Lake County Crime
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Waukegan murder suspect claims self-defense as trial opensMar 10, 2020 1:00 am - A Waukegan man was acting in self-defense when he stabbed another man to death during a 2018 brawl outside a restaurant, his defense lawyer told jurors Tuesday during op...
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Chicago man identified as victim in Barrington Hills house party shootingMar 09, 2020 1:00 am - Barrington Hills police have identified 28-year-old Sean B. Patton of Chicago as the victim of the fatal shooting during a house party early Saturday morning. The Cook C...
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Prosecutors: 'Extraordinary jealousy' prompted 2017 fatal Elgin beating, stabbingMar 09, 2020 1:00 am - A Carpentersville man was filled with such "extraordinary jealousy" of his ex-girlfriend's lover that he conspired with three others to ambush, beat and stab the victim ...
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McHenry County sheriff, 3 others sue state over immigration lawMar 09, 2020 1:00 am - McHenry County Sheriff Bill Prim and three fellow sheriffs filed a federal lawsuit Monday seeking a court order blocking enforcement of a state law that bars them from w...
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Sheriff: Suspects in robbery, beating of teen in Long Grove capturedMar 09, 2020 1:00 am - Three suspects are in custody in connection with the Jan. 25 beating and robbery of a teenage girl from Arlington Heights in a secluded area of Long Grove, Lake County S...
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Police: Investigation into deadly Barrington Hills shooting continuesMar 08, 2020 1:00 am - Authorities continue to investigate the fatal shooting of a man during a house party early Saturday morning at a rented Barrington Hills home, but they offered no new de...
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13 years after businessman's disappearance, DuPage detective gives case a fresh lookMar 06, 2020 4:30 am - By Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas More than 13 years ago after John "Chicago Johnny" Spira vanished from his workplace near West Chicago, a DuPage County sheriff's...
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Cook County commissioner steps down months after FBI raidMar 06, 2020 12:00 am - A Cook County commissioner whose office and home were raided by FBI agents last fall and whose chief of staff was charged with federal bribery charges last month notifie...
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Boy, 14, turns himself in to police after stabbing near Gurnee MillsMar 05, 2020 12:00 am - A 14-year-old boy turned himself in to Gurnee police Tuesday in connection with a fight near Gurnee Mills mall where a 13-year-old boy was stabbed, authorities said. Acc...
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Officers not responsible for Fox Lake crash, investigation findsMar 05, 2020 12:00 am - Officers involved in an October interstate police chase that resulted in a fatal crash in Fox Lake are not responsible, findings of a recent investigation show. On the e...