Vernon Hills Crime
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Lake judge throws out charges against Waukegan clerk, but appeals comingNov 23, 2024 6:39 pm - A Lake County judge Friday dismissed felony charges against Waukegan City Clerk Janet Kilkelly although prosecutors said they’ll appeal.
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Person shot at Vernon Hills strip mall, suspect in custodyNov 22, 2024 7:53 am - Vernon Hills police say they have arrested a North Chicago man for a shooting Thursday night that left one person critically injured.
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Prosecutors: Barrington man ‘savagely’ beat Vernon Hills doctor with bat before shooting herNov 20, 2024 11:45 am - Prosecutors say a Barrington man accused of fatally shooting his estranged girlfriend in the chest Sunday “savagely beat her with a baseball bat” before opening fire.
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Woman shot dead Sunday in Barrington identified by policeNov 18, 2024 12:40 pm - Barrington police have identified a woman who was shot dead Sunday evening during a domestic-related incident.
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Fremont Middle student arrested after threatening shooting, police sayNov 15, 2024 10:23 am - A Fremont Middle School student is facing charges after threatening to shoot people at the Mundelein-area campus, authorities announced Friday.
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Authorities: Man had 2,000 pills containing fentanyl in his apartmentNov 01, 2024 1:35 pm - A Gurnee man faces several felony drug charges after police acting on a tip Wednesday uncovered an undisclosed amount of cocaine in his car and about 2,000 pills containing fentanyl in his apartment, authorities said.
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Mundelein woman sentenced to 5 years in fatal hit-and-run involving Deerfield school board memberOct 31, 2024 8:32 pm - A Mundelein woman who left the scene of a fatal crash involving a Deerfield school board member in Highland Park has been sentenced to five years in prison.
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32-year sentence for man convicted in fatal shooting at Gurnee MillsOct 21, 2024 12:55 pm - A 27-year-old Vernon Hills man convicted in June of second-degree murder and other charges has been sentenced to 32 years in prison in the 2021 shooting death of a Zion man in a Gurnee Mills parking lot.
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Anti-Israel billboard messages in Northbrook condemned by village leaders, othersOct 17, 2024 6:26 pm - Violent and vulgar anti-Israel messages that were displayed on an electronic billboard in Northbrook on Wednesday were condemned by village leaders, a local congressman and others.
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Illinois State Bar Association recommendations for Lake County judicial racesOct 16, 2024 9:54 pm - The Illinois State Bar Association, the state’s largest bar association, issued its retention recommendations for Lake County judicial candidates.