Lake County Crime
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Police: Man charged with attempted murder in Barrington stabbingFeb 20, 2024 11:50 am - A man is charged with attempted murder after a stabbing Monday evening in Barrington, authorities said. Three people were taken to hospitals with injuries that do not app...
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Chicago man charged with carjacking in Lake ForestFeb 18, 2024 7:09 pm - Illinois State Police arrested a man Friday following a carjacking in Lake Forest the previous day in which the victim was struck with their own car, authorities said in ...
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Office morale, performance key issues for Democratic Cook Co. state’s attorney candidatesFeb 16, 2024 5:56 pm - Democratic candidates vying to replace Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx cite staffing and morale as key issues facing the next top prosecutor.
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Round Lake Beach man sentenced to life in prison without parole for ‘brutal, evil and sinister’ murders of his three childrenFeb 16, 2024 2:29 pm - A Round Lake Beach man was sentenced Friday to life in prison without the possibility of parole after entering a guilty but mentally ill plea Dec. 15 in the killings of h...
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Wheeling woman latest victim of robbers targeting bank customers, police sayFeb 15, 2024 9:09 pm - A Wheeling woman was followed home from a bank and robbed Wednesday afternoon in the latest such crime in the suburbs, police said. The woman, who suffered minor injuries...
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Sheriff: Man who showed up drunk to DUI impact panel attacked sergeantFeb 15, 2024 11:48 am - A Lake County sheriff’s sergeant suffered minor injuries Wednesday evening while arresting a Park City man who authorities say was intoxicated while attending an event f...
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Man who made bomb threat at Lake County special needs school faces chargesFeb 15, 2024 9:56 am - A man who called in a bomb threat to a Lake County school district in January has been identified and charged, Lake County sheriff’s officials said. About 1:30 p.m. on Ja...
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Four people rescued as Highland Park woman charged with multiple counts of human traffickingFeb 14, 2024 10:57 am - Four people including an infant were rescued, and a Highland Park woman was charged with multiple counts of human trafficking and involuntary servitude involving a case t...
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Authorities: Volo teen slashed man’s face in WaucondaFeb 12, 2024 3:27 pm - A Volo teenager is in jail after Wauconda police said she slashed a man’s face Saturday night, severing an artery in the process. Bailee R. Parks, 18, is charged with agg...
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Cook County state’s attorney candidates discuss juvenile crime in Democratic primary debateFeb 09, 2024 6:00 am - Retail theft prosecution and juvenile crime were among the topics retired Illinois Appellate Court Judge Eileen O’Neill Burke and former Cook County prosecutor Clayton Ha...