Zion Crime
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Defense scores court victory in Round Lake Beach shootingApr 04, 2014 1:01 am - A Round Lake Park man charged in the murder of a Zion teen in a parking lot shooting scored a victory in court Thursday. Lake County Judge Daniel Shanes ruled the defen...
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Waukegan man sentenced to 47 years for killing cabdriver in 2010Mar 25, 2014 1:01 am - Tuesday's sentencing for a Waukegan man charged with the 2010 murder of Park City cabdriver Patrick Foster began with a gut-wrenching audio recording of Foster's 911 ce...
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DNA evidence approved for man accused of killing Zion toddlerMar 17, 2014 1:00 am - A Lake County judge ruled a DNA swab will be taken from a Zion man accused of suffocating the 5-month-old son of his girlfriend last August. Demetries Thorpe, 27, remai...
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Mundelein man guilty of murderFeb 07, 2014 1:02 pm - A 19-year-old Mundelein gang member was found guilty late Friday of killing a Zion teen because of the way he wore his hat. Jose Garcia now faces up to life in prison a...
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Waukegan man pleads guilty to killing Park City cab driverFeb 04, 2014 4:49 pm - A Waukegan man accused of killing a Park City cabdriver in 2010 pleaded guilty in Lake County court Tuesday to a single count of first-degree murder, authorities said. ...
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Trial begins in Round Lake Beach shooting of Zion teenFeb 04, 2014 10:39 am - Jose Garcia of Mundelein gunned down Gabriel Gonzalez outside of a minimart last March because the Zion teen disrespected the gang member, a prosecutor said Tuesday. How...
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Zion man in 2012 Gurnee standoff pleads guilty to home invasionJan 21, 2014 8:43 am - A Zion man who entered a Gurnee home and shot at three people inside in 2012, pleaded guilty to single counts of home invasion and aggravated cruelty to an animal in Lak...
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Judge to allow confession video in murder caseJan 09, 2014 5:00 pm - The defense for a Mundelein man accused of murdering a Zion teen over the way he wore his hat was dealt a trio of defeats in Lake County court Thursday. Judge Daniel Sh...
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Beach Park man accused of 3 carjackings, death of 11-year-oldDec 25, 2013 12:15 pm - A 34-year-old Beach Park man was in Milwaukee County jail Wednesday, awaiting extradition to Illinois on charges he carjacked three vehicles in the Chicago area and caus...
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North Chicago man charged in police chase, armed robberiesNov 17, 2013 4:13 pm - A North Chicago man is in custody after fleeing from the scene of an armed robbery and leading police on a car chase through Waukegan, Zion and Winthrop Harbor Thursday,...