Lake County Crime
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Wauconda standoff ends peacefullyOct 11, 2022 1:00 am - A man who barricaded himself inside a Wauconda residence eventually surrendered Tuesday evening, police said. Officers responded at 5:03 p.m. to a call for a psychiatri...
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In 5th Congressional District race, Quigley and Hanson differ on gun controlOct 11, 2022 1:00 am - Editor's note: Tommy Hanson is making his fourth bid for Congress. He ran and lost in 2008, 2018 and 2020. Democratic U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley and Republican challen...
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Why Lake County's top prosecutor isn't bailing on the SAFE-T ActOct 07, 2022 5:20 am - Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow questions whether lawmakers behind Illinois' controversial SAFE-T Act "are deliberately trying to destroy public order." McHen...
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Antioch man sent to prison for heroin possessionOct 07, 2022 1:00 am - A 33-year-old Antioch man convicted by a McHenry County jury for possessing heroin last year in Crystal Lake was sentenced Thursday to 6½ in prison. Derek S. Schwantner ...
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Killing of Waukegan man in Beach Park under investigationOct 06, 2022 1:00 am - A 24-year-old Beach Park man is in custody after the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old Waukegan man early Thursday morning in Beach Park. Authorities said the victim, Tino...
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Judge says R. Kelly will have to appear in Cook County court for future hearingsOct 06, 2022 1:00 am - The judge in R. Kelly's ongoing state court case told his defense attorney Thursday that going forward he wants the R&B superstar in a Cook County courtroom for hearings...
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Cook County Board candidates Trevor, Podgorski weigh in on SAFE-T ActOct 05, 2022 5:30 am - While any changes to Illinois' criminal justice reform bill known as the SAFE-T Act remains an issue for state lawmakers to decide, the legislation will have a significa...
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Airsoft BB gun prompted school lockdownOct 05, 2022 1:00 am - The weapon that prompted a lockdown at a Wheeling middle school Tuesday was an airsoft BB gun, Wheeling Township Elementary District 21 officials said. Holmes Middle Sch...
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More charges in deadly Fort Sheridan confrontation? Officials not ready to sayOct 05, 2022 1:00 am - Officials won't yet say whether the two young men involved in a confrontation that led to the death of a 45-year-old Highland Park man last month in Lake County's Fort S...
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Victim in Waukegan shooting identified as Beach Park manOct 04, 2022 1:00 am - A man who was found shot to death early Monday in a car in Waukegan has been identified. The Lake County coroner's office on Tuesday said Sergio Berrios, 42, of Beach Pa...