Waukegan Crime
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Waukegan woman killed in hit-and-runOct 14, 2016 1:00 am - Waukegan police are searching for the driver who fatally struck a 23-year-old woman early Friday. Reven Stevens, of Waukegan, was killed while walking on Dugdale Road so...
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Police: Waukegan boy, 3, dies after being shot in headOct 13, 2016 1:00 am - A 3-year-old Waukegan boy died early Thursday after being shot in the head, and police believe it was an accident. Police were called to a home on the 1100 block of Gree...
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Plea deal in works for woman accused of killing daughterOct 11, 2016 1:00 am - A Waukegan woman accused of killing her malnourished 11-year-old daughter will be presented with a potential plea deal in the case, according to her defense attorney. Ni...
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Lake County sex offender recaptured in Round Lake BeachOct 08, 2016 1:00 am - A man convicted of criminal sexual abuse in Lake County, who did not return to his corrections center housing unit after an authorized release on Oct. 1, was recaptured ...
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Gages Lake man charged with attempted armed robberyOct 08, 2016 1:00 am - Authorities have charged a Gages Lake man with attempted armed robbery and aggravated assault after he reportedly pointed a handgun at the head of another man whom he'd ...
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Authorities: Man charged in theater stabbing was harassing victimOct 07, 2016 1:00 am - A Des Plaines man already accused of repeatedly stabbing a female co-worker outside of a Deer Park movie theater pleaded not guilty to an new charge of witness harassmen...
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Special details make 108 arrestsOct 06, 2016 1:00 am - Results from this year's special traffic safety campaigns have been announced by the Lake County sheriff's office. The special details concluded with additional enforcem...
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Wiretap ruling threatens case against reputed gang membersOct 05, 2016 1:00 am - A disagreement over who was supposed to sign wiretap orders is raising questions about the future of a high-profile Lake County criminal case involving the arrests of 21...
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Reports of killer clowns in Waukegan a hoaxOct 05, 2016 1:00 am - Remember when some Waukegan elementary school students told police that a trio of clowns - wielding a gun, a knife and a briefcase - had threatened to kill them Tuesday ...
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Officials: Scary clown sightings surface in suburbsOct 04, 2016 1:00 am - Following a nationwide trend, reports of scary clown sightings have surfaced in the suburbs. In Waukegan, three people dressed in clown masks taunted children at recess ...