Lee Filas
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Real-life Grinch steals gifts earmarked for needy familiesSep 18, 2014 1:01 am - A real-life Grinch has struck Catholic Charities Lake County. The Waukegan charity that annually provides about 15,000 people in need with gifts around the holidays is ...
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International manhunt for Lake County teacher ends in SarajevoSep 18, 2014 1:00 am - An international manhunt for a Lake County teacher accused of molesting a student has ended with him in custody in Bosnia-Herzegovina awaiting extradition to face charge...
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Assistant found guilty of Cuneo theftSep 17, 2014 2:48 pm - A jury deliberated for about five hours Wednesday before finding a 58-year-old Lake County woman guilty of stealing from one of area's most well-known philanthropists. ...
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Former Lake County teacher admits molesting 14-year-old studentSep 17, 2014 2:15 pm - A former Lake County teacher faces up to three years in prison after pleading guilty Wednesday to molesting a 14-year-old student in 2010. Nicole Jacobsen, 43, of Barrin...
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McHenry teacher fired for taking pictures of a student's undergarmentsSep 17, 2014 1:01 am - A McHenry East high school teacher was fired this week for taking a photograph of a student's undergarments, the Northwest Herald is reporting. The Northwest Herald...
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Eastbound ramp shut down on I-290 near North AvenueSep 17, 2014 1:01 am - An exit ramp on eastbound I-290 leading to North Avenue near Elmhurst has been shut down because a truck rolled over, authorities said. Authorities said the truck rolle...
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Dawn Patrol: 1 hurt in house explosion; 6 cars, house damaged in DUISep 16, 2014 5:01 am - One injured in Elgin explosion A man suffered minor injuries when an explosion ripped through his Elgin home last night. The blast happened just before 10 p.m. on t...
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Plea deal offered for suspect in North Shore Bike Path attackSep 16, 2014 1:00 am - Prosecutors have offered a plea deal to a Waukegan man accused of attacking a female jogger on the North Shore Bike Path near Libertyville earlier this summer. Denilson...
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Dawn Patrol: Man killed by Wheeling police vehicle; Bears winSep 15, 2014 5:00 am - Des Plaines man struck, killed by Wheeling squad vehicle A Des Plaines man is dead after being struck by an on-duty Wheeling police officer in his squad vehicle ear...
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Former Lake Villa Township man guilty of recklessly shooting neighborSep 15, 2014 1:01 am - A former Lake Villa Township man was found guilty Monday of recklessly shooting a neighbor while showing off his handguns last year, but he avoided conviction on a more ...