Lake County Crime
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Bond set at $500,000 for man in Wauconda stabbingMar 14, 2015 1:00 am - A Lake County judge set bond at $500,000 Saturday morning for a Wauconda man police say threatened to hurt his wife and then stabbed her in the hand. Luis Morales, 24, ...
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Vernon Hills man charged with orchestrating Wheeling burglariesMar 13, 2015 1:00 am - Cook County prosecutors have charged a Vernon Hills man they describe as a gang member in connection with several burglaries of Wheeling homes between February and June ...
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Former teacher gets probation for molesting studentMar 12, 2015 1:00 am - A former Lake County teacher was sentenced to 30 months supervision and 18 months of electronic home monitoring for molesting a middle school student in 2010, a judge or...
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Survey: Drug, alcohol use not rising in Dist. 220Mar 11, 2015 5:30 am - Alcohol and drug use is not rising among Barrington High School students, and the growing number of students who choose to be drug-free say the biggest reason they made ...
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Marijuana hidden in frozen avocado pulpMar 11, 2015 1:00 am - More than a ton of marijuana worth $10 million was found within a shipment of frozen avocado pulp that arrived to a Cook County cold storage facility, sheriff's official...
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Pathologist in Calusinski case: Position on baby's death 'distorted'Mar 11, 2015 1:00 am - A forensic pathologist accused of misdiagnosing the death of a 16-month-old boy in a 2009 Lake County murder case fired back at critics Wednesday, claiming his position ...
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Wheeling man pleads guilty to supplying alcohol, abusing teenMar 10, 2015 1:00 am - A 25-year-old Wheeling man pleaded guilty to purchasing alcohol for a teenage girl and then sexually abusing her after she became intoxicated. In exchange for pleading ...
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Waukegan man sentenced to 50 years in prison for fatal 2012 drug dealMar 10, 2015 1:00 am - A Waukegan man was sentenced to 50 years in prison for gunning down a man during a 2012 drug deal gone bad. Anthony Brito, now 22, is required to serve the entire 50-ye...
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Sentencing delayed for Antioch Twp. man accused of killing exMar 10, 2015 1:00 am - Sentencing for an Antioch Township man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend has been delayed until May 7, officials said Tuesday. Michael Shane Axtell, 43, faces up to 6...
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Exonerated Waukegan man out of prison, Innocence Project saysMar 10, 2015 1:00 am - Angel Gonzalez, a Waukegan man who spent more than 20 years behind bars for a rape he did not commit, is a free man, according to the founding director of the Illinois I...