Lake County Crime
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Moylan's tougher hazing penalty wins committee backingFeb 27, 2013 1:00 pm - Recent hazing scandals at Maine West and Hoffman Estates high schools have prompted one state official to call for a tougher penalty for school officials and employees w...
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Attorney: Bankruptcy motive for Lindenhurst murderFeb 26, 2013 2:00 pm - Prosecutors want to introduce evidence that could show James Ealy was financially broke when he allegedly killed his boss at the Lindenhurst Burger King in 2006 and robb...
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Northwest suburban police blotterFeb 26, 2013 1:44 pm - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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Waukegan grocer sentenced for benefits fraudFeb 26, 2013 1:33 pm - A Waukegan grocer has been sentenced to more 2½ years in prison for defrauding U.S. food-stamp and nutrition programs out of more than $800,000. The U.S. attorney’s off...
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Northwest suburban police blotterFeb 26, 2013 11:37 am - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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Sadness, not anger, grips Crystal Lake DUI victim over new arrestFeb 26, 2013 10:29 am - One could understand if Tom Burleson reacted with outrage Monday when he learned that the drunken driver who killed Burleson’s family more than 13 years ago had been arr...
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More honors for Aurora officers who helped free wrongly convicted manFeb 24, 2013 8:12 am - Aurora Police Investigators John Munn and Darrell Moore recently were named Co-Employees of the Year for their work to free a man serving 70-year prison term after being...
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Man convicted in 2003 Elgin drug murder seeks new trialFeb 23, 2013 4:36 pm - A 41-year-old man convicted a decade ago of murdering of an Elgin drug dealer made his case for a new trial Wednesday, arguing that hearsay statements from others involv...
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Man gets 10-year sentence for his 11th DUIFeb 22, 2013 1:15 pm - A 42-year-old former West Chicago man will have years to sober up and think about how his failure to put down the bottle cost him his freedom. Michael J. Picon, of the 3...
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Lake County wrongful-conviction review panel sworn inFeb 22, 2013 4:30 am - Lake County State’s Attorney Mike Nerheim didn’t waste any time convening a volunteer panel that’ll review cases involving possible wrongful convictions. Nerheim went to...