Vernon Hills Crime
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Jury finds Round Lake Beach man guilty of killing romantic rivalJun 18, 2019 1:00 am - A Round Lake Beach man was found guilty of first-degree murder for gunning down a romantic rival. Kenneth Seplak, 39, now faces life in prison when he is sentenced July...
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Appeals court upholds prison sentence in brutal attack on Vernon Hills womanJun 17, 2019 1:00 am - A Des Plaines man who brutally stabbed a female co-worker outside a Deer Park movie theater in 2015 will continue serving a 27-year sentence for the crime, an Illinois a...
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Round Lake Beach man testifies he only tried to scare romantic rival, then gun went offJun 17, 2019 1:00 am - Kenneth Seplak testified Monday he accidentally shot and killed a Libertyville man who he said was chasing him on Milwaukee Avenue after a parking lot confrontation. But...
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Why police are swapping first-aid kits for 'trauma bags,' and what's the differenceJun 14, 2019 5:00 am - Not so long ago, the typical first-aid kit found in a police squad car wasn't much different from what you could pick up for $20 at a sporting goods store - a handful of...
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Gunshot residue and forensic science take over Libertyville murder trialJun 13, 2019 1:00 am - An evidence technician testified Thursday that gunshot residue was found on a driver's-side window well and on the left cuff of a shirt police believe Kenneth Seplak wor...
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Woman testifies she told murder suspect she didn't want romantic relationshipJun 12, 2019 1:00 am - The Wauconda woman at the center of Kenneth Seplak's murder trial in the death of a man he thought was a romantic rival testified Wednesday that she repeatedly told Sepl...
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Did spurned love turn into murder? 2016 case goes to trial this week in Lake CountyJun 10, 2019 5:21 am - 2016 case goes to trial this week in Lake County
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Learn about preventing elder abuse June 17Jun 08, 2019 1:00 am - The Faith Committee of Lake County's Domestic Violence Council holds its monthly meeting from 1:30 to 3 p.m. June 17, in Conference Room A of Waukegan Public Library, 12...
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95 years ago in Lake County's rural Rondout: A huge train heist that captured nation's attentionJun 08, 2019 1:00 am - On the night of June 12, 1924, a heist of unparalleled proportion unfolded at a rural railroad crossing in the tiny unincorporated town of Rondout in central Lake County...
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Gurnee barricade situation ends after man taken from hotelJun 07, 2019 1:00 am - A police standoff at a Gurnee hotel ended peacefully after several hours Friday. The ordeal occurred at the FairBridge Inn Express, 3740 Grand Ave. No one was hurt. The ...