North Chicago Crime
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North Chicago man pleads guilty to leaving scene of 2017 fatal crashJan 03, 2019 12:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been changed to correct the potential sentence of a reckless homicide charge to 5 years in prison. A North Chicago man faces up to 1...
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Suspect in battery of pregnant woman capturedDec 12, 2018 12:00 am - A Lake County man wanted in connection with an assault on a pregnant woman was captured Tuesday in Zion, authorities said. Giovanni M. Smith, 29, of the 400 block of 10t...
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North Chicago man indicted on escape chargeNov 15, 2018 12:00 am - A 20-year-old North Chicago man was indicted Wednesday for trying to escape from an Lake County sheriff's deputy, according to a news release Thursday from the Lake Coun...
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Arrest made in Zion shootingOct 17, 2018 1:00 am - The Lake County seriff's office warrants team, in conjunction with the U.S. Marshals Service - Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force, apprehended Rahsaan R. Carr, 42,...
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Police say man shot gun near Lake County forest preserveJul 16, 2018 1:00 am - A Waukegan man is in custody and charged with shooting a weapon from a moving vehicle near Independence Grove Forest Preserve, authorities said Monday. Sergio Hurtado-V...
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Former North Chicago cop pleads guilty to prostitution chargeJun 28, 2018 1:00 am - A former North Chicago police officer plead guilty to a felony count of patronizing a prostitute Thursday. Ludwin W. Barreno, an eight-year veteran of the department, wa...
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Volunteers make free security upgrades at two suburban schoolsJun 08, 2018 1:00 am - Concerned about the worsening epidemic of campus violence in the U.S., employees of a Schaumburg-based security company installed new security cameras at two suburban sc...
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Judge: No new trial in latest Lake County DNA caseMay 31, 2018 1:00 am - A Chicago man serving an 80-year prison sentence for the murder of a North Chicago man should not receive a new trial despite a lack of his DNA on any evidence tested at...
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Waukegan man charged with stealing hand grenades from U.S. Navy destroyerApr 25, 2018 1:00 am - The Waukegan Navy man authorities said took 20 hand grenades from a destroyer in San Diego faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine if found guilty. Aaron Book...
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North Chicago driver plans to argue self-defense at trialApr 05, 2018 1:00 am - A North Chicago man accused of intentionally striking two pedestrians, one fatally, with a car in Waukegan a year ago is expected to claim self-defense, his attorney sai...