Lake County Crime
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Antioch Township murder trial scheduled to begin TuesdayJan 05, 2015 12:01 am - The trial of a 43-year-old Antioch Township man accused of killing his estranged girlfriend is scheduled to begin Tuesday, officials said. Michael Axtell is charged wit...
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Waukegan police investigating man's deathJan 04, 2015 12:01 am - Waukegan police are investigating the death of a man found at 3 a.m. Saturday at the intersection of Ninth and Prescott streets. Cmdr. Joe Florip said Saturday night tha...
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Police: Waukegan man found dead was victim of homicideJan 04, 2015 12:01 am - A 49-year-old man found dead early Saturday along a Waukegan roadway was the victim of a homicide, police said Sunday. Gaylord Davis, of Waukegan, died as a result of tr...
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Round Lake Beach teen intoxicated in Thursday's fatal crashJan 03, 2015 12:01 am - A Round Lake Beach teen killed in a single-vehicle crash in Fox Lake Thursday afternoon was severely intoxicated, coroner's officials said Saturday. Lake County Deputy C...
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Slain Des Plaines boy was eighth-grader, officials sayJan 03, 2015 12:00 am - Rosemont police are investigating the Friday night shooting death of a 14-year-old Des Plaines boy in an apartment complex near the Allstate Arena, officials said Saturd...
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Boyfriend charged in Waukegan tavern killingJan 02, 2015 12:01 am - A 23-year-old Waukegan man was charged with shooting and killing his girlfriend inside a Waukegan tavern in front of her young daughter early Friday morning, authorities...
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Deerfield police save overdose victim with anti-opiateJan 01, 2015 6:38 am - Deerfield police have become the first department in Lake County to successfully use an anti-opiate drug to save the life of a heroin overdose victim. That the doses of ...
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Vernon Hills woman charged in park garbage can fireJan 01, 2015 12:01 am - A Vernon Hills woman faces criminal charges after police say she lit a park garbage can on fire. A person walking their dog noticed the fire in Augusta Park, 210 August...
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Gavin South teacher returning to U.S. to face sex abuse chargesDec 31, 2014 12:01 am - More than three months after being taken into custody in Bosnia-Herzegovina, a former Gavin South Middle School teacher is being extradited to the United States to face ...
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3 Elgin men charged with sexually assaulting teenDec 30, 2014 12:01 am - Authorities have charged three Elgin men with sexually assaulting an 18-year-old in mid-December and recording it on a cellphone, according to Kane County court records....