Lake County Crime
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Antioch sex offender sentenced to 15 yearsSep 20, 2019 1:00 am - A 36-year-old Antioch man was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty this year to enticement of a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity. Pro...
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Libertyville police investigate reported threat with a firearmSep 19, 2019 1:00 am - Libertyville police are investigating a report of a person being threatened with a firearm Thursday morning that caused nearby schools to be put on soft lockdowns. Offic...
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Drunken driver sentenced to 6 years for fatal McHenry crashSep 19, 2019 1:00 am - A 22-year-old man was sentenced this week to six years in prison for driving drunk, striking a utility pole and killing his passenger. Eduardo J. Figueroa-Martinez, form...
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Lake County drops murder charges against Chicago teens in fatal car burglarySep 19, 2019 1:00 am - Lake County prosecutors dropped murder charges Thursday against five Chicago teenagers whose accomplice was shot and killed during an attempted car burglary near Old Mil...
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Ex-legislator over nude photos he is accused of posting onlineSep 18, 2019 1:00 am - Nick Sauer, the former state legislator facing criminal charges alleging he posted lewd images of two former girlfriends online without their consent, is being sued by o...
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Shot fired in Vernon Hills neighborhood puts schools on brief lockdownSep 17, 2019 1:00 am - Police in Vernon Hills are investigating a shots fired report Tuesday morning that led to several nearby schools enacting a soft lockdown. According to police, officers ...
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Waukegan man faces drug chargesSep 17, 2019 1:00 am - A Waukegan man faces several drug-related felony charges as part of a two-month narcotics investigation, Lake County sheriff's officials announced Tuesday. Quentin A. W...
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How suburban state rep got hotels joining the fight against human traffickingSep 13, 2019 5:22 am - Hotel and motel employees are being enlisted in the fight against human trafficking in Illinois under a new state law authored by a suburban legislator. Loquaciously cal...
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Inmate in ICE custody dies at McHenry County jailSep 13, 2019 1:00 am - A probe has begun into the death of an inmate at the McHenry County Correctional Facility in Woodstock who died Tuesday after being taken to an area hospital, according ...
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Ex-legislator's attorneys get more time to prepare for key hearing in 'revenge porn' caseSep 12, 2019 1:00 am - Lawyers for disgraced former state Rep. Nick Sauer will have two months to craft an argument about why the case against their client should be thrown out of court. Saue...