Lake County Crime
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Elgin man found guilty of drug-induced homicide in motel overdoseMay 08, 2026 1:42 pm - An Elgin man has been found guilty of drug-induced homicide in connection with the 2023 death of a man in McHenry County.
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2nd man charged with hate crime in 2024 attack of Jewish DePaul student from Buffalo GroveMay 08, 2026 8:52 am - A second man faces hate crime charges in a 2024 attack of two Jewish DePaul University students. In November 2024, Max Long and Michael Kaminsky were outside the DePaul s...
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Judge denies release for teen charged with taking police officer’s gun from schoolMay 07, 2026 8:02 pm - A teen who authorities say took the firearm an Arlington Heights police officer left in a school restroom on Monday will remain in jail while his case is pending, a Cook County judge ruled Thursday.
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Pen pups: Why more police dogs are going to work in jailsMay 07, 2026 6:12 pm - We’re used to seeing police dogs out on the street alongside officers and deputies, but these days a growing number of K-9 units are at work out of the public eye and behind steel doors in jails.
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Former Barrington man facing charges of possessing child sexual abuse materialsMay 07, 2026 4:49 pm - A 19-year-old man who moved out of Barrington has been brought back to Lake County on charges of possessing child sexual abuse materials.
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Teens arrested, but Arlington Heights school resource officer’s gun still missingMay 06, 2026 6:59 pm - Two teens face felony charges in connection with the disappearance of an Arlington Heights police officer’s gun after it was mistakenly left in a school bathroom Monday, authorities announced Wednesday.
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Six Round Lake middle school students hospitalized after ingesting THC gummiesMay 06, 2026 3:36 pm - Six Round Lake Middle School students were hospitalized Wednesday morning after apparently ingesting THC gummies.
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‘Broadview 6’ defense accuses feds of keeping grand jury transcripts secretMay 06, 2026 11:10 am - Attorneys for the remaining “Broadview Six” immigration protesters charged in October say federal prosecutors are abusing their power in order to keep secret what they told the grand jury that indicted them, including on a rare conspiracy count.
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Cook County tax official Samantha Steele not guilty in drunken driving caseMay 05, 2026 1:11 pm - A Cook County tax official was acquitted of drunken driving Tuesday after a two-day trial that focused on a November 2024 crash in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood and the police response.
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Person of interest detained, but police officer’s gun lost at Arlington Heights school still missingMay 05, 2026 8:10 am - Arlington Heights police detained a person of interest in the search for a school resource officer’s missing firearm that was left unattended in a restroom at Forest View Educational Center on Monday.