Waukegan Crime
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Youth softball coach facing sex abuse charges surrenders to Vernon Hills policeAug 31, 2026 4:40 pm - A youth softball coach accused last week of inappropriate contact with a 12-year-old girl surrendered Monday to Vernon Hills police.
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Three charged with pistol-whipping, robbing teen at Vernon Hills parks facilityAug 30, 2026 2:28 pm - Three men are charged and one still at large in connection with the pistol-whipping and robbery of a 16-year-old boy Thursday at a Vernon Hills Park District maintenance facility, authorities said Sunday.
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Jury convicts man of first-degree murder in fatal Antioch shootingAug 29, 2026 10:22 am - A Lake County jury on Friday convicted 28-year-old Johnathon Skroko of first-degree murder in connection with a 2022 fatal shooting in Antioch.
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Waukegan man charged with distributing child abuse materialAug 06, 2026 10:40 am - After a more than yearlong investigation, a Waukegan man now faces charges of possessing and distributing child sex abuse materials.
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Man sentenced to 22 years in pimping of teen girlAug 05, 2026 12:34 pm - A Wonder Lake man has been sentenced to more than 20 years in prison for his part in the sex trafficking of a teenage girl, according to Lake County authorities.
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Body of missing Evanston man found near LibertyvilleAug 01, 2026 9:35 am - The body of a suburban man whose disappearance triggered a search near Libertyville has been found.
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Suspects in murder of Mundelein-area man to remain in custodyJul 31, 2026 5:50 pm - Two Mundelein-area men accused of killing and dismembering another man will remain in Lake County jail while their cases are pending, a Lake County judge ordered Friday. Authorities believe 51-year-old Ruslan Furman was beaten to death last fall. His remains have not been recovered.
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Investigation leads to murder charges in case of Mundelein-area man reported missing in NovemberJul 30, 2026 1:51 pm - Two Mundelein-area men are charged with the murder of a man reported missing in early November, authorities said Thursday.
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Man killed in overnight shooting in InglesideJul 24, 2026 9:22 am - The Lake County sheriff’s office are investigating a fatal overnight shooting in Ingleside.
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Three Lake County men charged with setting bar on fireJul 24, 2026 8:48 am - Three Lake County men are facing arson charges after authorities said they intentionally set fire to a Beach Park bar last week.