Lake County Crime
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Buffalo Grove hikes fines on smoke shops selling THC productsApr 22, 2025 8:22 pm - Buffalo Grove is raising fines on licensed tobacco shops that sell synthetic and hemp-derived THC products like Delta-8.
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Island Lake man gets jail time for keeping 46 cats in U-Haul vanApr 22, 2025 1:27 pm - An Island Lake man is serving a 40-day jail sentence after admitting guilt to an animal cruelty charge for housing 46 cats in a U-Haul van for months, records show.
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Four men charged in connection with residential burglary in Long GroveApr 17, 2025 4:34 pm - Four men were jailed after being charged in connection with a burglary at a Long Grove home Wednesday afternoon, authorities said.
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Amid growing criticism from officers, Wheeling police chief put on administrative leaveApr 15, 2025 10:21 am - Wheeling Police Chief Jamie Dunne has been placed on paid administrative leave for the remainder of his tenure.
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Why a true-crime podcast is revisiting the Kisliak family tragedyApr 14, 2025 5:45 pm - Nearly two and a half years after a Buffalo Grove man murdered his family and killed himself, Buffalo Grove officials and a family friend will speak about the tragedy on a true-crime podcast.
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Waukegan man charged with concealing death of Antioch woman reported missing March 9Apr 14, 2025 3:32 pm - A 52-year-old Waukegan man is charged with two counts of concealing a death, abuse of a corpse and obstructing justice after the body of a missing Antioch woman was found in a garbage container at his home, authorities said.
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3 teens face weapons charges after loaded AK-style rifle found during traffic stopApr 14, 2025 2:13 pm - Three 17 year olds face weapons and other charges after a traffic stop in Zion Sunday night yielded a loaded AK-style rifle, a pistol and drugs, authorities said.
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Man shot during armed robbery in WheelingApr 13, 2025 5:23 pm - Wheeling police are searching for suspects in the shooting of a 30-year-old man Sunday morning at a self-storage facility.
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Officials: McHenry County sheriff’s deputy shoots, kills armed manApr 10, 2025 11:39 pm - A McHenry County sheriff’s deputy shot and killed an armed man who had barricaded himself inside a home near Crystal Lake Thursday evening, officials said.
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‘It puts an end to this chapter in Fox Lake’s history’: Gliniewicz widow to get $1 million after settlementApr 10, 2025 7:10 pm - The widow of disgraced late Fox Lake police Lt. Joe Gliniewicz will receive a roughly $1 million settlement resolving a long-running legal fight over survivor’s pension benefits, according to village officials.