Vernon Hills Crime
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What does Rudd indictment mean for Melissa Calusinski?Feb 17, 2017 4:10 am - For two years, former Lake County Coroner Dr. Thomas Rudd has been a driving force behind the push to win Melissa Calusinski a new trial on charges she murdered a 16-mon...
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Chicago man facing kidnapping charge arrested in Island LakeFeb 17, 2017 12:00 am - A Chicago man wanted on kidnapping charges has been taken into custody by the Lake County Sheriff's Warrants Division and the U.S. Marshals Great Lakes Regional Fugitive...
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Two charged in Waukegan armed robberiesFeb 17, 2017 12:00 am - Two men have been charged for their roles in a pair of armed robberies in Waukegan, authorities said Friday. Joshua Collins, 20, and Terry Carter-Kilgore, 19, both of t...
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Barrington man accused in wife's death allowed to attend PTSD treatmentFeb 17, 2017 12:00 am - A Barrington man accused of shooting his wife after an argument over a coffee maker is allowed to leave home confinement to be admitted into an in-house treatment facili...
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Ex-Lake County coroner Rudd freed from jail after posting bailFeb 16, 2017 12:00 am - Attorneys for embattled former Lake County Coroner Thomas Rudd did not outright proclaim politics is to blame for his client's being charged with perjury. But defense at...
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Former Lake County coroner Rudd charged with perjury over petitionsFeb 15, 2017 12:00 am - Controversial former Lake County coroner Dr. Thomas Rudd was indicted Wednesday on five counts of perjury alleging he knowingly lied on nominating petitions when seeking...
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Long Grove break-in suspect pleads not guiltyFeb 15, 2017 12:00 am - A Vernon Hills man who authorities say was nearly shot by a homeowner while breaking into a Long Grove residence pleaded not guilty Wednesday to burglary charges in Lake...
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Jury still deliberating in Waukegan murder trialFeb 14, 2017 12:00 am - A jury will resume deliberations Wednesday morning on whether a Waukegan man accidentally or intentionally stabbed a friend to death at a Waukegan hotel room in the summ...
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Lake County deputies save overdose victimFeb 12, 2017 12:00 am - Lake County sheriff's deputies used CPR and the anti-opiate naloxone on Saturday to save a 34-year-old woman experiencing a drug overdose, authorities said. Deputies wer...
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Nine men charged in Lake County prostitution stingFeb 11, 2017 12:00 am - Nine men face solicitation charges after offering undercover detectives money for sexual acts, Lake County Sheriff's police said Saturday. The two-day prostitution sting...