Lake County Crime
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Waukegan man charged in fatal shootingMar 12, 2018 1:00 am - A Waukegan man has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder for gunning down a North Chicago man after a verbal altercation at a bar March 5, authorities said...
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Kenosha woman accused of striking, injuring Lake County judge on Metra trainMar 12, 2018 1:00 am - A Kenosha, Wisconsin, woman faces felony charges for striking and injuring a Lake County circuit court judge on a Metra train, authorities said. Elizabeth Pope, 33, was...
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Police: More potential victims in Vernon Hills High School sex assault caseMar 12, 2018 1:00 am - Police say they are following up with four more potential victims of a part-time assistant soccer coach at Vernon Hills High School who faces felony charges for engaging...
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Vernon Hills High soccer coach charged with sex assault of 3 studentsMar 10, 2018 12:00 am - A Vernon Hills High School soccer coach is facing a dozen felony charges alleging she engaged in sexual activity with three male students, police said Saturday. Cori Bea...
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Man doesn't deserve new trial just because prosecutor called him a liar, court saysMar 09, 2018 4:30 am - Is calling a defendant a “lying liar” in front of jurors and sarcastically referring to him as “John Wayne over here draped in the American flag” enough to win him a new...
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Authorities: Deputy didn't do his job properly during domestic altercationMar 09, 2018 12:00 am - A Lake County sheriff's deputy has been charged with official misconduct after he didn't properly do his job when responding to a domestic altercation, authorities annou...
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Five accused of voter fraud in Lake CountyMar 09, 2018 12:00 am - Five Lake County residents face charges related to voter fraud stemming from the November 2016 election, authorities said. Marcello Villaruz, 63, his wife, Gina Villaru...
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Police: 68 pounds of marijuana, 200 plants seized at Elburn warehouseMar 08, 2018 12:00 am - A 36-year-old Grayslake man faces numerous felony charges after authorities shut down an indoor marijuana grow farm at an Elburn warehouse this week. About 200 plants we...
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Ela Township fugitive apprehendedMar 08, 2018 12:00 am - An Ela Township man was apprehended by members of the Lake County Sheriff's Warrants team and U.S. Marshals on Thursday morning. Matthew T. Heidbrick, 27, had two warran...
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Students across suburbs to protest gun violence; schools' responses varyMar 08, 2018 12:00 am - Fed up with campus violence, high school students across the suburbs will join a national walkout Wednesday to protest what they call congressional inaction on gun contr...