Lake County Crime
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Former youth volleyball coach charged with indecent solicitation, groomingJul 20, 2023 1:00 am - A former youth volleyball coach from McHenry County faces charges alleging he arranged a meeting for a sexual encounter with who he believed was a 14-year-old girl, auth...
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Northwest suburban police departments teaming to host gun buyback eventJul 19, 2023 11:00 pm - For the first time, Arlington Heights police and several of their Northwest suburban counterparts will host a gun buyback program for people to turn in unwanted firearms...
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Masked suspects sought after stolen car abandoned in WheelingJul 19, 2023 1:00 am - Six people in masks and hooded sweatshirts abandoned a stolen car on a well-traveled Wheeling street Tuesday and fled into a nearby neighborhood, authorities said, promp...
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Woman charged in Fox Lake hit-and-run that killed North Chicago manJul 19, 2023 1:00 am - A Spring Grove woman has been arrested for a May 29 hit-and-run crash in Fox Lake that killed a 39-year-old North Chicago man, authorities announced Wednesday In additio...
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Authorities say passenger in fatal crash identified, driver fighting for lifeJul 19, 2023 1:00 am - The passenger who died after being thrown from a motorcycle in a crash Tuesday near Wauconda has been identified as Laura Siano of Northbrook. Siano, 63, was the passeng...
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Elation, dismay from suburban leaders over state Supreme Court's landmark bail rulingJul 18, 2023 1:00 am - The Illinois Supreme Court's landmark decision Tuesday upholding the constitutionality of cashless bail sparked elation from some suburban leaders and dismay among other...
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Forest Preserves of Cook County raises fines for fly dumpingJul 16, 2023 11:00 pm - Piles of crumbling asphalt, disassembled and busted furniture, and mini mountains of used tires; these are scenes one might expect to see at a landfill. But for some Fo...
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There's been a sharp decline in on-duty police officer deaths this year. Here's why.Jul 14, 2023 5:00 am - There's good news in a national midyear report on job-related deaths of law enforcement officers: So far, there have been far fewer than in 2022. That's largely due to a...
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Man charged with trying to kill Cook deputy by hitting him with carJul 14, 2023 1:00 am - A Wood Dale man has been accused of trying to kill a Cook County deputy by hitting him with a car. DuPage County Judge Mia McPherson set bail at $2 million Friday for El...
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Crimo Jr. reckless conduct trial to begin Nov. 6Jul 14, 2023 1:00 am - Robert Crimo Jr., father of the man charged in the 2022 Fourth of July parade shooting in Highland Park, will go on trial before a Lake County judge on Nov. 6. Crimo Jr....