Lake County Crime
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Horta sentencing delayed:Jan 08, 2014 3:26 pm - The sentencing of a man convicted of killing a Waukegan man and dumping his body in the Penny Road Pond near Barrington was delayed Wednesday. Jose Horta, 21, of the 300...
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Charge against Daley nephew standsJan 08, 2014 3:06 pm - Daley nephew accused of involuntary manslaughter in death of Mt. Prospect man
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Man accepts plea deal, boot camp, in Lindenhurst home, car break-insJan 08, 2014 9:00 am - A man accused of burglarizing several Lindenhurst homes and vehicles last August pleaded guilty to a single count of theft and was sentenced to two years in prison Wedne...
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Burglars hit Mundelein jewelry store that offered Jan. 1 snow dealJan 07, 2014 9:58 am - A Mundelein jewelry store that’s been in the news because of a failed snowfall promotion was burglarized Tuesday morning. A pair of thieves smashed the front door at P.K...
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Trial date set for man charged in crash that sparked townhouse fireJan 06, 2014 9:00 am - A Wisconsin man accused of being intoxicated when he crashed his SUV into a Hainesville townhouse, sparking a massive fire, will go on trial next month. Adam R. Bileck,...
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Lake County murders rise to 14 in 2013, but numbers down overallJan 06, 2014 4:15 am - Fourteen murders were committed in Lake County in 2013, a 40 percent rise from the previous year, authorities said. Lake County officials said the increase from the 10 ...
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Spring Grove woman charged with DUIJan 03, 2014 9:33 pm - A Spring Grove woman faces DUI charges after authorities said she struck a vehicle parked alongside a road, resulting in minor injuries to the woman and a juvenile passe...
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Former McHenry deputy admits abusing boy in Milwaukee hotelJan 03, 2014 11:55 am - A former McHenry County sheriff’s deputy and child pornography investigator pleaded guilty Friday to taking a minor under 12 to a Milwaukee hotel, sexually abusing him a...
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Looking ahead to 2014 in Lake CountyJan 03, 2014 5:00 am - Budgets have not been as tight as the economy continues to loosen, and projects of varying degrees are pending or proposed in several Lake County communities. Voters wi...
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4 years in prison for Elgin burglary, highway chase to WisconsinJan 02, 2014 1:58 pm - A 30-year-old Streamwood man was sentenced to four years in prison after admitting to his role in a May burglary of a Sam’s Club in Elgin that led to a two-hour police c...