Lake County Crime
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Lake County sheriff warns of ruse burglariesJul 13, 2021 1:00 am - Lake County sheriff's police are warning residents about a rise in ruse burglaries in the area. A ruse burglary involves using distraction techniques to lure homeowners ...
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FBI investigating tax assessment bribes in Cook CountyJul 13, 2021 1:00 am - The FBI has been investigating a Cook County Board of Review employee who is alleged to have used his position to lower property assessments in exchange for thousands of...
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Algonquin man sentenced to prison for money laundering, marijuana possessionJul 12, 2021 1:00 am - An Algonquin man accused of using more than $500,000 in drug proceeds from marijuana sales to buy gold, silver and bitcoin over several years was sentenced to prison Thu...
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Case against man accused of trying to kidnap girl in Carol Stream droppedJul 09, 2021 5:30 am - It was a pretty stunning case last summer. A man ran up to a 13-year-old girl, grabbed her around the waist and tried to carry her away on Aug. 7, 2020, near a Carol Str...
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Preckwinkle announces $1.5 million in grants to address root causes of violent crimeJul 08, 2021 1:00 am - Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle Thursday was among leaders announcing $1.5 million in grants to community-based organizations through the Justice Advisory Council...
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Police: Former Lake County coroner employee secretly recorded grieving personJul 07, 2021 1:00 am - A former employee of the Lake County coroner's office faces felony charges after being accused of secretly video recording a grieving family in July 2018. Dana Dingman, ...
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Rittenhouse attorney wants to show victim was sex offenderJul 06, 2021 1:00 am - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Kyle Rittenhouse's attorney wants a judge to allow him to argue that one of the men his client fatally shot during a Wisconsin protest was a sex off...
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Lake Zurich woman pleads guilty to identity theft involving Mount Prospect coupleJul 02, 2021 1:00 am - A Lake Zurich woman who prosecutors say used personal information from a Mount Prospect couple in their 60s to fraudulently obtain credit cards pleaded guilty Friday to ...
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A confession doesn't equal a conviction, appeals court rules in Round Lake DUI caseJul 02, 2021 1:00 am - Telling a police officer you've been driving drunk should be enough to be found guilty of a DUI, right? Not so fast, according to a new ruling from a state appeals court...
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Rittenhouse prosecutor seeks to admit evidence of past violence, association with Proud BoysJul 02, 2021 1:00 am - KENOSHA, Wis. - Prosecutors in Wisconsin want a judge to allow evidence at Kyle Rittenhouse's trial that shows he had a previous violent encounter in Kenosha before he f...