Vernon Hills Crime
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School safety officer pleads not guilty to sexual assaultNov 15, 2012 11:09 am - A security guard at Waukegan High School’s Brookside Campus pleaded not guilty in court Thursday to charges he had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old student. Tim...
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Zion man pleads not guilty in Gurnee standoff with policeNov 15, 2012 9:23 am - A Zion man who is charged with breaking into a Gurnee home and shooting at people inside last month pleaded not guilty in Lake County court early Thursday. Kendrick Aug...
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Two Waukegan teens charged with robberyNov 14, 2012 6:34 pm - Two Waukegan teens are facing time behind bars on allegations they attacked a man and stole his wallet Friday night. Ricardo Anderson, 17, and a 16-year-old juvenile, b...
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Son of Gurnee mayor pleads guilty Thursday to possession of cannabisNov 08, 2012 11:24 am - The son of Gurnee Mayor Kristina Kovarik has pleaded guilty in Lake County court to one count of possession of cannabis, prosecutors said Thursday. Jared Kovarik, 19, o...
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Baker guilty but mentally ill in Vernon Hills murderNov 05, 2012 7:00 am - Daniel Baker flew into a fit of rage and jealousy moments before he bludgeoned to death 50-year-old Marina Aksman of Vernon Hills in 2010. However, momentary rage does ...
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Wauconda firefighter charged with sexual abuse involving childNov 02, 2012 10:00 am - A veteran firefighter from Wauconda is free on bond after being charged with two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, authorities said Friday. Donald Berthiaume,...
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Closing arguments done, Baker trial verdict MondayNov 02, 2012 9:18 am - Daniel Baker’s first-degree murder trial isn’t a question of “whodunit,” as defense attorney Ed Genson put it Friday during his closing argument. Rather, the case center...
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Lake County prosecutor placed on leave amid allegationsNov 01, 2012 6:26 pm - Lake County prosecutor accused of stealing signs
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Antioch man gets 12 years in prison for sexual assaultNov 01, 2012 3:14 pm - An Antioch man will spend 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of predatory criminal sexual assault in Lake County circuit court. After serving his sen...
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Three arrested in shooting of rival gang member in WaukeganNov 01, 2012 5:48 am - Three gang members, two of them juveniles, were charged following a shooting in Waukegan, authorities said. An unnamed 16-year-old juvenile from Waukegan was charged wi...