Lake County Crime
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Kyle Rittenhouse trial delayed at least 7 monthsMar 10, 2021 12:00 am - MADISON, Wis. - The trial for an 18-year-old from Antioch accused of killing two people and wounding a third during a protest against police brutality in Wisconsin was p...
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Lake Co. State's Attorney to focus on violent crime, victim's rightsMar 10, 2021 12:00 am - Lake County State's Attorney Eric Rinehart said his office is changing the way violent crime cases are prosecuted. Rinehart, who is marking his 100th day on the job Wedn...
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Wheaton man charged with being armed habitual criminalMar 08, 2021 12:00 am - Bail was set at $150,000 Monday for a Wheaton man charged, for at least the second time, with being an armed habitual criminal. Keith M. Summers, 26, of the 0-100 block ...
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Police: Man dies after drug deal confrontation in Palatine TownshipMar 06, 2021 12:00 am - A 29-year-old Chicago man died Saturday from gunshot wounds sustained in a drug deal Thursday night in unincorporated Palatine Township, authorities said. Cook County Sh...
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Former Barrington day care worker charged with child batteryMar 04, 2021 12:00 am - A former employee at a church-run Barrington day care was held on $50,000 bail Thursday on charges she carried toddlers by their arms and ankles, pushed one boy's face i...
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Man arrested in Gurnee armed robbery now charged in Beach Park double murderMar 04, 2021 12:00 am - A Waukegan man arrested following an armed robbery in Gurnee Wednesday was charged with two counts of first degree murder after investigators found evidence tying him to...
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Two men charged in 12 violent robberies in suburbs, cityMar 03, 2021 12:00 am - Two men from Chicago were indicted by a federal grand jury for conspiring to commit 12 violent robberies in Chicago and the suburbs, including pawnshops in Arlington Hei...
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No bail for Wheeling man charged with sexually abusing girlsMar 02, 2021 12:00 am - A 33-year-old Wheeling man was ordered held without bail Tuesday on charges he sexually abused two girls. Buenaventura Espinosa-Tapia is charged with aggravated crimina...
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Suspect charged in fatal North Chicago shootingMar 02, 2021 12:00 am - A 48-year-old man has been charged in the fatal shooting Monday of a 47-year-old woman at a North Chicago apartment complex. Montreal Porter, 48, a resident of the compl...
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Constable: Retiring chief went from victim to mall cop to lead investigator on Gliniewicz caseFeb 27, 2021 12:00 am - Born on the West German side of the Iron Curtain to parents who met after their time at Nazi labor camps during World War II, George Filenko honed his police instincts g...