Vernon Hills Crime
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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 ...
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Wisconsin man gets probation for diesel tank fire near AntiochMay 31, 2019 1:00 am - A Wisconsin man received probation after admitting he set fire to a diesel fuel tank near Antioch during a drunken rage in April. John J. Nolan, 32, of Twin Lakes, plea...
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Man guilty of $75K Geneva identity theft arrested in Gurnee drug caseMay 21, 2019 1:00 am - A man awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to stealing about $75,000 from a Geneva attorney has been charged with felony marijuana and hydrocodone charges out of Gu...
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Inverness boy remains hospitalized as investigation into hit-and-run continuesMay 20, 2019 1:00 am - A 13-year-old Inverness boy severely injured in a weekend hit-and-run, then dropped off at his home by an unknown person remains hospitalized in serious but stable condi...
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Man gets life in prison for deadly baseball bat attack on wife, stepson in Beach ParkMay 20, 2019 1:00 am - Calling the brutal double murder "despicable" and "shocking," a Lake County judge on Monday sentenced a Beach Park man to life in prison for viciously beating his wife a...