Vernon Hills Crime
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Northbrook woman pleads guilty to retail thefts in Cook, Lake and DuPageFeb 28, 2018 12:00 am - The third member of an organized retail theft ring that targeted stores across the suburbs pleaded guilty to retail theft. In exchange for her guilty plea, Natsasa Petr...
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Cuba Township man ordered to use alcohol monitoring device while out on bondFeb 28, 2018 12:00 am - A Cuba Township man who is free on bond in a fatal DUI-related crash has been ordered to wear a new electronic monitoring device that will repeatedly test his blood alco...
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Lake County receives another donation of anti-opiod drugFeb 27, 2018 12:00 am - A Virginia-based pharmaceutical company announced Tuesday it was going to donate an around 3,500 auto-injectors of naloxone, the anti-overdose drug that Lake County offi...
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Waukegan man held on $2 million bail in fatal knife fightFeb 26, 2018 12:00 am - A Waukegan man is being held on $2 million bail after stabbing one person to death and injuring three others during a fight outside a Waukegan restaurant, authorities sa...
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Lake County jail officer charged with batteryFeb 26, 2018 12:00 am - A Lake County jail corrections officer has been charged with battery after he inappropriately touched a female contract employee who also worked at the jail, the Lake Co...
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Guns, grenades and deadly gadgets: What TSA found in carry-ons last yearFeb 23, 2018 4:30 am - Are air travelers more scared than ever, or just less informed? That's the question we found ourselves asking after seeing a recent report from the Transportation Securi...
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Appellate ruling deals blow to Lake County RICO caseFeb 22, 2018 12:00 am - Lake County prosecutors will turn to the Illinois Supreme Court in hopes of saving what's left of a much-publicized racketeering case that led to the arrests of nearly t...
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Elder abuse seminar set for Thursday in WaukeganFeb 19, 2018 12:00 am - The Lake County state's attorney's office is hosting a training seminar titled "Detecting and Responding to Elder Abuse" from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday at the Genesee...
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Former Lake County coroner denied request to expunge criminal recordFeb 16, 2018 12:00 am - A judge denied a request by former Lake County Coroner Richard Keller to expunge or seal his criminal record in a drug-related death involving the Waukegan methadone cli...
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Judge: Man who threatened Lake County courthouse may represent himselfFeb 15, 2018 12:00 am - A California man convicted of threatening to "light up" the Lake County courthouse and Gurnee Police Department has been granted his request to serve as his own attorney...