Lake County Crime
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Police: 79-year-old man shot neighbor in the head during argumentApr 25, 2023 1:00 am - An Antioch-area man approached his neighbor, who was using a leaf blower on his property, argued with him, and shot him in the head earlier this month, officials said Tu...
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Police: Driver was street racing before fatal Beach Park crashApr 25, 2023 1:00 am - The 32-year-old Waukegan man involved in a two-vehicle crash in October that killed a 78-year-old Beach Park man was racing another driver at nearly 100 mph just before ...
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Cook County correctional officer charged in deadly Niles shootingApr 25, 2023 1:00 am - A Cook County correctional officer faces a first-degree murder charge stemming from the deadly shooting of an acquaintance early Sunday outside a Niles nightclub, police...
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Lake County sheriff's dog Dax hunts down home invasion suspectApr 24, 2023 1:00 am - Lake County sheriff's office dog Dax is being credited with hunting down a home invasion suspect late Sunday near Gurnee. Authorities said sheriff's deputies were dispat...
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Mental fitness exam ordered for Lake Villa man charged in McHenry shootingsApr 23, 2023 1:00 am - A McHenry County judge has ordered a mental fitness examination for a Lake Villa man accused of opening fire at homes and vehicles in McHenry last month, court records s...
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Appeals court tosses probation sentence for operator of kennel where 29 dogs diedApr 21, 2023 5:30 am - When DuPage County Judge Robert Miller sentenced a suburban kennel operator on charges stemming from a 2019 fire that killed 29 dogs, he acknowledged there was nothing h...
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Two inmates charged with trying to sneak drugs into Lake County jailApr 21, 2023 1:00 am - Lake County jail officials have prevented inmates from bringing drugs into the Waukegan facility on two separate occasions this month, sheriff's office officials said. T...
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Lake Barrington man pleads guilty to drug-induced homicide of his grandsonApr 21, 2023 1:00 am - A 57-year-old Lake Barrington man will spend about 15 years in prison for the drug-induced homicide of his grandson. Brian K. Mulcahy pleaded guilty Friday, admitting to...
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Pair charged in wake of attempted robbery outside Grayslake ice cream shopApr 18, 2023 1:00 am - Two men have been charged after an April 3 attempted robbery outside The Freeze in Grayslake, police announced Tuesday. Authorities said in an earlier news release that ...
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Gacy prosecutor Robert Egan dies at 74Apr 18, 2023 1:00 am - Robert Egan's wife, Tracy, remembers her husband as a gifted storyteller, though she said he rarely spared the gory details, even at the dinner table. After decades work...