Wadsworth Crime
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Arrest made in death of infant found in Lake County woods five years agoDec 12, 2025 2:05 pm - Five years after Riverwoods police began investigating the death of an infant whose remains were found in a wooded area near Riverwoods, an arrest has been made.
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Two men charged in Lake County home burglariesDec 05, 2025 6:48 pm - Two men face felony burglary charges for their parts in a crime spree in late November and early December in unincorporated Lake County, Lincolnshire and Highland Park.
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Man faces charges after 8-hour standoff in Round Lake BeachDec 05, 2025 11:28 am - A 35-year-old Round Lake Beach man was charged with domestic battery early Friday following an eight-hour standoff in what was described as an isolated situation.
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How a wrong turn led to a possible safe haven for abuse survivorsDec 04, 2025 4:49 pm - What started with a wrong turn could become just the right refuge for hundreds of domestic violence and human trafficking survivors from the north suburbs.
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Police seek help finding missing man whose disappearance may involve foul playNov 12, 2025 12:10 pm - Police are seeking the public’s help to find a Mundelein-area man who hasn’t been seen in more than a week and whose disappearance may involve foul play.
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2 arrested in Lake County murder-for-hire plotNov 08, 2025 11:25 am - Two men have been arrested in connection with a murder-for-hire plot that involved a shooting in Beach Park on Nov. 5, Lake County sheriff’s police said.
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Prosecutors: Lake County man accused of posting online death threats targeting TrumpNov 03, 2025 4:56 pm - A 57-year-old Winthrop Harbor man was arrested Monday after posting online threats to kill President Donald Trump last month, court records show.
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Suspects fleeing immigration officials caught entering Warren High School in GurneeOct 30, 2025 12:33 pm - Two suspects fleeing from federal immigration officials crashed a vehicle near Warren High School in Gurnee Thursday morning and attempted to enter the school before being caught.
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Man accused of hiding Antioch woman’s body held in Lake County jail days after being ordered deportedOct 23, 2025 3:26 pm - The same week a judge ordered Jose Luis Mendoza-Gonzalez deported, the man charged with hiding the body of a 37-year-old Antioch woman in a garbage container was ordered held in the Lake County jail instead.
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Elgin man held on felony drug charges after traffic stop in Fox LakeOct 08, 2025 2:47 pm - An Elgin man was ordered held pending trial on felony drug charges after a recent traffic stop in Fox Lake.