Wadsworth Crime
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Trooper killed by wrong-way driver on I-94 saved a person's life about a week beforeApr 01, 2019 1:00 am - A 44-year-old Calumet City man had alcohol in his system as he drove in the wrong direction on Interstate 94 and slammed into Gerald "Jerry" Ellis' Illinois State Police...
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Lake County man faces felony drug, gun chargesMar 31, 2019 1:00 am - A Lake County man faces felony drug and gun charges after authorities say they found "significant amounts" of heroin and cocaine at his home Friday. Robert Windom III, 3...
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Lake County jail inmate choked in jail fight diesMar 29, 2019 1:00 am - A Lake County jail inmate who suffered strokelike symptoms after being choked by another inmate has died, authorities said. Jeffrey R. Weiss, 60, of the 300 block of So...
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Why woman convicted of killing ex-Chicago Bear's girlfriend, unborn child is seeking a new trialMar 25, 2019 1:00 am - Marni Yang was convicted in 2011 of killing the pregnant girlfriend of former Chicago Bear Shaun Gayle, but her lawyer intends to file a petition for a retrial. Defense...
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Judge denies request to preserve phone of Sauer accuserMar 21, 2019 1:00 am - A Lake County judge denied a request to preserve the phone of a woman who accused a former state lawmaker of posting nude images of her on the internet without her conse...
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Sailor accused of soliciting explicit photos, videos from teenMar 21, 2019 1:00 am - Editor's note: an earlier version reported Ethan Knez is from Naperville. He is from Indiana. A 21-year-old sailor stationed at the Naval Station Great Lakes has be...
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10 dogs taken from Vernon Hills house remain with animal controlMar 20, 2019 1:00 am - The 10 dogs removed from a Vernon Hills house March 9 after a police search involving an unrelated matter remain in the custody of Lake County Animal Care and Control an...
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Lake County warrants team captures two fugitivesMar 20, 2019 1:00 am - The Lake County Sheriff's Office Warrants Team and the U.S. Marshals Service Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force apprehended two fugitives on Tuesday, authorities s...
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Beach Park man guilty of double murder in bat beating caseMar 18, 2019 1:00 am - It took less than an hour for a Lake County jury to find Armando Trejo Jr. guilty of first-degree murder in the bludgeoning deaths of his wife and stepson. The jury als...
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How Lake County is working with schools to save time, lives in crisis situationsMar 15, 2019 5:30 am - When it comes to protecting students in a school crisis, every second counts. That's what officials in the Lake County sheriff's office and Mundelein-based Fremont Eleme...