Vernon Hills Crime
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16 bank robberies in suburbs since September: Why now?Dec 15, 2017 4:30 am - Bank robbers have been striking with stunning regularity during the past few weeks in the Chicago area, FBI agents say, including at least six cases involving suburban l...
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Carol Stream police leading way on new test for drivers on drugsDec 15, 2017 4:30 am - Sometimes the signs of a drunken driver are obvious - the slurred speech, the reek of alcohol, the big number on the breath test. But when a driver is under the influenc...
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Wauconda police seeking suspects shooting cars with BB gunDec 14, 2017 12:00 am - Wauconda police are searching for whoever shot car windows with a BB gun in the last week. Fifteen vehicles were damaged. Most of the crimes occurred in the overnight h...
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Former Gavin teacher asks judge to review abuse caseDec 13, 2017 12:00 am - A former Gavin School District 37 teacher sentenced to 50 years in prison for molesting two former students wants his case reviewed by a Lake County judge. Michael Vuci...
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Disgraced Fox Lake cop's widow renews request to collect his pensionDec 12, 2017 12:00 am - Melodie Gliniewicz wants to reverse a previous police pension board decision that blocked her from collecting payments for her deceased husband, Fox Lake police Lt. Char...
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New prosecutor in trial for former Lake County coroner RuddDec 11, 2017 12:00 am - A new appellate court prosecutor has stepped in to take over the perjury trial of former Lake County Coroner Dr. Thomas Rudd. Prosecutor Bernard Murray said he does not ...
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Why Lake County is teaching jail inmates to use naloxoneDec 08, 2017 4:30 am - Police officers, first responders and medical practitioners across the suburbs have learned how to administer naloxone, the anti-opiate drug that's saved the lives of hu...
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Round Lake man pleads guilty to shooting friend in headDec 08, 2017 12:00 am - A Round Lake man accused of killing a friend by accidentally shooting him in the head with a shotgun during a birthday celebration in March pleaded guilty to involuntary...
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Levine won't face sex abuse charges in Lake CountyDec 08, 2017 12:00 am - Famed conductor and former Ravinia Festival Music Director James Levine won't face any charges related to accusations he sexually abused a teenage boy at a hotel near Ra...
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Woman accused of killing son, taking body on Metra pleads not guiltyDec 07, 2017 12:00 am - A Round Lake Beach woman accused of killing her son then taking his body onto a Metra train to Chicago broke down in tears Thursday after pleading not guilty to first-de...