Vernon Hills Crime
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Man is sixth person in Lake County since 2010 to have murder charges droppedMay 28, 2015 1:00 am - A man convicted 15 years ago of killing a Carpentersville woman and dumping her body in a forest preserve in North Chicago was released from prison Thursday after prosec...
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Waukegan man pleads not guilty to possession of child pornMay 28, 2015 1:00 am - A 34-year-old Waukegan man pleaded not guilty Thursday to child pornography charges. Saint Alexander, of the 2000 block of Washington Street, faces up to seven years in ...
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Waukegan man pleads guilty to killing man after argumentMay 27, 2015 1:00 am - A Waukegan man will be sentenced to 30 to 45 years in prison after pleading guilty Wednesday to killing a 53-year-old man in March 2014. Miquel Leyva, 25, pleaded guilt...
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Former Lake Zurich fire chief pleads not guilty to domestic batteryMay 27, 2015 1:00 am - Former Lake Zurich fire chief David Wheelock pleaded not guilty Wednesday to domestic battery accusations stemming from a dispute with his estranged wife that ended in h...
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Trial for man charged in notorious 2005 Zion murders to begin in 2016May 26, 2015 1:00 am - The trial of a former Zion man accused of the notorious 2005 murders of two little girls will take place in 2016, officials said Tuesday. Prosecution and defense attorn...
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Two Lake County men plead guilty to charges in Gurnee-area home invasionMay 22, 2015 1:00 am - Two of five men accused of breaking into an occupied Gurnee-area house pleaded guilty to robbery and weapons charges Friday in Lake County court. Eduardo Solis-Marcelo,...
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Waukegan man sentenced to 33 years in prison for killing 3-year-old boyMay 22, 2015 1:00 am - A Waukegan man was sentenced to 33 years in prison for brutally beating a 3-year-old boy to death in 2011 because the child swore while playing a video game. Thomas Alb...
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Two Lake County residents plead not guilty in Lindenhurst fatal drug caseMay 21, 2015 1:00 am - Two Lake County residents have pleaded not guilty to selling heroin to a Lindenhurst man who later died from a drug overdose. Cassandra Fornear, 31, and Matthew Rosene,...
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Youth group leader charged in child porn case moving away from public parkMay 21, 2015 1:00 am - A youth group leader from Buffalo Grove facing charges of possession of child pornography is selling his house because it is within 500 feet of a public park, attorneys ...
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Sex assault trial for ex-Bull Brunson will begin next weekMay 21, 2015 1:00 am - A former Chicago Bulls player and coach accused of trying to sexually assault a massage therapist will be in court Wednesday to set a trial date. Lake County Judge Jame...