Waukegan Crime
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Experts: Need for attention drives most false police reportsSep 03, 2015 1:00 am - In the midst of investigating the 1999 deaths of Marilyn Lemak's three young children at the hands of their mother, Ray McGury — then a Naperville police detective — got...
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Woman charged with falsifying report that led to massive Volo manhuntSep 03, 2015 1:00 am - A Vernon Hills woman admitted to making up story that launched a massive manhunt in Volo late Wednesday night - but only after fingerprint and a DNA tests on her car sho...
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Police hope video holds clues into Fox Lake cop's murderSep 03, 2015 1:00 am - An area resident has given police a home security video that investigators hope will be the break they need to identify three men accused of killing veteran Fox Lake pol...
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Police launch late-night search in Volo, Lakemoor after suspicious-person callSep 02, 2015 1:00 am - Editor's Note: A Vernon Hills woman has been charged with filing a false police report after she set off a massive manhunt in Volo, authorities said. Click here to l...
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Investigators 'making progress' in Fox Lake police officer murder caseSep 02, 2015 1:00 am - Nearly 17 minutes passed from the time Fox Lake police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz radioed a dispatcher about three suspicious suspects walking on a remote village roa...
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Waukegan woman rejects plea deal in death of infantAug 28, 2015 1:00 am - A Waukegan woman charged with killing a 3-month-old child from Wisconsin rejected a final plea deal Friday that could have put her behind bars for a maximum of 30 years....
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Man charged with issuing bomb threat to Concordia UniversityAug 27, 2015 1:00 am - A Chicago man is being held in Lake County jail after threatening to "blow up" Concordia University in River Forest, authorities said Thursday. James R. Childress, 29, ...
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Prosecutors: Antioch-area woman said she drank wine before fatal motorcycle crashAug 27, 2015 1:00 am - A woman accused of leaving the scene of an accident that resulted in the death of a 50-year-old motorcyclist from Antioch admitted to police she had consumed wine before...
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Gov. Rauner's heroin bill veto causes disappointment - and cautious hopeAug 26, 2015 5:15 am - A day after Gov. Bruce Rauner vetoed a major piece of legislation aimed at decreasing heroin deaths and improving treatment and education, suburban anti-drug advocates r...
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Lake County sheriff warns of phone scamAug 26, 2015 1:00 am - The Lake County sheriff's office is warning people to beware of scammers posing as sheriff's representatives over the telephone. The office has received reports of Lake ...