Vernon Hills Crime
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Christopher Jacobsen gets jail in theft from Libertyville Boys ClubOct 12, 2012 11:44 am - The former treasurer of the Libertyville Boys Club will spend some time in jail for stealing money from the organization, a Lake County judge has ruled. Christopher Jaco...
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Schmidt not guilty of criminal damage, trespassing chargesOct 10, 2012 12:07 pm - State Sen. Suzi Schmidt was found not guilty of walking onto her neighbor’s land and puncturing a bag of chicken feed during a dispute, Lake County Judge George Strickla...
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New online form helps report bullying incidentsOct 09, 2012 2:22 pm - Mundelein High School administration has created a way for students, their parents, staff or community members to report bullying, anonymously, if they wish, by using a ...
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Plea deal offered to Island Lake man involved in car crash that killed sonOct 09, 2012 10:51 am - An Island Lake man facing drug charges in connection with a car crash that killed his 10-year-old son will decide Oct. 25 if he should accept a plea agreement with prose...
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Cops: 'Jealous' husband killed Bears fan in Jacksonville barOct 08, 2012 9:00 am - Lake Villa Township resident William Christopher Pettry and a friend were chatting with two women in a Jacksonville, Fla., bar over the weekend when trouble began to bre...
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Trial in Vernon Hills murder case delayedOct 05, 2012 6:00 pm - Murder suspect Daniel Baker could possibly take the stand next Friday and tell a judge whether he thinks he is fit to stand trial. The extremely unusual ruling Friday c...
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Court to rule on murder suspect Baker’s fitness for trialOct 04, 2012 12:50 pm - Attorneys for a 24-year-old Deerfield man accused of killing his girlfriend’s mother will argue Friday he is not mentally fit to stand trial. A psychologist who visited...
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Confession in Lake Villa home invasion was coerced, defense attorneys sayOct 02, 2012 7:17 pm - The defense attorney for a 20-year-old man on trial for invading a Lake Villa home and attacking a resident two years ago said his client confessed to the crime only bec...
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Lake Zurich man attempts to change plea in attempted drug- induced homicideOct 02, 2012 7:10 pm - A 21-year-old Lake Zurich man who pleaded guilty last month to attempted drug-induced homicide made a play to withdraw that plea Tuesday, claiming he didn’t understand t...
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Round Lake man charged in Fox Lake crash that killed passengerOct 01, 2012 3:36 pm - A 23-year-old Round Lake man faces felony charges in connection with an alcohol-related crash in downtown Fox Lake that killed a passenger in his vehicle, police said. ...