville family for about six months in 2001, t...