Waukegan Crime
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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 ...
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Lake County woman charged with biting, slapping sheriff's deputyApr 04, 2021 1:00 am - A Lake Villa-area woman bit and injured a Lake County sheriff's deputy Friday night after she was taken into custody in connection with a domestic dispute, authorities s...
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Waukegan man sentenced to 36 years in prison for killing teenApr 02, 2021 1:00 am - A Lake County judge on Thursday sentenced a Waukegan man who was found guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting of a teenager to 36 years in prison. In 2019, a jury...
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Police investigating shooting on I-94Mar 28, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois State Police are investigating after a man was shot at while driving on Interstate 94 midday Sunday, officials said. Troopers responded to a reported shooting ...
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Arrests made in 2020 Waukegan murderMar 27, 2021 1:00 am - Two men were arrested in connection with the 2020 fatal shooting of a Joliet man in a Waukegan motel. Darius Kirby, 31, of Riverdale, was arrested by Calumet Park police...
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Gurnee man fatally shot in WaukeganMar 25, 2021 1:00 am - A Gurnee man died after being shot Wednesday afternoon in Waukegan. The Waukegan Police Department was called to the 2700 block of Washington Street about 4:40 p.m. for...
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19 days, 1,112 tickets: State police crackdown on move-over law violationsMar 19, 2021 1:00 am - What is it going to take to get drivers to slow down and move over for stopped emergency vehicles? After a rash of crashes last month involving Illinois State Police veh...
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Statement from Reuter family: 'Enough is enough'Mar 16, 2021 1:00 am - The 2007 murder of pregnant Rhoni Reuter of Deerfield devastated her close-knit family. For the first time since a 2011 trial ended with a guilty verdict and life senten...