Lake County Crime
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The suburban prosecutors taking the lead in the legal battle to topple the SAFE-T ActNov 11, 2022 4:30 am - When more than half of Illinois' state's attorneys go to court in Kankakee County next month in a last-ditch effort to block the controversial SAFE-T Act, the proceeding...
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$3 million bail stands for Grayslake manNov 09, 2022 12:00 am - A Grayslake man who is accused of threatening to kill two 16-year-old students and shoot up their school has been denied a reduction in his $3 million bail, the Lake Cou...
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7-year-old girl wounded in Waukegan shootoutNov 08, 2022 12:00 am - A 7-year-old girl was wounded during a shootout Monday night between people in two vehicles in Waukegan. About 9 p.m., officers were called to a hospital after the woun...
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Around a dozen children harmed by pepper spray at Zion day careNov 07, 2022 12:00 am - An argument between two mothers at a Zion day care ended in one woman using pepper spray on the other, leading to around a dozen children coming into contact with the ir...
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Dozens of guns seized from house of Grayslake-area man who threatened to kill family, sheriff's police sayNov 05, 2022 1:00 am - A Grayslake-area man was taken into custody late Friday and dozens of guns were seized from his home after he threatened to kill family members, authorities said Saturda...
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Lake County man found guilty of killing woman in dispute over PlayStationNov 03, 2022 1:00 am - After deliberating for less than two hours Thursday, a Lake County jury found a Round Lake-area man guilty on charges he murdered a 48-year-old woman in 2019 during a di...
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18-year-old gets triple the bail prosecutors sought on charges of threats to kill teensNov 03, 2022 1:00 am - Bail was set at $3 million - triple what prosecutors sought - for an 18-year-old Grayslake man accused of threatening over social media to kill two 16-year-olds and shoo...
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Round Lake Beach man sentenced to 17 years for DUI crash that killed two womenNov 02, 2022 1:00 am - A Round Lake Beach man has been sentenced to 17 years in prison on driving under the influence charges stemming from a 2019 crash near Grayslake that killed two women. V...
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Lake County man jailed on charges he punched deputy during traffic stopNov 02, 2022 1:00 am - A Round Lake-area man is behind bars after officials say he punched a female Lake County sheriff's deputy twice in the face during a traffic stop Tuesday afternoon. Carl...
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Lawyers poring over thousands of pages of evidence in Highland Park mass shooting caseNov 01, 2022 1:00 am - Lake County prosecutors on Tuesday said they are reviewing thousands of pages of documents and hours of surveillance footage for the criminal trial against the man accus...