Lake County Crime
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Highland Park parade shooter signs ‘Donald Trump’ in trial waiver after pleading guiltyMar 06, 2025 9:08 am - The Highland Park parade shooter signed his trial waiver “Donald Trump” after pleading guilty, but experts say his plea should stand no matter what name he signed.
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Lakemoor man accused of shooting son 5 times ordered jailed on 1st-degree murderMar 03, 2025 10:21 am - Police have not found the gun that a Lakemoor man is accused of using to shoot and kill his son on Sunday, according to the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office, as prosecutors argued that he should remain in jail pending trial.
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‘Important step toward justice’: Highland Park parade shooting suspect pleads guiltyMar 03, 2025 10:05 am - Just minutes before his trial was to begin Monday, the Highwood man accused of fatally shooting seven spectators and injuring 48 others during Highland Park’s 2022 Independence Day parade pleaded guilty and now faces life in prison.
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Man dead after shooting in LakemoorMar 02, 2025 7:14 pm - One person is dead and another is in custody after police responded to a reported shooting Sunday afternoon in Lakemoor. Officers dispatched at 1:23 p.m. to the 100 block...
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Oak Forest man charged in October death of co-worker at Gurnee facilityFeb 28, 2025 5:16 pm - An Oak Forest Man has been charged with aggravated driving under the influence in the death of a Chicago man who was run over by a piece of equipment in October while working as a private contractor at an Illinois tollway facility in Gurnee.
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4 men face human trafficking charges after police operationFeb 28, 2025 12:45 pm - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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Buffalo Grove police launch transparency hubFeb 28, 2025 9:21 am - The Buffalo Grove Police Department this week launched of a new Police Transparency section on the village website, making available crime maps and other information.
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‘We want our state back’: Why DuPage sheriff says he’s running for governor in 2026Feb 27, 2025 3:58 pm - Prompted by what he calls “radical” changes in Illinois’ criminal justice system, DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick is skipping a potential third term as the county’s top cop and setting his sights instead on the governor’s mansion.
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Former Navy sailor admits plotting 2022 terrorist attack against Naval Station Great LakesFeb 27, 2025 3:49 pm - A former sailor admitted Thursday to plotting an attack on Naval Station Great Lakes in North Chicago, purportedly to avenge the 2020 death of Qasem Soleimani, a commander in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
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Two charged in Lincolnshire gold bar scamFeb 26, 2025 6:26 pm - Two people were arrested in Lincolnshire Tuesday after attempting to scam an elderly woman out of roughly $750,000 in gold bars. The complainant bought the bars on Monday...