Vernon Hills Crime
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Gang member resentenced for fatal Mundelein attackJul 18, 2013 3:00 pm - The prison sentence for an accused gang member who pleaded guilty to killing a 12-year-old Mundelein boy was cut by more than 20 years in Lake County court on Thursday. ...
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No change in sentence for Bartlett man in fatal Chain O' Lakes boating crashJul 18, 2013 11:00 am - A judge has denied the request of a Bartlett man to reduce the 10-year prison sentence he received for killing a Libertyville boy in a drug- and alcohol-related boating ...
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After threat, Independence Grove to stay closed FridayJul 18, 2013 8:00 am - Independence Grove Forest Preserve near Libertyville is expected to remain closed Friday as the investigation continues into a bomb threat that has shut down activities ...
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Police: Gurnee man tried to meet teen for sexJul 17, 2013 12:13 pm - A 35-year-old Gurnee man was charged with four counts of indecent solicitation of a child after arranging to have sex with what he thought was a teenage girl he met on C...
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Waukegan transient faces murder chargeJul 17, 2013 10:37 am - A 26-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing death of a family friend at a Waukegan hotel, police said. Kevin C. Curtis, 26, a transient l...
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Independence Grove Forest Preserve still closed due to bomb scareJul 17, 2013 8:56 am - Independence Grove Forest Preserve in Libertyville will remain closed until further notice following a bomb threat that shut down activities Tuesday night, officials sai...
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Attorney: Highland Park teen suffering from PTSD after fatal crashJul 16, 2013 1:11 pm - A Highland Park woman accused of huffing cleaning products while driving before hitting and killing a 5-year-old girl has checked herself into a Chicago-area hospital fo...
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Waukegan mother held in jail on child abuse chargesJul 16, 2013 11:59 am - A Waukegan woman accused of beating her 6-month-old child remained held in Lake County jail in lieu of $100,000, a Lake County judge ruled Tuesday. Yaritza Vargas, 19, o...
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Antioch teen charged in fatal racing crash remains free on $100,000 bailJul 16, 2013 10:59 am - Despite a second attempt to increase bail, it will remain the same for a 17-year-old Antioch Township boy charged with aggravated DUI in the death of a teenage girl duri...
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Vernon Hills man's murder-for-hire trial delayed to SeptemberJul 10, 2013 10:00 am - The trial of a Vernon Hills man accused of hiring what he thought was a hitman to kill the mother of a woman he injured in a motorcycle crash has been postponed to Septe...