Lake County Crime
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Waukegan man suspected of drug traffickingJan 16, 2022 12:00 am - A Waukegan man was arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking after a monthlong investigation by the Lake County sheriff's Special Investigations Group, authorities said ...
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Police: Speed, failure to stop for red light factors in fatal Waukegan crashJan 16, 2022 12:00 am - An SUV driven by a woman with a revoked driver's license ran a red light and collided with a car Saturday in Waukegan, killing its driver, police said. The deceased is W...
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Behind-the-scenes heroes honored for work that led to arrests in Oakbrook mall shootingJan 14, 2022 4:10 am - DuPage County this week honored the behind-the-scenes heroes whose work played an essential role in the capture of two suspects in the shooting at Oakbrook Center mall t...
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Cary man jailed on solicitation chargeJan 14, 2022 12:00 am - A Cary man has been jailed in Will County on charges alleging he traveled to a Target in Shorewood to meet who he thought was a 15-year-old girl for an unlawful sexual e...
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Republicans call for hearings on DCFSJan 13, 2022 12:00 am - Three Republican state House members called for hearings into the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services on Thursday out of concerns for workers' safety, im...
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Woodstock nurse charged with tampering with patients' morphine medicationJan 13, 2022 12:00 am - A registered nurse from Woodstock has been accused of diluting patients' morphine medication, federal prosecutors announced Thursday. Sarah Diamond, 29, faces two counts...
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Lake County prosecutors snare grant for DNA testing to reduce wrongful convictionsJan 13, 2022 12:00 am - The Lake County state's attorney's office has landed a federal grant for DNA testing to reduce the number of wrongful convictions. “It's an important tool in looking at ...
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Chairman says McHenry County will have to cancel its ICE contractJan 13, 2022 12:00 am - McHenry County will have to cancel its contract with the federal government to house federal immigration detainees, the county board chairman said Thursday. A 7th U.S. C...
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Port Barrington man who was shot by deputies identifiedJan 13, 2022 12:00 am - The McHenry County coroner's office has identified the Port Barrington man who was shot and killed by McHenry County sheriff's deputies after he fired at them and a woma...
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Zion man surrenders after two-hour standoff with deputiesJan 12, 2022 12:00 am - After a two-hour standoff, Lake County sheriff's deputies apprehended a Zion man who had barricaded himself in a car early Wednesday morning, authorities said. Gregory B...