Waukegan Crime
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Grayslake man pleads guilty to child sex offense chargeDec 18, 2012 11:28 am - A Grayslake man pleaded guilty to attempted criminal sexual assault of a child in Lake County court Tuesday. Eric Hopkins, 41, of the 17000 block of the Greentree Boule...
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Bad legal advice gives Waukegan man shorter prison termDec 18, 2012 10:00 am - Lake County prosectors say a Waukegan man who was incarcerated for murder nearly a decade ago received bad legal advice from his now-deceased attorney, and they have agr...
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Trial begins for driver accused of murderDec 17, 2012 11:04 am - Lake County prosecutors said in court Monday that a Lisle man should be found guilty of first-degree murder because he drove through a stoplight after a robbery and kill...
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Three charged in Waukegan man’s shooting deathDec 15, 2012 3:00 pm - Three Waukegan men have been charged with first-degree murder after the intended victim of a robbery was shot and killed at his Waukegan apartment, authorities said Satu...
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Waukegan man shot and killed in robbery attemptDec 14, 2012 2:55 pm - An intended robbery victim was shot and killed at his Waukegan apartment Thursday night when he tried to wrestle a gun away from an intruder, authorities said Friday. Ra...
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DNA test ordered in 1996 Highland Park slayingDec 14, 2012 11:09 am - The convicted killer of a retired Highland Park professor is hoping DNA evidence found under the victim’s fingernails will clear him of the 1996 murder. Following the r...
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Boy’s family files suit in Petite Lake boat crashDec 13, 2012 9:52 am - The family of a 10-year-old Libertyville boy killed in a boating mishap on the Chain O’ Lakes this summer has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against a Bartlett man and w...
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Judge approves bond change for Wauconda firefighterDec 12, 2012 11:00 am - Bond for a Wauconda firefighter accused of having inappropriate sexual contact with someone under the age of 13 was changed Wednesday to allow him to have supervised con...
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2 men wanted for trying to use fake check to buy $30,000 worth of gasDec 11, 2012 11:00 am - Lake County Sheriff’s officials are searching for two Wisconsin men accused of using a fraudulent cashier’s check to try to buy $30,000 worth of gas, authorities said Tu...
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Judge refuses to reduce bond for Ingleside man, motherDec 11, 2012 9:00 am - A Lake County judge denied a request to reduce bond for an Ingleside man and his mother who face drug induced homicide charges. Judge Raymond Collins ruled Tuesday that ...