Lake County Crime
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Sentenced to life for gruesome Barrington killing, he’s now free at 49. Here’s whyJul 11, 2024 3:49 pm - Less than three decades after he was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison for a grisly suburban murder, Paul Modrowski quietly left the Stateville Correctional Center a free man last week. The release of the 49-year-old convicted of murdering a man found decapitated in Barrington, and the reasons for it, raise complicated questions about equal justice, rehabilitation, disability bias and survivors’ rights.
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Officials: Driver appears to have intentionally hit IDOT worker with car in MarengoJul 10, 2024 8:35 pm - A driver who struck and injured an Illinois Department of Transportation worker with her car Wednesday morning in Marengo appears to be have done so intentionally, authorities said.
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Bartlett man convicted in beating of grocery bagger charged anew for attacking neighborJul 09, 2024 4:42 pm - Police arrested a Bartlett man Monday on charges of assault, battery and resisting arrest after responding to a fight with a neighbor last month.
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Wisconsin driver killed in crash near Zion identifiedJul 08, 2024 3:20 pm - The 32-year-old Wisconsin man who died after crashing his vehicle into an SUV and injuring eight people Saturday while fleeing police has been identified.
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Sheriff: Driver of stolen car killed fleeing from police, 8 others injuredJul 07, 2024 9:25 am - A Wisconsin man driving a stolen vehicle was killed Saturday and eight others, including four children, were injured when he crashed while fleeing police in northern Lake County, authorities said Sunday.
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‘Our lives were shattered forever’: Survivor of Highland Park massacre talks about family’s struggles since shootingJul 03, 2024 11:45 am - Survivor of Highland Park massacre talks of her family’s struggles since the tragedy.
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A ‘disastrous decision’ or the right one? Chicago-area lawmakers and candidates are dividedJul 01, 2024 5:38 pm - Democratic lawmakers and Republican congressional candidates had very different takes on Monday’s ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court on presidential power.
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Chicago man accused of threats against public officials, Lake County CourthouseJun 29, 2024 3:03 pm - A Chicago man convicted in 2016 of making a terrorist threat directed at the Lake County courthouse again is being held for threatening the courthouse, authorities said Saturday.
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Police: Man on parole for murder now faces gun chargeJun 28, 2024 8:06 pm - An Addison man on parole on a second-degree murder charge has been charged with possessing a loaded machine gun.
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‘Evil and manipulative’: Families outraged after Highland Park suspect backs out of plea dealJun 26, 2024 9:47 am - With family members of victims and survivors looking on, the suspect in the mass shooting at Highland Park’s 2022 Independence Day parade backed out of plea agreement Wednesday morning that would have sent him to prison for the rest of his life.