Vernon Hills Crime
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Defense hopes to pin Zion girls' murders on exonerated fatherOct 20, 2015 1:00 am - The defense for a former Zion man accused of the notorious 2005 murders of two little girls plans to pin the slayings on one of the girl's fathers when the case goes to ...
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North Chicago man charged with weapons, drug violationsOct 17, 2015 1:00 am - A documented street gang member from North Chicago faces numerous weapons- and drug-related charges after being arrested Thursday by the Lake County Gang Task Force, aut...
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Vernon Hills man charged with home repair fraudOct 16, 2015 1:00 am - A Vernon Hills man who prosecutors say bilked a Mount Prospect homeowner out of thousands of dollars for home repair work he never performed was ordered held on $50,000 ...
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Waukegan man pleads guilty to impersonating cop, robberyOct 16, 2015 1:00 am - A Waukegan man has pleaded guilty to charges he used toy props to impersonate a police officer and rob people in 2013, authorities said. Danny Blalock, 24, of the 500 b...
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Two accused in post-wedding scuffle plead not guiltyOct 15, 2015 1:00 am - Two Beach Park men accused of being involved in a post-wedding scuffle near Zion pleaded not guilty to charges Thursday in Lake County court. James Bakken, 33, of the 11...
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Woman denies falsely triggering manhunt in Gliniewicz caseOct 14, 2015 1:00 am - A Vernon Hills woman denies she gave false information that led to an intense hunt for men who purportedly shot and killed Fox Lake police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz....
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Man killed in hit-and-run near Buffalo GroveOct 13, 2015 1:00 am - A Lake County man died late Monday night after he was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver near his mailbox, authorities said. James A. Spicak, 68, of unincorporat...
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Lake County police assist in capture of Wisconsin murder suspectOct 13, 2015 1:00 am - The Lake County sheriff's office on Tuesday assisted in the capture of a Wisconsin murder suspect. Andrew Obregon is a suspect in the September killing of Tywon Anderson...
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Expansion coming to Lake County juvenile centerOct 13, 2015 1:00 am - A long-delayed expansion of Lake County's juvenile court complex near Vernon Hills finally is moving forward. The county board on Tuesday agreed to hire Wight Constructi...
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Coroners: Rising heroin deaths could be connected to tainted drugOct 09, 2015 1:00 am - Suburban officials are concerned the same potentially tainted heroin that caused a rash of overdoses in Chicago last week could have made its way north and west to users...