Vernon Hills Crime
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Former Zion man pleads not guilty to 2005 murdersNov 20, 2014 12:00 am - A former Zion resident accused of the notorious 2005 murder of two little girls in a Zion park pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in Lake County court Thursday. ...
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Highland Park officers return to work after hospital shootingNov 20, 2014 12:00 am - Two officers who shot and killed a Waukegan man inside the emergency room at NorthShore Highland Park Hospital have returned to their jobs, authorities said. The inform...
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Defense: Highland Park cops misled grand jury in sex assault caseNov 19, 2014 12:01 am - A defense attorney for a Highland Park chiropractor facing allegations of sexually assaulting a client this year says detectives misled a grand jury in order to obtain c...
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Video of police shooting of Highland Park hospital patient releasedNov 19, 2014 12:01 am - CBS 2 Chicago obtained video on the fatal shooting of an armed Waukegan man Nov. 3 inside NorthShore Highland Park Hospital, as well as an explanation for why he was sho...
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Report: Lake County Sheriff official pulls over school bus to give son lunchNov 18, 2014 12:00 am - A Lake County Sheriff's Office lieutenant is under investigation for making a traffic stop on a Johnsburg High School bus late last week in order to deliver lunch to his...
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Vernon Hills woman set park fires to relieve stress, police sayNov 17, 2014 12:01 am - A 28-year-old Vernon Hills woman has been charged with arson in connection with a series of trash can fires in parks in the last three weeks. Stephanie M. Wollar was tak...
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Pingree Grove man accused of indecent soliciation of childNov 17, 2014 12:01 am - A Pingree Grove man faces up to five years in prison on charges he tried to solicit sex from a person under the age of 17, authorities said Monday. Jeremy S. Zoubek, 27,...
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Murderer back to face charges Zion girls' killingNov 15, 2014 11:01 pm - Convicted killer Jorge Alvi Torrez, a Zion native and former U.S. Marine, has been returned to Lake County to stand trial in the notorious 2005 slaying of two girls in Z...
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Island Lake fatal crash cited as Illinois no-tolerance DUI pot law is challengedNov 14, 2014 4:00 am - Scott Shirey had a trace of marijuana in his system when another driver ran a red light, killing Shirey's son. But the Lake County man was charged with a crime — prompting some to say the law must be changed.
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Authorities: Teen stole cars, charged at police, hurt pair in car, got shot in the faceNov 14, 2014 12:01 am - An 18-year-old Ingleside man is in critical condition Friday evening after a wild night in which police say he stole two cars, rolled one of them over, tried to steal a ...