Vernon Hills Crime
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Former Antioch firefighter charged with sexual abuseAug 09, 2012 7:44 pm - A 40-year-old former employee of the Antioch Fire Department has been charged with aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a 15-year-old girl, officials from the Lake County...
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Area police try out new high-tech weapons training simulator in GurneeAug 08, 2012 12:39 pm - Lincolnshire Police Officer Scott Holst drew his gun and scanned all sides as he moved carefully down the hallway of a school under attack. He slowly drifted into a lib...
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Gurnee pair charged with soliciting childAug 03, 2012 10:05 pm - Two Gurnee residents were charged with indecent solicitation of a child after a four-day investigation, the Lake County sheriff’s office said Friday. Police said Gina M....
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Waukegan killing suspects plead not guiltyAug 01, 2012 1:14 pm - Three Waukegan residents charged with killing a man and dumping his body in a Cook County pond last year pleaded not guilty Tuesday to first-degree murder charges. Jose ...
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Courts bars evidence of link between '82, Lindenhurst killingAug 01, 2012 11:00 am - Lake County prosecutors will not immediately be allowed to bring up the similarities between a 2006 killing at a Lindenhurst Burger King and 1982 slayings in Chicago tha...
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Former Waukegan mayoral candidate to serve three years for arsonAug 01, 2012 11:00 am - A former Waukegan mayoral candidate will spend three years behind bars for burning down an iconic city building more than a year ago. Gregory Flesher, 49, accepted a pl...
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Fake pot targeted in Lake County’s Operation Log JamJul 26, 2012 2:12 pm - Six Lake County businesses are accused of selling illegal synthetic marijuana as a result of an undercover operation that received assistance from the federal Drug Enfor...
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Lake County Teen Court program seeks new fundingJul 25, 2012 5:30 am - Adolescents who are charged with a misdemeanor crime may no longer be given a second chance to redeem themselves. Without funding, the 17-year-old Lake County Teen Court...
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$157K settlement from one defendant in Bianchi conspiracy caseJul 24, 2012 3:00 pm - One of the special prosecutors who handled the two failed misconduct cases against McHenry County State's Attorney Louis Bianchi in 2011 has agreed to settle a conspirac...
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CASA Lake County swears in new advocatesJul 23, 2012 5:49 pm - CASA Lake County has announced the July 19 swearing in of seven women and men as advocates and as officers of the Lake County Juvenile Court. The new advocates are: Del ...