Lake County Crime
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Suburban financial advisor sent to prison for fraudDec 06, 2017 12:00 am - A Deerfield financial adviser was sentenced Tuesday to 55 months in a federal prison on allegations he stole more than $900,000 from a client to fund personal expenses. ...
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Police: Fugitive hiding in his attic capturedDec 06, 2017 12:00 am - A Round Lake Beach man wanted on aggravated battery, domestic battery and driving under the influence charges was captured Tuesday hiding in his home's attic, authoritie...
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Teen pleads not guilty to fatal shooting near GrayslakeDec 06, 2017 12:00 am - A 19-year-old Waukegan man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to three counts of first-degree murder stemming from a fatal shooting near Grayslake in October. Jasperin F. Mel...
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Suburban chiropractor gets prison time for healthcare billing fraudDec 06, 2017 12:00 am - A Northbrook man who owned several chiropractor clinics in the north suburbs was sentenced Tuesday to spend 20 months in federal prison for his role in a health care fra...
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McHenry woman accused of stealing $66,000 from youth baseball groupDec 06, 2017 12:00 am - A McHenry woman has been charged with stealing more than $66,000 from the McHenry Baseball Association while serving as the group's treasurer in recent years, according ...
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Murdered Elgin woman's relatives urged her to stay away from sonDec 05, 2017 4:00 am - Gail Peck kept pictures of her son Brian in drawers all over her bedroom - in her nightstand, among her clothes, in yellowed photo albums. The 76-year-old woman displaye...
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Appellate court overturns Lake County attempted murder convictionDec 05, 2017 12:00 am - An Illinois appellate court has reversed the conviction of a Waukegan man sentenced to 45 years in prison for attempted murder, ruling that a Lake County prosecutor viol...
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Buffalo Grove police issue 37 seat-belt citationsDec 05, 2017 12:00 am - During up a stepped-up, 10-day seat-belt enforcement campaign around Thanksgiving, the Buffalo Grove Police Department issues 37 seat-belt citations, 15 speeding citatio...
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Numerous car burglaries reported in LincolnshireDec 04, 2017 12:00 am - Lincolnshire police said Monday they, along with departments in many surrounding towns, received numerous reports of burglaries to unlocked vehicles over the weekend. Mo...
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Sheriff: Suspects robbed Antioch-area business with baseball bat, pistolDec 04, 2017 12:00 am - A pair of Antioch residents were behind bars at the Lake County jail Monday facing allegations they robbed a gas station Saturday night while armed with a baseball bat a...