Lake County Crime
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Shooting at Scoop Waukegan festival under investigationJul 11, 2026 9:54 pm - A shooting at Scoop Waukegan led police to close the festival as authorities investigated the incident and secured the area, the Waukegan Police Department said. Police ...
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District 70 board expected to fire middle school teacher facing child pornography chargesJul 10, 2026 10:24 am - Libertyville Elementary District 70’s school board is expected to vote Tuesday to fire a middle school social studies teacher charged with using artificial intelligence to create sexually explicit images of current and former students.
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Grayslake man gets life sentence for 2022 slayingJul 09, 2026 6:27 pm - Jesus Vargas, a Grayslake man found guilty of first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of a Round Lake Beach man in 2022, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Thursday.
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Defendant in fatal Mundelein shooting to remain in jailJul 09, 2026 3:25 pm - The 21-year-old South Holland man charged with Monday’s fatal shooting in Mundelein will remain in the Lake County jail while his case is pending.
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Person of interest in Wheeling death released without chargesJul 08, 2026 2:39 pm - A man detained in the weekend death of a Wheeling resident has been released without charges.
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Suburban man charged with murder in Mundelein shootingJul 08, 2026 9:25 am - A South suburban man has been charged in a double shooting in Mundelein that left a man dead and a woman wounded.
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Two arrested after man killed, girlfriend wounded in Mundelein shootingJul 07, 2026 2:40 pm - Two people were in custody Tuesday night following a shooting in Mundelein that left a local man dead and his girlfriend wounded, police said.
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Police: Arrest made in domestic-related killing in WheelingJul 06, 2026 3:10 pm - One person was in custody Monday following a deadly domestic confrontation in Wheeling, police said.
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Three men charged after Lake County sheriff’s deputies stop burglary in progressJul 06, 2026 12:48 pm - Three men face charges in connection with the attempted burglary of heavy equipment Sunday night from property in unincorporated Libertyville.
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Libertyville middle school teacher charged after authorities say he created AI child sex abuse materialsJul 03, 2026 2:23 pm - A Libertyville middle school social studies teacher is facing felony charges related to using artificial intelligence to generate child sex abuse materials of students.
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