Vernon Hills Crime
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'Flat-out lied': Ex-Gurnee man imprisoned 29 years on bad conviction sues police, prosecutorsAug 25, 2023 5:00 am - Herman Williams spent almost three decades in prison after being wrongfully convicted of his former wife's 1993 murder. Now the former Gurnee resident and Gulf War veter...
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Jury finds Ingleside man guilty of aggravated DUI in fatal crashAug 21, 2023 1:00 am - A Lake County jury found a 41-year-old Ingleside man guilty on one count of aggravated DUI resulting in death last week, prosecutors announced Monday. The verdict means ...
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Police dogs nab armed robbery suspect near Vernon HillsAug 18, 2023 11:00 pm - A Lake Zurich man charged with felony armed robbery remained held in Lake County jail Saturday on $500,000 bail after a pair of police dogs found him hiding in a wetland...
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Highland Park teen charged in fatal shooting held on $5 million bailAug 15, 2023 1:00 am - A Lake County judge set bail at $5 million for a Highland Park teen charged in Sunday's fatal shooting of a 16-year-old Highwood boy. Estiven Sarminento, 16, of the 900 ...
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Teen in critical condition after accidental shooting near Gurnee; friend chargedAug 07, 2023 1:00 am - A 15-year-old boy is in critical condition after an accidental shooting Sunday evening in a Gurnee-area home, authorities said. Lake County sheriff's police said deputie...
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Officials: Gurnee-area man charged with DUI after hitting sheriff's squadJul 29, 2023 1:00 am - A Lake County Sheriff's Office squad was hit Saturday morning by a Gurnee-area man officials say was driving drunk. It happened at 2:10 a.m. on Sheridan Road north of Wa...
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Sheriff: Fired Fox Lake man committed arsonJul 26, 2023 1:00 am - A Fox Lake man fired from his job Tuesday returned to the workplace late at night and began setting fire to items in the business' parking lot, including a motorcycle, a...
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Owner of Chain boat rental business accused of throwing customer's phone in lakeJul 25, 2023 1:00 am - The owner of a Chain O' Lakes boat rental business was arrested after, authorities allege, she tossed a customer's cellphone into the water during a confrontation Saturd...
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Green Oaks man fired shots that hit house, police sayJul 21, 2023 11:00 pm - A Green Oaks man is facing charges after police said he was responsible for gunfire that hit a neighbor's house last month. Andrew W. Szech, 42, of the 31000 block of Pr...
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Cashless bail is coming. Here's how two top suburban prosecutors will handle the changeJul 21, 2023 5:30 am - Cashless bail becomes the law of the Land of Lincoln on Sept. 18. With months of political debate, campaign rhetoric and legal challenges seemingly in the rearview mirro...