Waukegan Crime
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Prostitution victim remains in jail while boyfriend awaits trialJul 24, 2013 11:07 am - A downstate woman who claims she was forced to work as a prostitute for her boyfriend remains held in Lake County jail without a chance to post bail because she is consi...
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Waukegan man arrested on drug, weapons chargesJul 22, 2013 9:47 pm - A Waukegan man faces numerous charges after Lake County sheriff’s officers were tipped off that he was dealing drugs, authorities said. Police carried out a search warra...
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Two prostitution arrests made in Highland ParkJul 22, 2013 1:49 pm - A prostitution investigation culminated Friday with the arrests of two Highland Park residents, police said. Jose G. Lome-Rodriguez, 25, and Berta A. Perez-Molina, 43, b...
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Fox Lake man told to stop contacting victim's familyJul 18, 2013 3:00 pm - A Fox Lake man was warned by a Lake County judge to stop trying to contact family members of a crash victim or he could wind up back behind bars. Anthony Cechini, 24, w...
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Gang member resentenced for fatal Mundelein attackJul 18, 2013 3:00 pm - The prison sentence for an accused gang member who pleaded guilty to killing a 12-year-old Mundelein boy was cut by more than 20 years in Lake County court on Thursday. ...
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No change in sentence for Bartlett man in fatal Chain O' Lakes boating crashJul 18, 2013 11:00 am - A judge has denied the request of a Bartlett man to reduce the 10-year prison sentence he received for killing a Libertyville boy in a drug- and alcohol-related boating ...
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After threat, Independence Grove to stay closed FridayJul 18, 2013 8:00 am - Independence Grove Forest Preserve near Libertyville is expected to remain closed Friday as the investigation continues into a bomb threat that has shut down activities ...
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Police: Gurnee man tried to meet teen for sexJul 17, 2013 12:13 pm - A 35-year-old Gurnee man was charged with four counts of indecent solicitation of a child after arranging to have sex with what he thought was a teenage girl he met on C...
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Waukegan transient faces murder chargeJul 17, 2013 10:37 am - A 26-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing death of a family friend at a Waukegan hotel, police said. Kevin C. Curtis, 26, a transient l...
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Independence Grove Forest Preserve still closed due to bomb scareJul 17, 2013 8:56 am - Independence Grove Forest Preserve in Libertyville will remain closed until further notice following a bomb threat that shut down activities Tuesday night, officials sai...