Lake County Crime
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70-year-old McHenry woman charged in 2003 Wisconsin killingJun 01, 2025 11:31 am - A 70-year-old McHenry woman is among two people arrested last week in connection with an almost 22-year-old cold case murder investigation, officials said.
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California man charged with defrauding Libertyville clientMay 30, 2025 2:01 pm - A California man is facing federal wire fraud charges after prosecutors say he bilked a Libertyville client out of $500,000.
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Fox Lake man charged with illegally possessing explosives, firearmsMay 30, 2025 12:43 pm - A Fox Lake man is facing multiple weapons charges after police said he fired his shotgun into the ground outside his home Thursday evening.
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Wheeling police issue 80 tickets for seat belt violations over holiday weekendMay 28, 2025 2:49 pm - Wheeling police issued 195 tickets during a traffic safety enforcement campaign over the Memorial Day weekend, the department announced Wednesday.
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McHenry man, 77, charged with firing ‘several rounds’ from gun to ‘scare’ womanMay 26, 2025 6:08 pm - A 77-year-old McHenry man is accused of firing off a gun in front of two people Sunday evening in McHenry, according to authorities.
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Florida truck driver charged in Gurnee road-rage shootingMay 25, 2025 11:12 am - A Florida man is behind bars in Wisconsin awaiting extradition to Illinois in connection with a road-rage shooting earlier this month in Gurnee.
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Police say attackers called her a slur. Why aren’t the suspects charged with a hate crime?May 23, 2025 5:15 am - A young woman was badly beaten May 13 at a Carpentersville restaurant, after police said her attackers called her a derogatory name based on her sexual orientation. The suspects have not been charged with a hate crime.
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Suspect in Gurnee road-rage killing ordered detainedMay 21, 2025 8:01 pm - A Chicago man accused of killing a college student in a 2021 road-rage shooting in Gurnee was ordered held in jail Wednesday while awaiting trial.
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Authorities say man threatened people at Island Lake bar, hit patron with shotgunMay 21, 2025 1:07 pm - A man threatened patrons in an Island Lake bar, left to load a gun inside his truck and used the weapon to hit a man who tried to stop him from returning, authorities allege.
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Former cop gets 5-year sentence in crash that killed Antioch manMay 21, 2025 10:57 am - A former Chicago police officer was sentenced Monday to five years in prison for driving drunk and causing a 2021 crash that killed an Antioch man.