Vernon Hills Crime
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'We grieve with the Floyd family': Police meet Chauvin verdict with cheers, fears, uncertaintyApr 21, 2021 1:00 am - The jury's guilty verdicts verified the overwhelming public opinion that Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd on May 25, 2020, when he knelt on...
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Kane County takes aim at child exploitation with hire of veteran prosecutorApr 16, 2021 5:11 am - Prosecuting child exploitation cases is a horrible thing in which to be an expert. But it's one reason veteran prosecutor Robert Dore is coming out of retirement to beco...
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Vernon Hills man sentenced to prison for ID theft, conspiracyApr 11, 2021 1:00 am - A Vernon Hills man has been sentenced to four years in prison for his conviction on a federal aggravated identity theft and conspiracy charges in Western Pennsylvania, a...
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Lake County woman charged with biting, slapping sheriff's deputyApr 04, 2021 1:00 am - A Lake Villa-area woman bit and injured a Lake County sheriff's deputy Friday night after she was taken into custody in connection with a domestic dispute, authorities s...
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Police investigating shooting on I-94Mar 28, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois State Police are investigating after a man was shot at while driving on Interstate 94 midday Sunday, officials said. Troopers responded to a reported shooting ...
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Former Buffalo Grove middle school teacher facing sexual assault chargesMar 26, 2021 1:00 am - A former sixth-grade teacher at Cooper Middle School in Buffalo Grove is awaiting extradition to Illinois, where he will be charged with multiple counts of criminal sexu...
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Former Vernon Hills deputy police chief charged in fake-tickets schemeMar 24, 2021 1:00 am - Former Vernon Hills Deputy Police Chief Patrick Zimmerman is charged with two felony counts of official misconduct after officials say an internal review found he'd fals...
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19 days, 1,112 tickets: State police crackdown on move-over law violationsMar 19, 2021 1:00 am - What is it going to take to get drivers to slow down and move over for stopped emergency vehicles? After a rash of crashes last month involving Illinois State Police veh...
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Statement from Reuter family: 'Enough is enough'Mar 16, 2021 1:00 am - The 2007 murder of pregnant Rhoni Reuter of Deerfield devastated her close-knit family. For the first time since a 2011 trial ended with a guilty verdict and life senten...
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'We want to heal, and she won't let us': Family, prosecutors again seek 'justice for Rhoni'Mar 16, 2021 1:00 am - On vacation this week with family and friends around his Florida home, Thad Reuter can't help but think about how his sister, Rhoni, and her daughter, Skylar, who would ...