Lake County Crime
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Downstate man charges with sending threatening letters to members of CongressOct 27, 2026 11:06 am - A Quincy man has been charged in federal court in Springfield with sending a series of threatening letters to Chicago-area members of Congress containing a white powder, including one with a message saying, “HAH enjoy the gift,” court records show.
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No criminal charges against Mundelein officer who fatally shot woman; lawsuit filedOct 22, 2026 4:13 pm - Five months after a Mundelein woman experiencing a mental health crisis was fatally shot by police in her home, Lake County prosecutors on Thursday announced no criminal charges will be brought against the officers involved.
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Antioch man killed parents, son and girlfriend in Mundelein house, police sayOct 20, 2026 12:14 pm - An Antioch man left several suicide notes before fatally shooting his parents, his son, his girlfriend and finally himself in his parents’ Mundelein home, authorities revealed Tuesday.
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‘Such a shock’: Mundelein police say 5 killed in apparent murder-suicideOct 19, 2026 8:29 am - Five people were found shot to death in Mundelein in what police on Monday called an apparent murder-suicide.
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Mundelein man charged in shooting on CTA busOct 13, 2026 11:22 am - A Mundelein man and a Chicago woman faces attempted murder charges in a shooting on a CTA bus Sept. 30 that injured two people in the Englewood neighborhood, Chicago police said.
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Authorities renew plea for info on ‘somber anniversary’ of Downers Grove teen’s unsolved murderOct 09, 2026 11:38 am - Fifty years have gone by, but Will County authorities are hoping somebody may have information that can solve the murder of a young Downers Grove woman.
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Cary man, twice convicted of attempted murder, pleads guilty to 6th DUIOct 08, 2026 1:57 pm - A Cary man whose criminal history includes two attempted murder convictions now faces decades in prison after his sixth driving under the influence conviction.
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Police: Man pointed gun at co-workers in Buffalo GroveOct 05, 2026 4:12 pm - A North Chicago man faces charges alleging he threatened two co-workers with a gun, hit one, and damaged a vehicle with a baseball bat in a Buffalo Grove parking lot Friday evening, police said.
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As family of Mundelein woman fatally shot by police calls for action, prosecutors weighing chargesOct 03, 2026 10:04 am - Lake County prosecutors say they haven’t yet decided if charges will be filed in the May 11 fatal shooting of a Mundelein woman by police.
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Charges dropped in case of newborn’s remains found in suitcase: ‘Our hearts break for the child’Oct 02, 2026 12:53 pm - Lake County prosecutors dropped charges this week against a Washington state woman who they say left the body of her newborn in a suitcase at the Riverwoods home of relatives.