Lakemoor Crime
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Appellate court orders hearing on whether Hispanic jurors were improperly excludedOct 04, 2021 1:00 am - Attorneys for a Beach Park man convicted of beating his wife and stepson to death with a baseball bat will return to court to argue that Lake County prosecutors improper...
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The stories that stick with us: How a victim of unthinkable tragedy prevailed over his darkest daysOct 03, 2021 1:00 am - Tom Burleson had just about every excuse to give up in August 1999, after a drunken driver heading the wrong way on a McHenry County highway slammed into his family's va...
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Lake County police dog helps officers find Grayslake teens who fled from stolen carOct 02, 2021 1:00 am - Two Grayslake teens who fled from a stolen car were located with help from a Lake County Sheriff's police dog named Dax, according to a news release. At about 12:30 a.m....
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Ex-Lake County jail officer pleads not guilty to sexual misconductSep 30, 2021 1:00 am - A former Lake County correctional officer from Gurnee pleaded not guilty Thursday to sexual misconduct with an inmate. Elizabeth A. Blomstrand, 40, faces four two felon...
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Twist in 2002 Lake County murder case could mean new trial for man convicted of pulling triggerSep 24, 2021 5:30 am - Ronald Ruhl has spent the last 18 years in prison - and is due to spend at least 31 more - after Lake County prosecutors convinced a jury in 2003 that he murdered a Lake...
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Lake Bluff-area man accused of trying to lure N. Carolina boySep 20, 2021 1:00 am - A Lake County man and registered sexual predator was charged with two felonies after buying a bus ticket for a 12-year-old North Carolina boy he intended to bring to his...
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Lake in the Hills man accused of sexually abusing child, possessing child pornographySep 18, 2021 1:00 am - An 18-year-old Lake in the Hills man is accused of sexually abusing a child younger than 13 and soliciting the child to send a sexually explicit video and photos of them...
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Appellate court denies new trial for man who killed former wife near GurneeSep 16, 2021 1:00 am - A state appeals court has denied a new trial for a man convicted of murdering his ex-wife in her Gurnee-area home amid a bitter child custody dispute. In a unanimous dec...
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Cary man charged after collision with Prairie Grove school busSep 15, 2021 1:00 am - Cary man under the influence of drugs crashed head-on into a school bus Wednesday morning near Crystal Lake, the McHenry County sheriff's office said. Police said they ...
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Former special education aide sentenced to 24 years for sex assaultSep 14, 2021 1:00 am - A former Lake County special education teacher's aide who admitted to sexually abusing a student was sentenced Tuesday to 24 years in prison. Israel Suaste-Gonzalez, 50,...