Tower Lakes Crime
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Defense attorney wants plea deal in Highland Park huffing caseFeb 19, 2014 12:01 am - The defense attorney for a Highland Park woman accused of huffing computer dust cleaner before driving into and killing a 5-year-old girl told a Lake County judge that p...
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Former Waukegan teacher has to wait until Thursday to hear fateFeb 19, 2014 12:01 am - A Lake County judge said he will take 24 hours to decide whether a former Waukegan gym teacher had sex with a former student before her 18th birthday. Testimony and clo...
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Two cited in underage tobacco salesFeb 19, 2014 12:00 am - The Lake County Sheriff's Office has cited two employees of local businesses for selling tobacco products to minors during compliance checks, officials said in a news re...
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Trial under way for former Waukegan teacher in sexual assault caseFeb 18, 2014 12:01 am - The trial involving a former Waukegan High School teacher charged with having sex with a 17-year-old student kicked off in Lake County court Tuesday. However, a defense ...
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Gurnee woman gets 19 years for 1999 home invasionFeb 18, 2014 12:00 am - A Gurnee woman was sentenced Tuesday to 19 years in prison for breaking into a Park City trailer home and robbing two women at knife point in 1999. Sandra Lopez, 43, wi...
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Lake County to form regional gang task forceFeb 15, 2014 7:00 am - Concerns over Mexican drug cartels' growing connections to suburban heroin and marijuana sales are driving law-enforcement officials to form a Lake County regional gang ...
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Psychological exam planned for Mundelein teenFeb 14, 2014 12:00 am - Attorneys for a 14-year-old Mundelein girl accused in the stabbing death of her 11-year-old half-sister in January said they hope to have a psychologist examine the teen...
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Island Lake man pleads not guilty in fatal crashFeb 13, 2014 12:00 am - An Island Lake man accused of being impaired when he struck and killed an intoxicated pedestrian in September in unincorporated Lake County pleaded not guilty in court T...
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Lake County counselor charged with sex abuse of teen clientFeb 12, 2014 12:01 am - A 51-year-old Waukegan man employed as a program director at a Lake County youth home faces charges of criminal sexual assault and aggravated criminal sexual abuse alleg...
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11 men arrested in prostitution stingFeb 10, 2014 12:00 am - Editor's note: The charges against Bryan Macey have been expunged. Eleven men face charges following an undercover police prostitution operation in Waukegan, police anno...