Lake County Crime
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Mundelein man pleads not guilty in fatal crashJan 08, 2013 10:02 am - A Mundelein man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to first-degree murder and other charges stemming from a fatal traffic accident after which he told police he drove into oncom...
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Baker files motion blaming ex-girlfriend for murderJan 08, 2013 10:00 am - A Deerfield man found guilty of murdering the mother of his ex-girlfriend filed a motion on his own in court Tuesday claiming that former girlfriend committed the crime,...
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Probation for teen in Elgin DUI chase, crashJan 07, 2013 3:13 pm - A 17-year-old from Bartlett who led Elgin police on a chase last August while driving on a learner’s permit has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor DUI. Caitlin M. Hill accept...
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Bennie Starks a free man after remaining charge is droppedJan 07, 2013 10:02 am - Finally, Bennie Starks is a free man. The remaining aggravated battery charge against Starks, stemming from his wrongful conviction in a 1986 rape case, was dropped Mon...
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Gurnee police special enforcementJan 06, 2013 1:17 pm - Gurnee police have announced results from a special enhanced safety restraint and impaired driving enforcement campaign that ran from Dec. 14 through Jan. 1. Funded by a...
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Lake County sees 10 homicides in 2012Jan 05, 2013 10:00 pm - Lake County was on pace to have its lowest homicide figure since 1980. However, the murder of Randy Hardy, 45, in Waukegan on Dec. 14 pushed 2012 into a statistical tie ...
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Five plead guilty to mob attack at restaurantJan 04, 2013 5:19 pm - Five Indiana men were sentenced to between three years and six years in prison after pleading guilty to charges in connection with an attack on a group of diners at a So...
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McHenry County judge chosen for Daley nephew’s caseJan 04, 2013 3:01 pm - McHenry County Judge Maureen McIntyre will preside over the involuntary manslaughter case of a nephew of former Chicago Mayor Richard Daley. McHenry County Chief Judge M...
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Lisle man guilty of killing Grayslake's Elisha Clark while fleeing policeJan 04, 2013 10:00 am - Lisle resident Donald Mischke was convicted of crashing into a woman with his vehicle and killing her while fleeing police in Waukegan in 2010. Mischke, 56, who opted to...
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Police: Man robs Buffalo Grove bankJan 03, 2013 10:58 pm - Buffalo Grove police reported a bank robbery Thursday at Chase Bank, located within the Dominick’s grocery store at 1160 W. Lake-Cook Road. Police said the robbery occur...