Lake County Crime
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Waukegan man faces charges after police chaseJul 17, 2025 2:22 pm - A Waukegan man who authorities said fled police from several agencies throughout the day Wednesday faces numerous traffic infractions.
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Lake County man accused of choking woman, slicing her handJul 17, 2025 11:00 am - A Lincolnshire-area man is accused of choking a woman and cutting her with a knife Wednesday evening at an apartment near Lake Bluff.
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Mundelein-area man facing child pornography chargesJul 16, 2025 1:00 pm - A 22-year-old Mundelein-area man is charged with possessing and disseminating videos and images of child pornography, many involving children under the age of 13, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.
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Tri-County Auto Theft Task Force recovers $615,000 in stolen dog food and treatsJul 16, 2025 10:48 am - The Tri-County Auto Theft Task Force recovered roughly $750,000 worth of stolen property — including $615,000 in dog food and dog treats — at a business in Gurnee.
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Libertyville police seeking public’s help with recent vehicle break-insJul 15, 2025 8:21 pm - Libertyville police are seeking the public’s help to find whoever broke into several unlocked vehicles on the morning of July 11.
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‘Reopened wounds’: Fourteen years after murder conviction, Marni Yang returns to courtJul 14, 2025 4:18 pm - The lawyer for Marni Yang, convicted in the 2007 shooting death of Rhoni Reuter and her unborn child in Reuter’s Deerfield home, argues for a new trial citing DNA and other crime scene evidence which he says exonerates his client.
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Island Lake man detained on charges he had thousands of sex abuse videosJul 13, 2025 10:30 am - An Island Lake man will remain in custody at the McHenry County jail while awaiting trial on charges he possessed thousands of videos depicting child sexual abuse.
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Felon sentenced to 44 years in prison for ‘Batman’ car shooting near McHenryJul 12, 2025 12:56 pm - A felon convicted of attempted murder for shooting at a car decorated with Batman decals and driven by a McHenry man was sentenced Wednesday to 44 years in prison.
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Police chief ‘not going anywhere,’ despite vote of no-confidenceJul 11, 2025 4:30 am - There’s a big rift in small-town Gilberts’s police department. At least that’s according to a letter sent to the town’s village board last month outlining the reasons why the rank-and-file passed a vote of no confidence in Chief Todd Block.
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Wisconsin man faces hate crime charge over threats on suburban LGBTQ group’s Facebook pageJul 10, 2025 1:27 pm - A Wisconsin man faces a hate crime charge after authorities said he posted a threatening comment on a Lake County LGBTQ+ organization’s Facebook page.