Waukegan Crime
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Judge to rule on Baker motion:May 18, 2012 5:02 pm - Closing arguments were made Friday on a defense motion to bar in Lake County circuit court statement made by Daniel Baker regarding the April 1, 2010 murder of Marina Ak...
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Cops: Aunt held on $200,000 bail for hitting girl with spoonMay 17, 2012 10:07 pm - A Winthrop Harbor woman is being held on $200,000 bail after police said she hit her 11-year-old niece in the face because she was struggling with homework. A teacher at...
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Glencoe man charged with reckless homicide in Lincolnshire DUI crash in JanuaryMay 17, 2012 2:29 pm - A Glencoe man has been charged with reckless homicide for causing an accident while intoxicated that killed a woman in January in Lincolnshire, authorities said. John S...
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Waukegan teacher pleads to child porn chargesMay 17, 2012 12:20 pm - A Waukegan art teacher has pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography after accepting a negotiated deal with prosecutors, officials said. Joshua Rich, 54, of the...
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Antioch police adopt online sex offender search systemMay 15, 2012 11:00 pm - Antioch residents can now map sex offender and predator information through a new online service introduced by the police department. The system, called OffenderWatch, ...
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2 new suspects charged in 3 Lake County slayingsMay 15, 2012 3:00 pm - Two men have been charged separately in a pair of high-profile Lake County murder cases that previously focused on other suspects until doubts were raised by DNA evidenc...
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Rape charges dropped against Starks, decades after conviction in Lake CountyMay 15, 2012 11:00 am - Sexual assault charges that sent a man to prison for 20 years were formally dropped Tuesday morning by the Lake County state's attorney's office. Bennie Starks, 52, now...
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Charges dropped in Grayslake drug conspiracyMay 14, 2012 5:27 pm - Drug charges against the second of three brothers accused of running a drug ring out of two family-owned Lake County restaurants has been dropped, authorities said. The...
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Police raid meth lab in WaukeganMay 11, 2012 5:18 pm - Lake County authorities said Friday they seized 60 grams of crystal methamphetamine, related manufacturing materials and cash from a home in Waukegan this week. The drug...
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Fox Lake man arrested on gun, weapons charges after threatening bartender, police sayMay 10, 2012 9:00 am - A Fox Lake man faces various gun and weapon charges after police say he threatened a bartender. Frank ByBee, 45, of the 35000 block of Sheridan Drive, was charged May 5...