Lake County Crime
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Four charged in Warren Township vehicle burglariesOct 31, 2018 1:00 am - A pair of Chicago men and two juveniles are facing multiple charges stemming from break-ins to 18 vehicles near the Grandwood Park area in Warren Township this week, Lak...
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Fighting the opioid crisis: Statewide program distributing pouches that safely dissolve unwanted pillsOct 30, 2018 1:00 am - A new statewide partnership began Tuesday to address the opioid crisis with plans to work with community anti-drug groups to emphasize prevention, treatment and recovery...
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Suburban houses of worship are increasing security measures after Pittsburgh shootingOct 29, 2018 1:00 am - Balancing heightened security with a welcoming environment has become a common issue facing suburban houses of worship that years ago felt safe leaving their doors open....
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Gone too soon: Lake Zurich man dies of heroin overdose on 30th birthdayOct 28, 2018 1:00 am - The struggle began years ago, when Robert "Bobby" Warren Hines Jr. was introduced to pain pills while in high school. It ended Tuesday - his 30th birthday - when Hines d...
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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 ...