Wadsworth Crime
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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...
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Round Lake Beach woman accused of killing son denied request to speak with daughterFeb 14, 2018 12:00 am - A Round Lake Beach woman accused of killing her son, then taking his body on a Metra train to Chicago, has been denied a request to have a telephone conversation with he...
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Deadly violent crimes up slightly in Lake County last yearFeb 05, 2018 4:30 am - The number of deadly violent crimes grew slightly in Lake County in 2017, statistics from the Lake County coroner's office show. However, a 2017 push to address distrac...
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What's 'ATM jackpotting'? And why are banks in the suburbs on the lookout for it?Feb 02, 2018 4:30 am - An ATM spewing out a seemingly endless stream of $20 bills might seem like a dream come true, but for banks “ATM jackpotting” is a new nightmare brought to American shor...
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Authorities: Woman stole more than $10,000 from not-for-profit groupFeb 01, 2018 12:00 am - A former treasurer of the Round Lake Beach Cultural and Civic Center Foundation pleaded not guilty to theft charges Thursday after being accused of stealing more than $1...
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Zion man gets 22 years in prison for two drug offensesFeb 01, 2018 12:00 am - A Zion man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for selling drugs to an undercover police officer. Tavia Taylor, 26, of the 3400 block of Sheridan Road, was also sen...
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Two men accused of sex assaults in Lake CountyJan 31, 2018 12:00 am - Two men have been charged with predatory criminal sexual assault in separate arrests in Lake County, authorities said Wednesday. Thomas E. Zbyszynski, 74, of the 3400 bl...