Lake County Crime
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No plea deal for teen expected in Waukegan texting-while-driving caseMay 08, 2015 1:00 am - The attorney for a 17-year-old Winthrop Harbor girl accused of texting behind the wheel when she struck and killed a 45-year-old Waukegan man said he believes there will...
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Antioch Township teen who escaped jail arrested in ChicagoMay 07, 2015 1:00 am - An Antioch Township teen who escaped from Lake County work release jail where he was serving a 30-month sentence for a fatal street race crash has been arrested on Chica...
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Elgin man caught with heroin after chase, car fireMay 07, 2015 1:00 am - A 28-year-old Elgin man was caught with heroin after leading authorities on a chase that ended when his car rolled over and caught fire near Santa's Village Azoosment Pa...
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Lake Zurich fire chief denies domestic battery allegations, is put on leaveMay 07, 2015 1:00 am - Lake Zurich Fire Chief David Wheelock is on paid administrative leave after domestic battery charges were filed against him, officials confirmed Thursday. Wheelock, 54, ...
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Authorities continue hunt for Streamwood fugitive facing life sentenceMay 07, 2015 1:00 am - A day after fleeing the Cook County courthouse in Rolling Meadows hours before a jury found him guilty of drug and weapons charges that could send him to prison for the ...
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Woman guilty 2nd time of neglecting, starving horses in McHenry Co.May 07, 2015 1:00 am - A 41-year-old Mount Prospect woman faces up to three years in prison after her conviction Thursday of felony cruelty to animals after four horses were found nearly starv...
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Antioch Township man sentenced to 30 years in prison for killing girlfriend in 2012May 07, 2015 1:00 am - An Antioch Township man was sentenced to 30 years in prison Thursday for killing his girlfriend in 2012 after an afternoon and evening of drinking. Michael Shane Axtell,...
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Schaumburg group says state's proposed pot-DUI threshold is too highMay 06, 2015 1:00 am - The Schaumburg-based Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists is opposing a move by state legislators that would set a 15-nanogram threshold for driving under the influenc...
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Local police, students working together to prevent underage drinkingMay 06, 2015 1:00 am - The Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, Prospect Heights and Wheeling in cooperation with the Link Together Coalition and OMNI Youth Services will be kicking off the "Your...
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Sentencing delayed for killer of 3-year-old Waukegan boyMay 06, 2015 1:00 am - A Waukegan man will have to wait two weeks before learning whether he'll spend his life in prison for brutally beating a 3-year-old boy to death for swearing. Thomas Alb...