Waukegan Crime
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Attorney wants probation in fatal crashFeb 06, 2014 3:00 pm - The defense attorney for an Antioch-area teen who was charged in an illegal street race that left one person dead said his client should be sentenced to probation, not p...
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Tests requested by Antioch-area man charged in girlfriend's deathFeb 06, 2014 8:00 am - Defense attorneys for an Antioch Township man accused of killing his longtime girlfriend have asked for more forensic tests to determine the victim's official cause of d...
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Wisconsin man pleads guilty to DUI in Hainesville crashFeb 05, 2014 9:00 am - A Wisconsin man pleaded guilty to being more than five times over the legal drinking limit when he plowed his vehicle into a Hainesville townhouse in October, sparking a...
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Waukegan man pleads guilty to killing Park City cab driverFeb 04, 2014 4:49 pm - A Waukegan man accused of killing a Park City cabdriver in 2010 pleaded guilty in Lake County court Tuesday to a single count of first-degree murder, authorities said. ...
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Trial begins in Round Lake Beach shooting of Zion teenFeb 04, 2014 10:39 am - Jose Garcia of Mundelein gunned down Gabriel Gonzalez outside of a minimart last March because the Zion teen disrespected the gang member, a prosecutor said Tuesday. How...
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Former Lincolnshire restaurant employee pleads guilty to identity theftFeb 04, 2014 9:36 am - The former assistant manager of an upscale Lincolnshire restaurant pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing identities in order to fund more than a dozen trips to Walt Disney ...
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Church youth leader accused of sex assaultJan 31, 2014 8:17 pm - A Lake Villa youth worship leader was charged with criminal sexual assault by Lake County authorities. On Friday, sheriff’s deputies arrested Matthew J. Harder, 18, of t...
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Mundelein teen pleads not guilty in death of her half-sisterJan 31, 2014 10:00 am - A Mundelein teen accused in the stabbing death of her 11-year-old half-sister pleaded not guilty Friday in Lake County juvenile court to three counts of first-degree mur...
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Eulogy for Dora BetancourtJan 29, 2014 11:09 am - Editor’s note: The following is the Rev. Kevin Raddatz’s eulogy at the funeral of Dora Betancourt. The text has been edited to remove the name of Dora’s half-sister. The...
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Hearing on new trial for Gurnee woman delayedJan 27, 2014 9:00 am - A hearing was delayed Monday to determine if inappropriate conduct by two Lake County courthouse security guard trainees should result in a new trial for a Gurnee woman ...