Lake County Crime
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Wheeling man charged in wife's hot tub death; police say he closed lid on herFeb 12, 2019 12:00 am - A Saturday afternoon of drinking in a hot tub for a married Wheeling couple ended with the wife dead and her husband charged in her killing, police said Tuesday. Eric Hu...
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Attorney: Woman involved in Sauer case won't allow phone to be testedFeb 11, 2019 12:00 am - An attorney for a disgraced former state legislator accused of posting nude images of two women online without their consent claims one of the women is against allowing ...
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Two men shot inside Ingleside home by masked invadersFeb 09, 2019 12:00 am - Two men were shot inside an Ingleside residence early Saturday by two armed men wearing masks who entered and demanded money, the Lake County sheriff's office said in a ...
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Lake County police dog wins national honorFeb 09, 2019 12:00 am - Dax, one of the Lake County sheriff's office police dogs, won out from among more than 100 other dogs to be named in an online poll K9s of Valor Foundation's "K9 of the ...
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Series on 'Smiley Face Killers' shines light on Elgin man's mysterious deathFeb 08, 2019 4:25 am - The Smiley Face Killers - a much-discussed, -debated and (some say) -debunked theory about a band of serial murderers targeting young men near waterways across America -...
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Authorities identify man who was fatally shot by Waukegan policeFeb 08, 2019 12:00 am - Authorities have released the identity of the 35-year-old Waukegan man who was fatally shot Sunday by Waukegan police after, authorities said, he tried to hit an officer...
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Trial date set for Libertyville slaying suspectFeb 07, 2019 12:00 am - An April 1 trial date has been set for a Round Lake Beach man accused of killing a Libertyville man he saw as a romantic rival. Kenneth S. Seplak, 38, faces three count...
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Sauer pleads not guilty to charges he posted women's photos online without consentFeb 06, 2019 12:00 am - Former state Rep. Nick Sauer pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a dozen criminal charges alleging he posted nude images of two women online without their consent. Sauer, 36...
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More than 50 arrested on solicitation charges after sting in Cook, Lake countiesFeb 06, 2019 12:00 am - More than 50 Chicago-area residents are facing solicitation charges stemming from a nationwide sex buyer sting that netted nearly 400 arrests in 14 states, police announ...
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Charges dismissed against man accused of threatening judgeFeb 06, 2019 12:00 am - Cook County prosecutors confirmed Wednesday they have dismissed charges against a Skokie man who had been accused of threatening a Skokie judge on social media. A spoke...