Lake County Crime
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Police: Wauconda man drove through children's triathlon in WaucondaJul 22, 2023 1:00 am - A man accused of driving through a children's triathlon Saturday morning in Wauconda has been charged with aggravated assault and reckless driving, police said. At 8:37 ...
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Green Oaks man fired shots that hit house, police sayJul 21, 2023 11:00 pm - A Green Oaks man is facing charges after police said he was responsible for gunfire that hit a neighbor's house last month. Andrew W. Szech, 42, of the 31000 block of Pr...
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Cashless bail is coming. Here's how two top suburban prosecutors will handle the changeJul 21, 2023 5:30 am - Cashless bail becomes the law of the Land of Lincoln on Sept. 18. With months of political debate, campaign rhetoric and legal challenges seemingly in the rearview mirro...
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Woman who was carjacked while pregnant delivers healthy babyJul 21, 2023 1:00 am - The Libertyville-area woman who was carjacked in February while pregnant has announced the birth of a healthy son. Taylor Shepherd, 34, was returning to her home in the...
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Prosecutor: Victims of suburban sex trafficking ring lived in fearJul 21, 2023 1:00 am - As authorities continue to investigate a suburban sex trafficking ring, details emerge about the women who were victimized. Investigators found one of the women told her...
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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...