Wadsworth Crime
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A look back at 2012's top Lake County storiesDec 27, 2012 7:00 am - From the weather to crime to the extracurricular activities of local officials, 2012 featured a range of stories that made news in Lake County. Lingering drought, the A...
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Lake County's top newsmakers of 2012Dec 26, 2012 8:00 am - A lawmaker with a health crisis, a man who was wrongly convicted of murder and a bureaucrat at the center of a battle over a land plan were among the people who made hea...
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Inmate asks for special mealsDec 20, 2012 2:53 pm - A woman accused of murdering an infant in Waukegan is requesting special medication and meals after she was diagnosed as being reactive hypoglycemic by a doctor. Through...
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Man facing murder charge wants to represent himself in trialDec 20, 2012 9:35 am - A Waukegan man facing 60 years in prison in a murder case was warned by a Lake County judge that it would not be in his best interests to represent himself in his upcomi...
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Man charged in courthouse disturbanceDec 20, 2012 8:00 am - An Evanston man was charged with disorderly conduct and obstructing a peace officer after making a ruckus in the Lake County Circuit Court Clerk's Office on Wednesday, o...
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Mundelein man charged in crash that killed Round Lake Beach motherDec 19, 2012 12:05 pm - A Mundelein man who told police he drove into oncoming traffic to “test his mortality” was indicted on first-degree murder charges for killing a 25-year-old Round Lake B...
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Inmate requests special mealsDec 19, 2012 11:43 am - A woman accused of murdering an infant in Waukegan is requesting special medication and meals after she was diagnosed as being reactive hypoglycemic by a doctor. Through...
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Grayslake man pleads guilty to child sex offense chargeDec 18, 2012 11:28 am - A Grayslake man pleaded guilty to attempted criminal sexual assault of a child in Lake County court Tuesday. Eric Hopkins, 41, of the 17000 block of the Greentree Boule...
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Bad legal advice gives Waukegan man shorter prison termDec 18, 2012 10:00 am - Lake County prosectors say a Waukegan man who was incarcerated for murder nearly a decade ago received bad legal advice from his now-deceased attorney, and they have agr...
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Trial begins for driver accused of murderDec 17, 2012 11:04 am - Lake County prosecutors said in court Monday that a Lisle man should be found guilty of first-degree murder because he drove through a stoplight after a robbery and kill...