Vernon Hills Crime
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Waukegan man pleads guilty to strangling wife, daughter, in family homeFeb 09, 2015 12:00 am - A 54-year-old man pleaded guilty in Lake County court Monday to strangling his wife and disabled daughter at the Waukegan home they shared in 2014. Anthony Marcus was s...
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Buffalo Grove man charged with disseminating child pornFeb 06, 2015 12:00 am - A youth group leader from Buffalo Grove faces child pornography charges in Lake County, authorities announced Friday. Harry O. Jones, 44, of the 1300 block of Green Knol...
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Gurnee-area man accused in child porn caseFeb 04, 2015 12:00 am - Authorities say a Gurnee-area man has been arrested on child pornography charges. Lake County sheriff's police announced Wednesday, Feb. 4, that Charles S. Herbst, 51, o...
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19 people arrested in Lake County during prostitution stingFeb 03, 2015 12:00 am - This story was updated to clarify the charges against Dana M. Oberlin and Frank Karkazis. Undercover officers from the Lake County Sheriff's Office have charged 19 ...
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Prison time in fraud cases:Jan 30, 2015 12:01 am - Two suburban men were sentenced to prison Friday for defrauding clients of a financial management company, the U.S. attorney's office announced. Eric A. Bloom, 49, of No...
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Ponzi scheme nets N. Barrington man 25-year prison sentenceJan 29, 2015 12:01 am - Daily Herald report A 55-year-old North Barrington man was sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty Thursday to operating a Ponzi scheme that bilked 455 inv...
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Vernon Hills woman denies setting garbage fire in park while out on bail on similar chargesJan 29, 2015 12:00 am - For the second time in less than a month, a 28-year-old woman has pleaded not guilty to an arson charge for starting a garbage can fire in Vernon Hills. Stephanie M. Wo...
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DNA tests raise questions in N.Chicago attack convictionJan 29, 2015 12:00 am - Long-awaited DNA test results in a savage North Chicago attack show no link to the Chicago man who was convicted of the crime and sentenced to prison, defense attorneys ...
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Lake County authorities find children kidnapped from Las Vegas in 2006Jan 28, 2015 12:00 am - A pair of children abducted by their noncustodial parents in Las Vegas nearly a decade ago were located by Lake County Sheriff's deputies after an investigation Tuesday ...
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Mundelein teen pleads guilty to sister's fatal stabbingJan 27, 2015 12:01 am - A 15-year-old Mundelein girl wiped away tears Tuesday as she admitted to a Lake County judge she stabbed her half-sister to death in the bedroom of the family's townhous...