Lake County Crime
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Lake County prosecutors expanding violent crimes unit to address surge in casesDec 17, 2021 4:30 am - The Lake County state's attorney's office will expand its Violent Crimes Unit using federal grant money authorized by the county board this week. The funding through the...
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Sheriff: Orland Park man attacked Grayslake woman in car, followed her homeDec 15, 2021 12:00 am - A South suburban man is scheduled to appear in court Friday on charges he assaulted a woman in a car last week and then followed her home, where sheriff's deputies inter...
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Waukegan man arrested months after Zion murderDec 14, 2021 12:00 am - Three months after Che Hearns, 31, was found shot in his Zion apartment, a Waukegan man is in custody. Tavares Reed, 28, was arrested Saturday in Chicago on a first-degr...
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Antioch woman accused of slashing boyfriend's armsDec 14, 2021 12:00 am - An Antioch woman is in custody after slashing her boyfriend with a kitchen knife during an argument, according to police. Charmaine Gunn, 48, was arrested by Antioch pol...
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Analysis: Disproportionate share of defendants in Cook County are BlackDec 13, 2021 4:30 am - The number of people charged in criminal cases has declined steadily in Cook County over the last two decades. But a closer look at the trend reveals stark racial dispar...
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Island Lake police seek vehicle burglary suspectsDec 12, 2021 12:00 am - Island Lake police are asking for the public's help in identifying possible suspects in a pair of vehicle burglaries Saturday in the Fox River Shores subdivision, in whi...
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Lake County man charged with punching, pushing sheriff's deputiesDec 10, 2021 12:00 am - A man from an unincorporated area near Libertyville was held on $20,000 bail Friday on charges he punched and pushed Lake County sheriff's deputies. Christian Castro, 3...
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McHenry man charged in Libertyville drug deathsDec 10, 2021 12:00 am - Homicide and drug charges have been brought against a McHenry man who authorities allege delivered drugs to a couple who overdosed on fentanyl at a Libertyville motel la...
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Mundelein student charged after online threat hoaxDec 09, 2021 12:00 am - A Mundelein High School student who made false threats on social media against the school community was charged with disorderly conduct Thursday, authorities said. Scho...
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Cook County sheriff: Improved vehicle tracking a 'game-changer' in curbing carjackingsDec 09, 2021 12:00 am - With carjackings having increased 43% this year compared to the same period in 2020, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart on Thursday announced new initiatives designed to help ...