Lake County Crime
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Waukegan teen ordered held on $3 million bailJan 05, 2017 12:00 am - A Waukegan man charged with killing a 17-year-old boy during an argument in November is being held in Lake County jail on $3 million bail. Willie C. Jackson, 18, of the...
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Man charged in Libertyville slaying to wear GPS monitor while free on bailJan 05, 2017 12:00 am - A Round Lake Beach man accused of killing a Libertyville man two days before Christmas has agreed to wear a restrictive GPS monitoring device while out of jail on bail, ...
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Wheeling man charged with 10th DUI, bail set at $225,000Jan 05, 2017 12:00 am - A Wheeling man who authorities say has nine prior driving under the influence convictions on his record now faces a 10th after Wheeling police arrested him in connection...
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Elgin father, son accused of planning to sell cocaineJan 05, 2017 12:00 am - An Elgin father and son are accused of possessing a half pound of cocaine and other drugs they planned to sell, according to prosecutors and court records. Travis Charle...
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Decision on dismissing charges in Allendale death pushed back to FebruaryJan 04, 2017 12:00 am - A Lake County judge has delayed a decision whether to dismiss charges against a Wisconsin man accused of lying to authorities when he was being questioned about the deat...
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Elgin man charged with 6th DUI after hitting parked carJan 04, 2017 12:00 am - A 55-year-old Elgin man had a blood-alcohol concentration nearly three times the legal limit when he hit a parked car on the city's east side, resulting in his sixth DUI...
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Police: Officer-involved shootings 'not as prevalent' as perceivedJan 03, 2017 12:00 am - Officer-involved shootings are not tracked in the Uniform Crime Reporting statistics the FBI gathers from local police departments every year. But that could change as ...
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1991 rape charges dropped in Lake CountyJan 03, 2017 12:00 am - A previous version of this report mistakenly said William Carini was from Gurnee. Lake County prosecutors on Tuesday made official their decision to drop rape charg...
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Round Lake Beach murder suspect released after he posts bailJan 03, 2017 12:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been corrected to say a 38-caliber handgun and ammunition were turned in to police by an Antioch man who met with Seplak after the Dec....
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Cook County Jail population down about 700 peopleJan 02, 2017 10:00 pm - Cook County Sheriff Thomas Dart released a year-end report on the Cook County Jail, highlighting efforts to reduce incarceration of people for lower-level, nonviolent of...