Waukegan Crime
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What does Rudd indictment mean for Melissa Calusinski?Feb 17, 2017 4:10 am - For two years, former Lake County Coroner Dr. Thomas Rudd has been a driving force behind the push to win Melissa Calusinski a new trial on charges she murdered a 16-mon...
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Chicago man facing kidnapping charge arrested in Island LakeFeb 17, 2017 12:00 am - A Chicago man wanted on kidnapping charges has been taken into custody by the Lake County Sheriff's Warrants Division and the U.S. Marshals Great Lakes Regional Fugitive...
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Two charged in Waukegan armed robberiesFeb 17, 2017 12:00 am - Two men have been charged for their roles in a pair of armed robberies in Waukegan, authorities said Friday. Joshua Collins, 20, and Terry Carter-Kilgore, 19, both of t...
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Barrington man accused in wife's death allowed to attend PTSD treatmentFeb 17, 2017 12:00 am - A Barrington man accused of shooting his wife after an argument over a coffee maker is allowed to leave home confinement to be admitted into an in-house treatment facili...
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Ex-Lake County coroner Rudd freed from jail after posting bailFeb 16, 2017 12:00 am - Attorneys for embattled former Lake County Coroner Thomas Rudd did not outright proclaim politics is to blame for his client's being charged with perjury. But defense at...
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Arrests made after Waukegan armed robberiesFeb 16, 2017 12:00 am - Police have arrested two armed robbers who committed recent crimes in Waukegan, authorities said in a news release Thursday. The first armed robbery took place about 6 ...
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Waukegan man guilty of killing friend at hotelFeb 15, 2017 12:00 am - A Lake County jury found a Waukegan man guilty Wednesday of first-degree murder for stabbing a friend to death at a Waukegan hotel room in the summer of 2013. Kevin Curt...
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Police investigate Waukegan armed robberyFeb 15, 2017 12:00 am - Waukegan police are investigating reports of an armed robbery on a city street Tuesday night. According to police, officers called to the 400 block of Ridgeland Avenue a...
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Former Lake County coroner Rudd charged with perjury over petitionsFeb 15, 2017 12:00 am - Controversial former Lake County coroner Dr. Thomas Rudd was indicted Wednesday on five counts of perjury alleging he knowingly lied on nominating petitions when seeking...
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Police investigate armed robbery at Waukegan Papa John'sFeb 14, 2017 12:00 am - Police are seeking information about an armed robbery reported Monday at a Waukegan Papa John's Pizza. Officers responded about 10:30 p.m. Monday to the pizzeria on the...