Vernon Hills Crime
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Stolberg guilty of manslaughter in Vernon Hills slayingMay 28, 2013 1:00 pm - Ronald Stolberg did not murder his wife for repeatedly poking him awake in the middle of the night, a Lake County jury ruled late Tuesday night. However, a jury Tuesday ...
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Ealy guilty in killing of Lindenhurst Burger King managerMay 24, 2013 12:00 pm - James Ealy was found guilty Friday of the murder of his former boss during a 2006 robbery of the Lindenhurst Burger King. Ealy, 48, of Lake Villa, showed no reaction whe...
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Lake County man gets six years for bilking investorsMay 23, 2013 3:26 pm - A former Lake County man was sentenced to more than six years in federal prison for defrauding investors out of roughly $1.6 million. William Block, 54, most recently o...
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Both sides rest their cases in Lindenhurst Burger King trialMay 23, 2013 2:40 pm - Both sides rested their cases Thursday in the trial of a man accused of murdering a mother of two in a Lindenhurst Burger King nearly seven years ago. Closing arguments ...
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More charges filed against former Antioch EMTMay 23, 2013 11:35 am - A former Antioch-area volunteer firefighter and emergency medical technician already facing charges of having sex with an underage girl pleaded not guilty Thursday to ch...
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Bail lowered for monk accused of trying to lure girlsMay 23, 2013 10:00 am - A monk accused of trying to lure teenage girls into his car in Antioch last month has been freed on bail, but he cannot return to his Wisconsin religious compound. Bail...
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Pathologist: Stolberg prevented wife from breathingMay 22, 2013 12:31 pm - A forensic pathologist testified Wednesday that Rachel Stolberg died from traumatic asphyxiation when she was prevented from breathing during a struggle with her husband...
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Theft charges dropped against ex-Barrington High administratorMay 22, 2013 11:00 am - Theft charges were dropped Wednesday against a former Barrington High School administrator accused of stealing funds from the school's fine arts department. But Julie Ra...
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Trial opens in 2006 slaying at former Lindenhurst Burger KingMay 21, 2013 4:28 pm - James Ealy went to his former workplace — a Lindenhurst Burger King — early one morning in November 2006 and strangled his former manager with the bow tie from her unifo...
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Stolberg was trying to protect wife from herself, defense attorney tells juryMay 21, 2013 11:00 am - Ronald Stolberg intentionally asphyxiated his wife in their Vernon Hills home in 2011 because she was bothering him while he was trying to sleep, a Lake County prosecuto...