Lake County Crime
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'The perfect storm': How the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the suburbs' opioid crisisFeb 20, 2021 12:00 am - Nicole Caceres fell to her knees in disbelief, feeling as if someone hit her in the chest and stole the air from her lungs. It had been three months since she learned he...
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Study of suburban opioid deaths points to heroin as the chief killerFeb 19, 2021 12:00 am - A report on opioid-related overdose deaths in suburban Cook County released Friday found that heroin is the chief killer, and the highest death rates were in several Wes...
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Ex-husband charged in Waukegan murder caseFeb 17, 2021 12:00 am - A woman's ex-husband was charged Wednesday with her murder, Waukegan authorities said. Jose A. Alvarado-Ramirez called police at 6:45 a.m. Sunday and said his ex-wife w...
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Police: Wheeling resident hampering home invasion investigationFeb 15, 2021 12:00 am - A Wheeling resident is deliberately hampering a police investigation into a home invasion at his apartment, authorities said. Neither the 19-year-old victim nor two frie...
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ACLU sues DuPage sheriff to ensure future inmate doesn't go through withdrawal symptomsFeb 12, 2021 4:30 am - Withholding methadone from a person addicted to opiates would constitute cruel and unusual punishment. So says the American Civil Liberties Union in a federal lawsuit it...
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Man convicted of June home invasion in Lake in the HillsFeb 11, 2021 12:00 am - A Maywood man was found guilty Thursday of several charges tied to a June 26 Lake in the Hills home invasion. McHenry County Judge Michael Coppedge convicted 42-year-old...
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Former Chivas, America player charged with cocaine possession after traffic stop near WaukeganFeb 10, 2021 12:00 am - Luis Alonso Sandoval-Oliva, a former soccer player whose career included appearances with Mexican club giants Guadalajara and America, was arrested on drug charges last ...
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Waukegan man charged in Beach Park double homicide pleads not guiltyFeb 09, 2021 12:00 am - The Waukegan man charged with murder in the shooting deaths of a Beach Park couple pleaded not guilty at a virtual hearing Tuesday morning. Timothy D. Triplett Jr., of t...
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Melodie Gliniewicz's trial date set for late MayFeb 09, 2021 12:00 am - Widow of disgraced Fox Lake cop accused of helping him steal from youth program
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Online fundraiser established for mother of Island Lake girl killed in suspected murder-suicideFeb 08, 2021 12:00 am - Hundreds of donors have contributed more than $45,000 to an online fund to assist the mother of a 9-year-old Island Lake girl killed by her father last week in an appare...