Vernon Hills Crime
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Deputies hailed as heroes after helping victims of Beach Park chemical leakApr 26, 2019 1:00 am - The police officers and firefighters who were injured while responding to a poisonous chemical leak in Beach Park Thursday are being hailed as heroes. "This type of even...
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Gliniewicz case could head back to state appellate courtApr 23, 2019 1:00 am - Prosecutors will decide whether to again ask the state appellate court to rule on a previous Lake County court decision involving cellphone text messages in the Melodie ...
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Wheeling man charged with sexually abusing girlApr 22, 2019 1:00 am - A 56-year-old Wheeling man was ordered held on $250,000 bail Monday on charges he sexually abused a girl more than two years ago when she was 10 years old. If convicted...
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Defense unsuccessful in getting trial delay in Libertyville slayingApr 12, 2019 1:00 am - An attorney was unsuccessful in delaying the trial date for a Round Lake Beach man accused of gunning down a Libertyville man he saw as a romantic rival. Kenneth Seplak,...
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Judge allows some text messages between Gliniewicz, widow during trialApr 10, 2019 1:00 am - Some text messages between Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz and wife can be introduced as evidence during her trial on charges related to the theft of funds from the Fox La...
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North Chicago man sentenced to 22 months in prison for leaving scene of fatal crash in 2017Apr 10, 2019 1:00 am - A North Chicago man was sentenced to 22 months in prison for leaving the scene of a 2017 crash that resulted in the death of a 28-year-old Waukegan man. Tony Salcedo, 27...
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Hoffman Estates man threatened minor over nude photos, police sayApr 06, 2019 1:00 am - A Hoffman Estates man wanted on child pornography charges has been arrested, authorities announced Saturday. Juan C. Castaneda-Adame, 20, of the 900 block of Evanston St...
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Round Lake Park cop accused of paddling, injuring 5-year-oldApr 06, 2019 1:00 am - A veteran Round Lake Park police officer was arrested Saturday after he was accused of paddling and injuring his girlfriend's daughter, authorities said. Wayman G. Vela,...
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Why Melissa Calusinski's next stop may be federal courtApr 05, 2019 5:20 am - Melissa Calusinski, the former suburban child-care worker whose fight for a new trial on charges she killed a toddler a decade ago has earned national attention, is aski...
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Warrant issued for Waukegan man charged in Gurnee shootingApr 04, 2019 1:00 am - Police are searching for a 25-year-old Waukegan man accused of shooting a person in a parking lot in Gurnee in January, authorities said. An arrest warrant was issued M...