Lake County Crime
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Waukegan woman accused of locking "possessed" daughter in basement pleads guiltyMay 17, 2019 1:00 am - A Waukegan woman accused of locking her 10-year-old daughter in the basement of the family's house because she said the girl was "possessed by a demon" has avoided jail ...
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Man sentenced to 15 years for abusing girl in WheelingMay 17, 2019 1:00 am - A 34-year-old man was sentenced to 15 years in prison and lifetime sex offender registry in exchange for his guilty plea to sexually assaulting a girl in Wheeling and in...
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Woman found dead inside Round Lake Beach houseMay 17, 2019 1:00 am - Police are investigating the death of a 48-year-old Round Lake Beach woman who was found in her house early Friday. Officers were sent to the house on the 1500 block of ...
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Spring Grove man charged with murderMay 16, 2019 1:00 am - A 47-year-old Spring Grove man has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder after a body was found in a home on the 11100 block of Serenity Path in Spring Gro...
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North Chicago family settles lawsuit over death resulting from cellphone theftMay 15, 2019 1:00 am - The family of a North Chicago man killed during a cellphone theft in Round Lake Beach in 2017 will receive nearly $800,000 after the settlement of a wrongful-death lawsu...
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Gliniewicz trial on hold again after prosecutors file another appealMay 15, 2019 1:00 am - Melodie Gliniewicz's ongoing legal battle may be in line for another lengthy delay now that Lake County prosecutors have filed an appeal to a previous court ruling invol...
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Jacob Keltner among fallen officers honored Tuesday in DuPage CountyMay 14, 2019 1:00 am - In his 22 years as a DuPage County sheriff's deputy, Sheriff James Mendrick attended several police remembrance ceremonies. This year, though, was different. For the fi...
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Waukegan man found guilty of murderMay 14, 2019 1:00 am - A Lake County jury found a Waukegan man guilty of first degree murder for killing a teenager in 2016. Willie C. Jackson, 20, of Waukegan now faces up to 85 years in pri...
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Authorities: Man set his car on fire after running out of gasMay 13, 2019 1:00 am - A Waukegan man was charged with setting his own car on fire in Beach Park after he became upset that it ran out of gas while he was driving on Kenosha Road, Lake County ...
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Island Lake man charged with DUI after Wisconsin crashesMay 13, 2019 1:00 am - A 25-year-old Island Lake man faces driving while intoxicated and hit-and-run charges after he drove the wrong way down a Wisconsin highway Sunday morning, causing a pai...