Waukegan Crime
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Defense expert: Marni Yang too short to have murdered Rhoni ReuterMay 18, 2021 1:00 am - A world-renowned forensic pathologist concluded there is no way Marni Yang could have fatally shot Rhoni Reuter in 2007, according to documents Yang's defense team filed...
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More than a game: How Cook County is using chess to prepare inmates for life on the outsideMay 14, 2021 5:30 am - For at least a little while this week, the seven men wearing khaki scrubs with "DOC" emblazoned in big black letters across the back weren't just inmates in the Cook Cou...
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Defendants plead not guilty in sex crime casesMay 07, 2021 1:00 am - Two Lake County residents facing charges of committing sex crimes against minors pleaded not guilty Friday in separate hearings in Lake County circuit court. Ilan Gibori...
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10 Lake County jail inmates quarantining after testing positive for COVID-19May 06, 2021 1:00 am - Ten inmates at the Lake County jail remain in quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19 in the last week, according to the Lake County sheriff's office. Lt. Christo...
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FBI raid leads to multiple child sexual assault charges against Lake County manMay 05, 2021 1:00 am - A Lake County man whose home was raided Tuesday morning by the FBI and local police has been charged with multiple counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child...
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FBI, police raid home near Grayslake as part of child sex assault investigationMay 04, 2021 1:00 am - FBI agents and officers from the Grayslake Police Department and the Lake County sheriff's office conducted a raid on a home near Grayslake as part of an ongoing sexual ...
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Sheriff: Beach Park man arrested after stepping out of vehicle with gunMay 04, 2021 1:00 am - A Beach Park man who stepped out of his vehicle with a gun during a traffic stop was shot with a Taser before his arrest Monday night and later pepper sprayed while resi...
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'We grieve with the Floyd family': Police meet Chauvin verdict with cheers, fears, uncertaintyApr 21, 2021 1:00 am - The jury's guilty verdicts verified the overwhelming public opinion that Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd on May 25, 2020, when he knelt on...
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Kane County takes aim at child exploitation with hire of veteran prosecutorApr 16, 2021 5:11 am - Prosecuting child exploitation cases is a horrible thing in which to be an expert. But it's one reason veteran prosecutor Robert Dore is coming out of retirement to beco...
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Waukegan man who fired gun near school agrees to plea dealApr 16, 2021 1:00 am - A 28-year-old Waukegan man accused of shooting a gun near a school in a fit of road rage accepted a plea deal that comes with a 10-year prison sentence, the Lake County ...