Lee Filas
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United Airlines plane lands safely after emergency landingJan 07, 2013 7:00 am - A United Airlines plane made a quick landing at O'Hare International Airport Monday morning after reports of smoke in the cockpit were sent to airline emergency crews. ...
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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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Man facing murder charge wants to represent himself in trialDec 20, 2012 9:35 am - A Waukegan man facing 60 years in prison in a murder case was warned by a Lake County judge that it would not be in his best interests to represent himself in his upcomi...
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Hundreds of flights canceled as snow startsDec 20, 2012 5:00 am - Gas up the snowblower and break out the shovels because the first recorded snowfall in 290 days has begun. A winter storm warning is now in effect and lasts until 3 a.m....
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Mundelein man charged in crash that killed Round Lake Beach motherDec 19, 2012 12:05 pm - A Mundelein man who told police he drove into oncoming traffic to “test his mortality” was indicted on first-degree murder charges for killing a 25-year-old Round Lake B...
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Dawn Patrol: Students hurt in bus crash; Victim loved helping othersDec 19, 2012 4:30 am - Woodridge woman remembered for helping others A slain Woodridge woman loved helping others and did so daily at her job with O’Hare Towing, according to her boss, Bi...
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Grayslake man pleads guilty to child sex offense chargeDec 18, 2012 11:28 am - A Grayslake man pleaded guilty to attempted criminal sexual assault of a child in Lake County court Tuesday. Eric Hopkins, 41, of the 17000 block of the Greentree Boule...
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Bad legal advice gives Waukegan man shorter prison termDec 18, 2012 10:00 am - Lake County prosectors say a Waukegan man who was incarcerated for murder nearly a decade ago received bad legal advice from his now-deceased attorney, and they have agr...
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Dawn Patrol: Jury to resume deliberations; hazing charges filedDec 18, 2012 4:32 am - Jury still out in sex assault trial Jurors will resume deliberations today in the trial of Herbert Burgess, a Mount Prospect man charged with sexually assaulting a ...
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Trial begins for driver accused of murderDec 17, 2012 11:04 am - Lake County prosecutors said in court Monday that a Lisle man should be found guilty of first-degree murder because he drove through a stoplight after a robbery and kill...