Vernon Hills Crime
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Police: Man driving stolen car killed in Ingleside crashSep 03, 2025 7:36 pm - A man driving a stolen car was killed when he crashed into another vehicle early Wednesday in Ingleside, police said.
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A ‘terrible desecration’: Antisemitic graffiti painted outside Vernon Hills synagogueSep 03, 2025 1:36 pm - Members and supporters of a Jewish congregation in Vernon Hills are outraged following the discovery of antisemitic graffiti at the synagogue.
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Two men facing charges in beating at Fox Lake businessAug 29, 2025 3:40 pm - Two men authorities said were involved in the beating of a 33-year-old man Aug. 11 in Fox Lake are facing mob action and other charges.
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Telephone hearing for Waukegan man charged with hiding dead body and detained by ICEAug 21, 2025 6:43 am - The man accused of hiding the body of a 37-year-old Antioch woman in a plastic garbage container attended a hearing in Lake County Wednesday by phone from an ICE detention facility.
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Authorities: Man was selling stolen ovens, dryers and had homemade explosivesAug 08, 2025 11:26 am - A Barrington-area man who Lake County authorities say was selling stolen appliances online and who had home-made explosives at his residence faces theft, explosives charges.
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Lake County man gets 7 years for trying to sell illegal gunsAug 07, 2025 8:05 pm - A Lake County man on Thursday was sentenced to seven years in prison for trying to sell illegal firearms, some of which were stolen.
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‘A chilling effect on justice’? ICE argues courthouse immigration arrests make sense, but local opponents fear impactAug 02, 2025 5:58 pm - As U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents descend on courthouses around the country to detain individuals they say are undocumented immigrants, prosecutors, defense attorneys and judges cope with the impact federal detentions and deportations have on the pursuit of justice.
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Authorities seek public’s help finding pickup truck involved in fatal Beach Park hit and runAug 02, 2025 11:07 am - Authorities are asking for the public’s help finding a pickup truck involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash resulting in the death of 19-year-old Adrian Rogel-Villanueva of Waukegan.
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Police: Cary man fatally shoots himself after menacing teens with a gun, maskJul 29, 2025 9:06 pm - A Cary man died from a self-inflicted gunshot after he was reported to be brandishing a gun and menacing two teen girls near the Fel-Pro RRR Conservation Area in Cary, officials report.
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Teenage motorcyclist killed in Lake County hit-and-run crashJul 27, 2025 12:29 pm - Lake County authorities are searching for a hit-and-run driver who struck and killed a 19-year-old motorcyclist early Sunday morning.