Lake County Crime
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One day at a time: Specialty court graduates reflect on where they've been, where they're goingJun 20, 2022 5:30 am - The “Happy Graduation” banner remained aloft for most of last week's celebration for the drug and mental health court graduates at Rolling Meadows Third Municipal Distri...
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Sheriff: Homeowner catches suspected burglar, holds him at gunpoint until officers arriveJun 16, 2022 1:00 am - A 34-year-old Lakemoor man was behind bars Thursday after police said he was caught burglarizing an Ingleside home by its owner, who held him at gunpoint until officers ...
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'Lean on your neighbors': Round Lake Beach residents gather after murders of three childrenJun 15, 2022 1:00 am - Members of a distraught Round Lake Beach community gathered Wednesday night to support each other after the deaths of three children who authorities say were killed by t...
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'I can't wait to see you tomorrow,' Round Lake Beach mom told children a day before their drowningJun 15, 2022 1:00 am - The last conversation Debra Karels had with her children was over the phone Sunday night. "I said, 'I love you so much. I can't wait to see you tomorrow,'" Debra Karels ...
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'If I can't have them neither can you': Man charged in drownings wrote to wife, prosecutors sayJun 15, 2022 1:00 am - The Round Lake Beach man charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the drownings of his three children left a note to his wife reading, "if I can't have them n...
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Jail Brakers and Prairie State Legal Services to offer cannabis expungement event June 18Jun 14, 2022 11:00 pm - On Saturday, June 18, Jail Brakers, a program offering support and services to the families of incarcerated individuals, and experts from Prairie State Legal Services wi...
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Police: Round Lake Beach man drowned three children before leading police on chaseJun 14, 2022 1:00 am - A Round Lake Beach man drowned his three children at his home before fleeing and leading police on a chase that ended in a crash off an Interstate 80 bridge in Joliet, a...
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Police dog tracks down Lindenhurst school burglary suspectsJun 13, 2022 1:00 am - A police dog tracked down a group of burglars who broke into a school in Lindenhurst, according to the Lake County sheriff's office. At 2:30 a.m. Sunday, authorities re...
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One in custody from Joliet crash after three found dead in Round Lake Beach homeJun 13, 2022 1:00 am - Round Lake Beach police said a "person of interest" is in custody as they investigate the deaths of three people found in a home Monday afternoon. And police said a vehi...
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Democratic primary rival accuses Preckwinkle of failing to address crimeJun 09, 2022 5:30 am - The Democratic primary challenger to Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle accused the top county official of not doing enough to address rising crime, but the lo...