Lee Filas
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Man charged in fatal overdose turns down plea dealSep 14, 2017 1:00 am - An Island Lake man accused of supplying a lethal dose of heroin to a Mundelein resident in December 2015 turned down a plea deal Thursday, pushing his case to trial in D...
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Former Lake County deputy pleads guilty to contemptSep 13, 2017 1:00 am - A former Lake County Sheriff's deputy pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges he lied under oath while testifying in a driving under the influence case, officials said. Jus...
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Veteran North Chicago cop accused of soliciting prostitute while on dutySep 13, 2017 1:00 am - An arrest warrant has been issued for a veteran North Chicago police officer accused of patronizing prostitutes while on duty, authorities said. Ludwin W. Barreno, an 8...
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Lake County hikes minimum age to buy cigarettesSep 13, 2017 1:00 am - Starting Jan. 1, you will need to be 21 to purchase tobacco products in unincorporated Lake County. The Lake County Board approved changes to its tobacco ordinance Tues...
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Dawn Patrol: Suburban natives share Hurricane Irma experienceSep 12, 2017 5:00 am - Spared by Irma, suburban natives say storm was still terrifying Hurricane Irma wasn't as apocalyptic as many predicted, but suburban natives in Florida say it was s...
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DNA needed to identify body found after Gurnee house explosionSep 12, 2017 1:00 am - It could be months before authorities officially identify a man found dead among the rubble of a fiery house explosion Friday near Gurnee, authorities said Tuesday. Lak...
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Dawn Patrol: Suburban transplants in Irma's path fear the unknownSep 11, 2017 5:00 am - Suburban transplants in Irma's path fear the unknown As Hurricane Irma moved through parts of Florida yesterday, suburban transplants who chose to stay describe sce...
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Cause, victim of Gurnee-area house explosion remain unidentifiedSep 11, 2017 1:00 am - Authorities are still trying to determine the cause of a fiery house explosion Friday near Gurnee and confirm the identification of the body recovered from the rubble. ...
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Waukegan man's murder sentence reduced by two yearsSep 08, 2017 1:00 am - A Waukegan man previously sentenced to 50 years in prison for killing his girlfriend in front of her daughter had two years of his prison sentence reduced by a Lake Coun...
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Special prosecutor in Rudd case faces misconduct charges downstateSep 07, 2017 1:00 am - The special prosecutor assigned to the perjury case against former Lake County Coroner Thomas Rudd has been removed from the case following his indictment this week on c...