Libertyville Crime
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Vernon Hills man claims police entrapped him into hiring hitmanNov 26, 2013 9:00 am - A Vernon Hills man accused of hiring who he thought was a hitman to kill the mother of a woman he injured is asking for the charges against him to be dropped because he ...
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Former Lake County basketball star gets 3 years in prisonNov 25, 2013 5:27 pm - A former Lake County high school basketball star was sentenced to three years in prison Monday for threatening his probation officer after a dispute over a court-ordered...
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Guilty verdict in torture-murder caseNov 22, 2013 6:53 pm - A Waukegan man was found guilty Friday in a 2011 torture and murder case. Jose Horta, 21, of the 300 block of Edison Court, had been charged with first-degree murder in ...
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Lake County Deputy facing obstruction of justice charge gets trial dateNov 21, 2013 10:00 am - The destruction of evidence trial against a suspended Lake County sheriff's deputy is slated to begin Dec. 2, attorneys agreed in court Thursday. Eric Francke, 33, of t...
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Antioch Township man sentenced to periodic jail time in fatal street raceNov 20, 2013 10:28 am - An Antioch Township man who pleaded guilty to his role in an illegal street race that ended in the death of a 16-year-old Antioch High School girl was sentenced to 18 mo...
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Former Grant teacher charged with sexual assault of studentNov 20, 2013 7:14 am - A former Grant High School teacher who resigned from her job six weeks ago amid allegations of an inappropriate relationship with a student is facing criminal charges. ...
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Motions expected in Marni Yang appealNov 19, 2013 4:22 pm - A Lake County defense attorney says he has taken on the appeal for a woman serving a life sentence for killing of the pregnant girlfriend of former Chicago Bear Shaun Ga...
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Chicago man faces murder charge in Waukegan baby’s deathNov 19, 2013 10:19 am - A man faces murder charges in the death of a 2-month-old Waukegan child he was baby-sitting, authorities said Tuesday. Andre Sharkey, 32, of Chicago, is held in the Lak...
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Fox Lake man facing prison in fatal DUI crash pleads guilty to domestic batteryNov 18, 2013 9:00 am - A Fox Lake man already facing prison time for his role in a DUI crash that killed a McHenry man last year pleaded guilty Monday to attacking his ex-girlfriend while he w...
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Man killed, dog injured in Gurnee hit-and-runNov 16, 2013 3:00 pm - A Gurnee man is dead and his dog injured after what police are calling a likely hit-and-run accident. Gurnee Police Sgt. Brian Smith said Timothy Fleming, 31, of the 100...