Lake County Crime
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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...
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Northwest suburban police blotterJan 02, 2014 10:14 am - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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Two Lake County men charged with selling fake Hydrocodone pillsJan 02, 2014 8:00 am - Two Lake County men have been charged with trying to sell fake Hydrocodone pills through Craigslist to undercover police officers in Fox Lake, authorities said Thursday....
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Cure or just another addiction? Methadone providers say opiate keeps scores of addicts off heroinJan 01, 2014 1:01 am - Editor's note: This story originally ran on Dec. 5, 2001 as part of the Daily Herald's "Hidden Scourge: Heroin in the Suburbs" series. Cathy, a 45-year-old Pa...
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How club drugs affect you and your childrenJan 01, 2014 1:01 am - Editor's note: This story originally ran on Jan. 21, 2002 as part of the Daily Herald's "Hidden Scourge: Heroin in the Suburbs" series. Though club drugs and he...
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Prescription drugs: They're legal but still lethalJan 01, 2014 1:01 am - Editor's note: This story originally ran on April 8, 2002 as part of the Daily Herald's "Hidden Scourge: Heroin in the Suburbs" series. Sequestered in her bedro...