Island Lake Crime
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Wisconsin man charged with interfering in DUI investigation, then attacking officers in jailOct 24, 2021 6:48 pm - A Wisconsin man was arrested on charges of interfering with a DUI investigation, then injured two Lake County correctional officers while in custody, police said. Ryan G...
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Police investigating armed robbery at gas station near GrayslakeOct 23, 2021 2:47 pm - Lake County sheriff's police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred Saturday morning at a gas station in an unincorporated area near Grayslake. At about 8:15 a...
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New Lake County sheriff program aims to stop 'revolving door' at jailDec 31, 1969 6:00 pm - In an attempt to reduce the number of people returning to Lake County jail after their release, officials have begun a new program to help current inmates prepare for li...
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COVID-19 has taken a heavy toll on police, but suburban departments avoid vaccine mandatesOct 20, 2021 7:39 am - By Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas Law enforcement professionals and their supporters gathered Thursday night on the National Mall in Washington for a candlelight v...
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Former Libertarian candidate for governor charged with threatening Lake County judgesOct 19, 2021 12:28 pm - A man who ran for Illinois governor in 2018 was taken into custody Thursday in Arkansas and accused of threatening to kill two Lake County judges, authorities said. Gray...
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Authorities looking for Audi involved in Indian Creek hit-and-runOct 13, 2021 12:11 am - The Lake County sheriff's office is asking for the public's help in locating a vehicle that struck and critically injured a pedestrian Saturday in Indian Creek. The veh...
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Oak Park man twice tries, fails to escape Lake County authoritiesOct 07, 2021 5:54 pm - An Oak Park man who attempted to flee from Lake County authorities twice Tuesday - first from a courtroom, then from jail - has been charged with felony counts of escape...
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Marine recruiter pleads not guilty to child porn possession in Lake CountyOct 06, 2021 1:35 pm - A Marine Corps recruiter assigned to the Lake County area pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to child pornography charges. James R. Wallace, 35, an active-duty staff sergeant...
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Appellate court orders hearing on whether Hispanic jurors were improperly excludedOct 05, 2021 6:54 am - Attorneys for a Beach Park man convicted of beating his wife and stepson to death with a baseball bat will return to court to argue that Lake County prosecutors improper...
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The stories that stick with us: How a victim of unthinkable tragedy prevailed over his darkest daysOct 04, 2021 8:19 am - Tom Burleson had just about every excuse to give up in August 1999, after a drunken driver heading the wrong way on a McHenry County highway slammed into his family's va...