Vernon Hills Crime
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Man wanted on attempted murder charge escapes capture at jail facility, remains at largeSep 09, 2021 1:00 am - A Zion man wanted on an attempted murder charge stemming from a shooting at a McHenry intersection last month remains at large after fleeing Lake County's Community Base...
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Round Lake police investigating shooting that injured driverSep 08, 2021 1:00 am - Round Lake police are investigating a Sunday night shooting that injured a man and are seeking help from the public to determine where the shots were fired. Round Lake P...
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Waukegan woman charged with aggravated battery after head-butting sheriff's deputySep 04, 2021 1:00 am - A Waukegan woman has been charged with aggravated battery after head-butting a sheriff's deputy in the early hours of Saturday, Sept. 4, police said. Viviana Mora, 25, o...
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Jury finds driver guilty in 1995 fatal Lake Forest crashSep 03, 2021 1:00 am - A jury has found Marek Josko, who fled to Poland more than 25 years ago to avoid prosecution, guilty of reckless homicide in the death of a Waukegan man. The sentencing ...
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Lake County prosecutors launch new public data websiteSep 03, 2021 1:00 am - The Lake County state's attorney's office unveiled a new public data website this week, fulfilling a campaign pledge by State's Attorney Eric Rinehart to increase transp...
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Woman charged in Round Lake Beach stabbing to make plea FridaySep 01, 2021 1:00 am - A 40-year-old Zion woman who police said stabbed her domestic partner with a box cutter in the parking lot of the Round Lake Beach Walmart last month is set to make a pl...
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'Just a dad that needed to do something': How Naperville man changed law to help overdose victimsAug 27, 2021 5:00 am - If only those with Alex Green that early December morning in 2018 had sought help, maybe the 25-year-old would have gotten to spend another Christmas with his father. In...
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'Lake Michigan Jane Doe' could be missing 19-year old Chicago woman; death investigated as homicideAug 27, 2021 1:00 am - Authorities say a pregnant woman whose body was recovered from Lake Michigan on Aug. 15 likely is a 19-year-old from Chicago, and that her death is being investigated as...
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Leather chairs, soothing room: An alternative to jail in Lake CountyAug 23, 2021 5:30 am - Lake County sheriff's deputies now have the option to bring people they encounter who need mental health care to a special crisis intervention center in Waukegan. In do...
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Former Lake County correctional officer faces custodial sexual misconduct chargesAug 21, 2021 1:00 am - A former Lake County sheriff's correctional officer faces sexual misconduct charges after a nearly nine-month investigation, authorities said. The Lake County Sheriff's ...