Waukegan Crime
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Trial delayed in Round Lake Park drug-induced homicideJan 10, 2014 9:00 am - The trial of a Round Lake Beach man charged with giving his best friend a fatal dose of heroin last May has been pushed back to March. Michael N. Seelye, 31, of the 500...
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Judge to allow confession video in murder caseJan 09, 2014 5:00 pm - The defense for a Mundelein man accused of murdering a Zion teen over the way he wore his hat was dealt a trio of defeats in Lake County court Thursday. Judge Daniel Sh...
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Trial in Mundelein abduction case delayedJan 09, 2014 4:35 pm - The trial for a Chicago man accused of kidnapping and molesting a 3-year-old Mundelein girl has been delayed until March, officials said Thursday. Jose Reyes, 28, of th...
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Horta sentencing delayed:Jan 08, 2014 3:26 pm - The sentencing of a man convicted of killing a Waukegan man and dumping his body in the Penny Road Pond near Barrington was delayed Wednesday. Jose Horta, 21, of the 300...
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Man accepts plea deal, boot camp, in Lindenhurst home, car break-insJan 08, 2014 9:00 am - A man accused of burglarizing several Lindenhurst homes and vehicles last August pleaded guilty to a single count of theft and was sentenced to two years in prison Wedne...
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Trial date set for man charged in crash that sparked townhouse fireJan 06, 2014 9:00 am - A Wisconsin man accused of being intoxicated when he crashed his SUV into a Hainesville townhouse, sparking a massive fire, will go on trial next month. Adam R. Bileck,...
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Lake County murders rise to 14 in 2013, but numbers down overallJan 06, 2014 4:15 am - Fourteen murders were committed in Lake County in 2013, a 40 percent rise from the previous year, authorities said. Lake County officials said the increase from the 10 ...
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Looking ahead to 2014 in Lake CountyJan 03, 2014 5:00 am - Budgets have not been as tight as the economy continues to loosen, and projects of varying degrees are pending or proposed in several Lake County communities. Voters wi...
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Two Lake County men charged with selling fake Hydrocodone pillsJan 02, 2014 8:00 am - Two Lake County men have been charged with trying to sell fake Hydrocodone pills through Craigslist to undercover police officers in Fox Lake, authorities said Thursday....
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Cure or just another addiction? Methadone providers say opiate keeps scores of addicts off heroinJan 01, 2014 1:01 am - Editor's note: This story originally ran on Dec. 5, 2001 as part of the Daily Herald's "Hidden Scourge: Heroin in the Suburbs" series. Cathy, a 45-year-old Pa...