Lake County Crime
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Round Lake Beach man arrested after disturbing social media postsMay 13, 2021 1:00 am - Bail was set at $1 million Thursday for a former Carmel Catholic High School student who made comments on social media some people associated with the Mundelein school f...
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Man who police say traded vapes to minors for sexual acts back behind barsMay 13, 2021 1:00 am - A 26-year-old Zion man who police say traded vape cartridges and marijuana edibles to Gurnee-area teenagers for sex is back behind bars after a judge doubled his bail Th...
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Deerfield man pleads guilty to bilking children's charityMay 12, 2021 1:00 am - A 45-year-old Deerfield man who was indicted on federal fraud charges just last week has already agreed to plead guilty to one count of wire fraud and will be sentenced ...
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Defendants plead not guilty in sex crime casesMay 07, 2021 1:00 am - Two Lake County residents facing charges of committing sex crimes against minors pleaded not guilty Friday in separate hearings in Lake County circuit court. Ilan Gibori...
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Man finally released after McHenry murder conviction overturned 3 timesMay 07, 2021 1:00 am - After being convicted by three juries and serving nearly 20 years in prison for the 2001 murder of a McHenry restaurant owner, Kenneth Smith walked out of Lawrence Corre...
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McHenry man pleads guilty to sexually assaulting child, sentenced to 40 yearsMay 07, 2021 1:00 am - A 25-year-old McHenry man pleaded guilty Wednesday to the predatory criminal sexual assault of a child and was sentenced to 40 years in prison, the McHenry County State'...
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Deerfield man charged with stealing from disabled children's charityMay 07, 2021 1:00 am - The former executive director of a Northfield charity that assists disabled children is facing federal fraud charges after prosecutors said he stole more than $800,000 f...
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Scammer masquerades as McHenry County sheriff's deputyMay 06, 2021 11:00 pm - The McHenry County sheriff's department warned Friday of a scam where a currently employed sheriff deputy's name is used by a caller trying to elicit money from people t...
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10 Lake County jail inmates quarantining after testing positive for COVID-19May 06, 2021 1:00 am - Ten inmates at the Lake County jail remain in quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19 in the last week, according to the Lake County sheriff's office. Lt. Christo...
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FBI raid leads to multiple child sexual assault charges against Lake County manMay 05, 2021 1:00 am - A Lake County man whose home was raided Tuesday morning by the FBI and local police has been charged with multiple counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child...