Vernon Hills Crime
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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.
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Gurnee police apprehend occupants of vehicle fleeing Wisconsin traffic stopJul 24, 2025 3:00 pm - Two Racine, Wisconsin, men are facing charges after Gurnee police early Thursday assisted in apprehending a fleeing vehicle.
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Authorities investigating threats against Lake County judgeJul 21, 2025 4:48 pm - Authorities are investigating threats against a Lake County judge who in April released a Waukegan man who was picked up Saturday by federal ICE officers.
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Waukegan man faces charges after police chaseJul 17, 2025 2:22 pm - A Waukegan man who authorities said fled police from several agencies throughout the day Wednesday faces numerous traffic infractions.