Lake County Crime
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Melrose Park man charged in murder for hire plotFeb 09, 2013 4:01 pm - A 28-year-old Melrose Park man already in jail on a sex charge that involves an 11-year-old girl is now accused of plotting to murder the girl and her family, the Cook C...
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Chicago prison guard accused of briberyFeb 08, 2013 2:59 pm - A 51-year-old guard at a federal prison in downtown Chicago has been indicted on bribery charges after authorities alleged he broke rules regarding inmate contraband. T...
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Two Lake County men accused of stealing $12,000 worth of cold medicineFeb 07, 2013 6:59 pm - Police say pair hit multiple stores in Illinois, Wisconsin
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Former Drew Peterson lawyer sues current lawyerFeb 07, 2013 5:00 pm - A public quarrel between one former and one current attorney for Drew Peterson over who is to blame for the former Bolingbrook police sergeant's murder conviction has es...
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ATM skimming reports investigated:Feb 07, 2013 3:49 pm - Lake Forest police, in cooperation with Northern Trust Bank, is investigating a fraud involving multiple customer accounts. Police said that from December through this m...
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Northwest suburban police blotterFeb 07, 2013 3:30 pm - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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Probation revoked for teen who admitted starting firesFeb 07, 2013 3:25 pm - A Wheeling teenager who was sentenced to probation in October after he admitted setting several fires last summer now faces a three-year prison term, court records show....
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Official urges feds to prosecute more gun casesFeb 06, 2013 3:02 pm - A Cook County official wants federal authorities to prosecute more gun cases. In a news release Wednesday, Cook County Commissioner John Fritchey says the number of cas...
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Mount Prospect man gets 24 years for sexual assaultFeb 06, 2013 12:32 pm - Mount Prospect man sentenced for sex crimes
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Woman guilty of sledgehammer attackFeb 06, 2013 10:00 am - Jury in three hours sides with prosecution in retrial