Lake County Crime
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Man charged in shooting of Illinois State Police officer in WheelingAug 16, 2019 1:00 am - Residents of the Wheeling neighborhood where an Illinois State Police officer was shot Thursday night described the police activity and violence as scary and disturbing....
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14 years prison for Minnesota man caught with nearly pound of cocaine on I-90Aug 16, 2019 1:00 am - A Minnesota man was sentenced to 14 years in prison Friday after admitting to possessing nearly a pound of cocaine after a traffic stop along Interstate 90 in McHenry Co...
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Lake County state's attorney statement on charges in Old Mill Creek shootingAug 15, 2019 1:00 am - Here's a statement issued late Thursday afternoon by Lake County State's Attorney Michael G. Nerheim: "In the last 24 hours, I have received a few citizen inquiries rega...
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Sheriff: Man attacks motorcyclist with ice pick for displaying Mexican flagAug 15, 2019 1:00 am - A Gurnee-area man is charged with a felony hate crime and misdemeanor assault after he attacked and berated a motorcyclist who was displaying a Mexican flag, authorities...
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Beach Park man indicted in father's slayingAug 15, 2019 1:00 am - A Lake County grand jury has formally indicted a 21-year-old Beach Park man on three counts of first-degree murder alleging he killed his 70-year-old father with a set o...
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Illinois State Police officer shot in WheelingAug 15, 2019 1:00 am - An Illinois State Police officer was shot Thursday evening in Wheeling, authorities said. Officers were serving a search warrant at a home about 6:30 p.m. when a person ...
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Controversial felony murder rule under microscope after Lake County shootingAug 15, 2019 1:00 am - Illinois has a lengthy and controversial history with its rule that allows prosecutors to charge accomplices in certain felonies with the murder of anyone who dies durin...
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Authorities identify teens in fatal Lake County robbery; 3 are siblingsAug 14, 2019 1:00 am - Five of the six teenagers who authorities allege were trying to break into a Lake County man's car when one was fatally shot are related, and three are siblings, officia...
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Carpentersville man charged in 2016 DUI that killed baby wants blood evidence thrown outAug 14, 2019 1:00 am - The attorney for a Carpentersville man charged with driving under the influence in a Barrington Hills crash that killed a 5-month-old is asking a judge to throw out chem...
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Arrest made after string of vehicle break-ins in Vernon HillsAug 13, 2019 1:00 am - A Lake County man faces a felony burglary charge stemming from his arrest in connection with a series of vehicle break-ins early Sunday in Vernon Hills. Michael J. Corco...