Waukegan Crime
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Driver charged with DUI, reckless homicide in fatal July 4 crashJul 07, 2019 1:00 am - A Lake County man faces DUI and reckless homicide charges stemming from a one-vehicle crash July 4th that killed his passenger, police said Sunday. Rudi Orihuela, 22, of...
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One dead, one injured in single-car crash in WaukeganJul 05, 2019 1:00 am - One man is dead and another is in police custody after a single-car crash Thursday night in Waukegan that investigators believe was the result of excessive speed and alc...
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Sheriff says Long Grove woman died in struggle over gun after shooting at husbandJul 02, 2019 1:00 am - Authorities say a woman shot dead in her Long Grove home Monday first fired at her husband before a struggle over the weapon left her fatally injured. Lake County sherif...
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Bags of 'white rocklike substance' found in stomach of Waukegan man who died in police custodyJun 28, 2019 1:00 am - An earlier version of this story misstated Avion C. Cotton's first name. The Waukegan man who died after swallowing bags of an unknown substance while fleeing polic...
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Waukegan man swallows unknown substance, dies while in custodyJun 27, 2019 1:00 am - A Waukegan man who ate an unknown substance died after while in police custody Thursday afternoon, officials said. Officers went to a residence on the 600 block of Mart...
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Waukegan man accused of locking daughter in basement to be evaluated again for fitness to stand trialJun 26, 2019 1:00 am - Waukegan resident accused of keeping 10-year-old daughter locked in basement
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Recipe for success? Lake County jail program gives inmates culinary skillsJun 21, 2019 5:30 am - George Allen has a passion for food. From cooking for his family at home to his two decades' experience working at everything from fine dining restaurants in Chicago to ...
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Man pleads not guilty to murder of Round Lake Beach womanJun 20, 2019 1:00 am - A 20-year-old man accused of breaking into a house near Round Lake Beach and killing a woman pleaded not guilty to several first-degree murder charges in Lake County cou...
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Waukegan man accused of trying to sell stolen equipment to ownerJun 20, 2019 1:00 am - A Waukegan man has been charged after trying to sell stolen landscaping equipment to the person the items were taken from, authorities said Thursday. Angelo L. Rodrigue...
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Stolen car leads to juveniles in custody in Round Lake ParkJun 19, 2019 1:00 am - An earlier version of this report mistakenly said the arrests were made Thursday. Two juveniles were taken into custody Wednesday after a car with the keys left in ...