Lake County Crime
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McHenry County couple accused of wake burglaries face new chargesOct 12, 2012 3:58 pm - A Johnsburg husband and wife already being held in Cook County on burglary charges found themselves in even more hot water Friday, after McHenry County police say they c...
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Police say Waukegan High employee had sex with studentOct 12, 2012 3:00 pm - A Waukegan Unit District 60 employee is charged with having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl, authorities said Friday. Timothy Kinsey, 44, of the 1600 bloc...
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Wheeling teen admits starting firesOct 12, 2012 2:21 pm - A Wheeling teenager who admitted starting two fires last summer pleaded guilty to arson and criminal damage to property Friday. In exchange for Nathan Orlowski’s guilty...
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Father of boy killed in crash admits he used marijuanaOct 12, 2012 2:21 pm - An Island Lake man pleaded guilty Friday to driving a car with drugs in his system when he was involved in an accident that killed his 10-year-old son in December 2011. ...
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Judge declares Baker fit to stand trialOct 12, 2012 12:13 pm - Daniel Baker of Deerfield is mentally fit to stand trial for the April 2010 murder of a 50-year-old Vernon Hills woman, a Lake County judge ruled Friday. Judge Daniel Sh...
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Christopher Jacobsen gets jail in theft from Libertyville Boys ClubOct 12, 2012 11:44 am - The former treasurer of the Libertyville Boys Club will spend some time in jail for stealing money from the organization, a Lake County judge has ruled. Christopher Jaco...
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Bears players to hold fundraiser for slain fan's familyOct 11, 2012 11:00 pm - One week after a Lake Villa Township man was killed in a Jacksonville, Fla., bar while in town to watch the Bears play, some current and former players are hosting a fun...
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Palatine woman accused of stealing $200K from grandmotherOct 11, 2012 7:01 pm - A Palatine woman has been charged with stealing more than $200,000 from her grandmother. Jennifer Curtis, 43, was arrested Wednesday. Bail was set at $100,000, and she i...
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Suspect in Chicago car-bomb plot pleads not guiltyOct 11, 2012 4:59 pm - A West suburban teen has pleaded not guilty to trying to set off what he thought was a car bomb next to a Chicago bar. Dressed in orange jail clothes, Adel Daoud looked...
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Man in Cubs-Sox fan brawl seeks new trialOct 11, 2012 11:36 am - A man found guilty for his part in a drunken brawl over the Cubs and White Sox at a toddler’s birthday party in Huntley deserves a new trial because one of witnesses who...