Waukegan Crime
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Lake judge throws out charges against Waukegan clerk, but appeals comingNov 23, 2024 6:39 pm - A Lake County judge Friday dismissed felony charges against Waukegan City Clerk Janet Kilkelly although prosecutors said they’ll appeal.
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Fremont Middle student arrested after threatening shooting, police sayNov 15, 2024 10:23 am - A Fremont Middle School student is facing charges after threatening to shoot people at the Mundelein-area campus, authorities announced Friday.
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Authorities: Man had 2,000 pills containing fentanyl in his apartmentNov 01, 2024 1:35 pm - A Gurnee man faces several felony drug charges after police acting on a tip Wednesday uncovered an undisclosed amount of cocaine in his car and about 2,000 pills containing fentanyl in his apartment, authorities said.
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Mundelein woman sentenced to 5 years in fatal hit-and-run involving Deerfield school board memberOct 31, 2024 8:32 pm - A Mundelein woman who left the scene of a fatal crash involving a Deerfield school board member in Highland Park has been sentenced to five years in prison.
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32-year sentence for man convicted in fatal shooting at Gurnee MillsOct 21, 2024 12:55 pm - A 27-year-old Vernon Hills man convicted in June of second-degree murder and other charges has been sentenced to 32 years in prison in the 2021 shooting death of a Zion man in a Gurnee Mills parking lot.
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Anti-Israel billboard messages in Northbrook condemned by village leaders, othersOct 17, 2024 6:26 pm - Violent and vulgar anti-Israel messages that were displayed on an electronic billboard in Northbrook on Wednesday were condemned by village leaders, a local congressman and others.
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Illinois State Bar Association recommendations for Lake County judicial racesOct 16, 2024 9:54 pm - The Illinois State Bar Association, the state’s largest bar association, issued its retention recommendations for Lake County judicial candidates.
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1 in custody 2 others sought in connection with smoke shop burglary in Fox LakeOct 15, 2024 12:17 pm - One man is in custody and two others are sought in connection with smoke shop burglaries throughout Lake County, including one in which a cash register and other items were stolen from a Fox Lake business.
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Authorities: Man was stealing vases from cemeteries and selling them as scrap metalOct 10, 2024 2:11 pm - A Waukegan man is charged with theft and gravestone vandalism after Lake County sheriff’s detectives say he and an accomplice stole hundreds of metal vases from cemeteries and sold them as scrap metal.
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Cashless bail sparks spirited debate between Lake County state’s attorney hopefulsOct 08, 2024 6:41 pm - Incumbent Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart, Democrat, and his Republican challenger Mary Cole, a former Lake County prosecutor sparred over cashless bail during their spirited Daily Herald endorsement interview.