Lake County Crime
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Prosecution rests in 1994 Lake County murder trialApr 24, 2014 1:01 am - Lake County prosecutors concluded their case Thursday against a man accused murdering a 71-year-old Waukegan business owner in 1994. However, just before the state rest...
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3 men charged in string of suburban robberiesApr 24, 2014 1:00 am - Three Chicago men have been charged with a string of armed robberies at businesses in the city and throughout the suburbs during a five-month stretch that began late las...
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Police recount evidence gathered in 1994 Waukegan murder caseApr 23, 2014 1:01 am - Lake County prosecutors focused on blood stains, DNA and a flat tire during the second day of testimony in the trial of a Chicago man accused of killing a Waukegan busin...
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Stroger associate sentenced in corruption caseApr 23, 2014 1:00 am - A former high-ranking aide to ex-Cook County Board President Todd Stroger was sentenced to 6½ years in prison Wednesday after being convicted last year on corruption cha...
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Lake County judge: No need to reoffer rejected plea deal in murder caseApr 23, 2014 1:00 am - A Lake County judge ruled Wednesday that prosecutors don't have to reoffer the plea deal that was rejected months earlier by a Round Lake Park man charged in the murder ...
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Cook County sheriff reopens priest abuse inquiryApr 22, 2014 1:01 am - The Cook County sheriff's office says it is reopening an investigation of sexual abuse allegations made against a Roman Catholic priest. The Rev. Michael W. O'Connell st...
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Study: Minority kids hit hardest by Illinois lawApr 22, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - A 32-year-old Illinois law that requires juveniles accused of the most serious crimes to be charged as adults may be discriminatory, prevents judges from e...
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Testimony begins in second trial of 1994 murder of Waukegan appliance store ownerApr 22, 2014 1:01 am - A Lake County prosecutor told a jury Tuesday that Fred Reckling was closing his Waukegan appliance store for the night when Hezekieh Whitfield wrapped a gun in a cloth a...
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Judge rejects sex abuse plea deal for 75-year-old manApr 22, 2014 1:01 am - A judge rejected a plea deal with a sentence that included 30 days in jail for a 75-year-old Lake Villa man accused of sexually abusing a child. Lake County Judge George...
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Former Lake Forest High School theater adviser pleads guilty to sex abuse chargesApr 22, 2014 1:01 am - A former Lake Forest High School employee pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse for having inappropriate sexual contact with two female studen...