Vernon Hills Crime
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North Barrington attorney charged with home invasion, firing gun in Hawthorn WoodsNov 10, 2014 12:01 am - An attorney from North Barrington remains held in the Lake County jail on charges he broke into a Hawthorn Woods residence Friday night and fired a handgun, authorities ...
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Suspect arrested in Beach Park hit-and-run that injured skateboarderNov 09, 2014 12:01 am - Lake County Sheriff's police say they've caught the driver in a hit-and-run crash Saturday night that injured a teenager skateboarding in Beach Park. Authorities said in...
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Man shot, killed during domestic dispute in Round Lake BeachNov 09, 2014 12:01 am - A 31-year-old man was shot and killed Saturday during a domestic dispute in Round Lake Beach, authorities said. There is a person of interest in the case, Round Lake Bea...
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Elgin Mental Health prisoner can stand trial on escape chargesNov 07, 2014 12:01 am - Jesse Vega, the Elgin Mental Health Center prisoner charged with escaping from custody of state guards in June, was deemed fit Friday to stand trial on that charge. Kane...
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Officials: Police had no reason to frisk man shot in hospitalNov 06, 2014 12:00 am - Illinois State Police officials said they had no reason to run a criminal-background check or frisk a Waukegan man hours before he was shot and killed by police when he ...
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Judge denies prison time credit for driver in fatal "huffing" crashNov 05, 2014 12:01 am - A 20-year-old Highland Park woman sentenced to prison for killing a 5-year-old girl while driving and "huffing" computer dust cleaner was denied credit for the time she ...
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McPherson trial begins:Nov 05, 2014 12:01 am - The trial of a man accused of killing a teen in North Chicago hours after her younger sister attended a gun control speech by President Barack Obama kicked off with open...
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Waukegan man guilty in woman's 2010 murderNov 05, 2014 12:01 am - A Lake County jury found a Waukegan man guilty of gunning down a woman while she was standing on a second-story porch in 2010. Jamell Smith, now 21, faces up to life in...
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Grandwood Park man asks to withdraw guilty plea in child sexual assault caseNov 05, 2014 12:01 am - A Grandwood Park man filed a formal request Wednesday to withdraw a previous guilty plea for sexually assaulting a 7-year-old girl. Defense attorney Jed Stone filed the ...
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Lake Villa Township couple charged with three armed robberies in a weekNov 04, 2014 12:01 am - A Lake Villa Township couple is held in Lake County jail after admitting to armed robberies at two businesses in during a seven-day span, authorities said. Christopher ...