Lake County Crime
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Police say Flock is invaluable. But as misuse mounts, many wonder how to rein in the surveillance systemSep 13, 2026 3:32 pm - Automated license plate readers — increasingly synonymous with Flock, though there are other brands on the market — photograph the license plates and other identifiers of passing vehicles. Police officers are then able to search and share the data for investigations. But a growing number of cops throughout the Chicago area and across the country have been accused of searching those databases for personal reasons. Civil liberties activists too are alarmed that law enforcement departments could use the cameras to work with immigration officials or surveil ordinary citizens.
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She told him ‘she loved him’: United Airlines remembers 9/11 crews who perished as suburbs mark 25 yearsSep 11, 2026 4:31 pm - Twenty-five years after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, the grim events are still personal for many airline employees who worked that fatal day.
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Mundelein officials to debate roadside camera use Oct. 26Sep 11, 2026 2:31 pm - Mundelein officials will meet Oct. 26 to discuss the police department’s continued use of cameras that capture images of passing cars.
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Why suburban police are teaming up to fight video gambling smash-and-grabsSep 10, 2026 4:16 pm - Amid a rash of smash-and-grab burglaries targeting video gambling machines in restaurants, bars and other businesses, suburban law enforcement agencies are teaming up to fight back.
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Masked intruders break into several gambling machines and cash register at Green Oaks gas stationSep 09, 2026 9:57 am - Authorities are investigating a targeted break-in early Wednesday to several gambling machines and a cash register at a gas station in Green Oaks.
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Wheeling pet care business halts van service following dog’s deathSep 08, 2026 2:07 pm - A Wheeling pet care business has temporarily stopped its chauffeur service following the death of a client’s dog.
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Libertyville man gets 18-year sentence for possessing child sex abuse materialsSep 06, 2026 8:38 am - A Libertyville man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison on charges he disseminated and possessed child sexual abuse material, state authorities said last week.
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1 charged after dog left in van dies, police saySep 04, 2026 11:08 am - The owner of a Wheeling pet care business was arrested after a client’s dog was left in a van and died, police said Friday.
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How $650,000 in stolen Nikes ended up in Des PlainesSep 04, 2026 5:56 am - The Cook County Sheriff’s Organized Retail Crime Unit tracked a truckload of stolen Nike shoes to a cargo facility in Des Plaines. Here’s how it got there.
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Fox River Grove man pleads guilty to DUI charges in crash that killed two teensSep 03, 2026 10:37 am - A Fox River Grove man faces a lengthy prison term after pleading guilty Wednesday to driving under the influence charges stemming from a 2025 crash that killed two teenage siblings.
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