Lake County Crime
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After AJ's death, new nonprofit aims to prevent another tragedyJun 22, 2019 1:00 am - Days after 5-year-old AJ Freund was found dead, Volo resident Chad Carpenter took his 15-month-old son Caiden to visit the growing memorial outside the family home in Cr...
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Recipe for success? Lake County jail program gives inmates culinary skillsJun 21, 2019 5:30 am - George Allen has a passion for food. From cooking for his family at home to his two decades' experience working at everything from fine dining restaurants in Chicago to ...
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Man pleads not guilty to murder of Round Lake Beach womanJun 20, 2019 1:00 am - A 20-year-old man accused of breaking into a house near Round Lake Beach and killing a woman pleaded not guilty to several first-degree murder charges in Lake County cou...
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Waukegan man accused of trying to sell stolen equipment to ownerJun 20, 2019 1:00 am - A Waukegan man has been charged after trying to sell stolen landscaping equipment to the person the items were taken from, authorities said Thursday. Angelo L. Rodrigue...
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Lakemoor man sentenced to 6 years on child pornography chargeJun 19, 2019 1:00 am - A Lakemoor man was sentenced Tuesday to six years in prison after admitting he sought and received nude images from a 14-year-old girl in Minnesota, authorities say. Tho...
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Gurnee man accused of shooting two people in Maine TownshipJun 19, 2019 1:00 am - A Gurnee man has been charged with attempted murder in a Maine Township shooting earlier this month. Ayande Andrews, 20, shot a 22-year-old woman and a 23-year-old man ...
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Stolen car leads to juveniles in custody in Round Lake ParkJun 19, 2019 1:00 am - An earlier version of this report mistakenly said the arrests were made Thursday. Two juveniles were taken into custody Wednesday after a car with the keys left in ...
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Jury finds Round Lake Beach man guilty of killing romantic rivalJun 18, 2019 1:00 am - A Round Lake Beach man was found guilty of first-degree murder for gunning down a romantic rival. Kenneth Seplak, 39, now faces life in prison when he is sentenced July...
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Demonstrators seek to keep AJ's memory alive as case against parents proceedsJun 18, 2019 1:00 am - When Richard and Mary Becker think of their grandchildren, they also think of AJ Freund, the 5-year-old Crystal Lake boy who authorities say was fatally beaten by his pa...
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Motorcyclist suffers serious injuries in Fox River Grove crashJun 18, 2019 1:00 am - A 56-year-old man had to be airlifted to a hospital Tuesday after a crash on Route 22 in Fox River Grove that shut down traffic for hours. Fox River Grove Police Chief E...