Waukegan Crime
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North Chicago man, 18, charged in May 4 slayingMay 12, 2019 1:00 am - An 18-year-old man faces first-degree murder charges stemming from last weekend's killing of a man shot to death in a North Chicago neighborhood, authorities said Sunday...
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Lake Villa Township teen sentenced to probation, jail for leaving the scene of a fatal crashMay 10, 2019 1:00 am - A Lake Villa Township teen was sentenced to two years probation and one year of periodic imprisonment for leaving the scene of a fatal crash in June, lawyers said Friday...
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Murder or self-defense the question in Lake County trialMay 08, 2019 1:00 am - A Lake County jury will decide whether the 2016 killing of a teenager shot by a man with an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle was self-defense or murder. Willie C. Jackson, 20,...
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Wisconsin man charged with arson in Antioch fireApr 27, 2019 1:00 am - A Twin Lakes, Wisconsin, man has been charged with committing arson, accused of setting a diesel-fuel storage tank on fire in a drunken rage April 7. Lake County Sheriff...
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Deputies hailed as heroes after helping victims of Beach Park chemical leakApr 26, 2019 1:00 am - The police officers and firefighters who were injured while responding to a poisonous chemical leak in Beach Park Thursday are being hailed as heroes. "This type of even...
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Three charged with attempted murder of North Chicago police officerApr 24, 2019 1:00 am - A series of shootings and a vehicle chase Sunday morning led to the attempted murder of a North Chicago police officer, authorities said Wednesday. North Chicago police...
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Gliniewicz case could head back to state appellate courtApr 23, 2019 1:00 am - Prosecutors will decide whether to again ask the state appellate court to rule on a previous Lake County court decision involving cellphone text messages in the Melodie ...
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Wheeling man charged with sexually abusing girlApr 22, 2019 1:00 am - A 56-year-old Wheeling man was ordered held on $250,000 bail Monday on charges he sexually abused a girl more than two years ago when she was 10 years old. If convicted...
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Waukegan man fit to stand trial on charge he attacked woman who rejected advancesApr 16, 2019 1:00 am - A Waukegan man accused of attacking a woman who rejected his romantic advances has been deemed mentally fit to stand trial. A February court filing argued there is a bo...
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Two teen girls shot in WaukeganApr 12, 2019 1:00 am - Two teenage girls were wounded by gunfire Thursday in Waukegan, police said. Police were alerted to the shooting about 5 p.m. They responded to a residential neighborhoo...