Lake County Crime
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Chicago's known for Capone, but gangsters held sway in the suburbs and beyondOct 27, 2018 1:00 am - When it came to organized crime in Illinois, Chicago-based Prohibition-era gangsters loomed large during the 1920s and 1930s. Al Capone, Frank Nitti, Lester “Baby Face N...
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Prison for man involved in Antioch Township standoff, shooting in GurneeOct 26, 2018 1:00 am - A man who authorities say was at the center of a police standoff in Antioch Township and later a fatal police-involved shooting in Gurnee was sentenced to nearly six yea...
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Deerfield man pleads not guilty to murder, assaulting and kidnapping wifeOct 25, 2018 1:00 am - A Deerfield man accused of handcuffing, sexually assaulting and fatally stabbing his wife pleaded not guilty to multiple charges in Lake County court Thursday. No trial...
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Cuba Township man gets 15 years in prison for fatal DUI crashOct 25, 2018 1:00 am - A Cuba Township man was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges stemming from an Antioch Township DUI-related crash that killed an Arizona woman...
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Former Vernon Hills soccer coach pleads guilty to sex assault, gets 6 yearsOct 25, 2018 1:00 am - A former Vernon Hills High School soccer coach was sentenced to six years in prison Thursday after admitting to sexually assaulting an underage teen she once coached. Co...
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Texts to cop lead FBI to Grayslake man suspected in pair of bank heistsOct 24, 2018 1:00 am - Less than an hour after robbing a Lake Forest bank earlier this year, Rajko Bozic texted a police officer acquaintance who'd responded to the heist, federal authorities ...
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Glenview teacher who worked briefly at Stevenson High charged with child porn, sexual assaultOct 24, 2018 1:00 am - A Glenview teacher who worked with the Stevenson High School Scholastic Bowl team was charged with sexual assault and possession of child pornography Tuesday, according ...
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Defense lawyer wants separate trials for Lake Villa murder suspectsOct 24, 2018 1:00 am - The lawyer for one of two young men accused of killing a 58-year-old man in a Lake Villa alley this summer wants her client to receive a trial separate from his co-defen...
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$2 million bail for suspect in Elgin shooting that wounded threeOct 23, 2018 1:00 am - An Elgin man charged with shooting and wounding three men early Sunday is held on $2 million bail, and police are still searching for another suspect. Luis K. Mora-Otero...
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Eyes in the sky: Why more suburban police are using dronesOct 19, 2018 5:00 am - Earlier this year, Aurora police found themselves in a dangerous situation: traipsing through head-high brush and plants in a forest preserve, searching for a suicidal w...