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Lake County Jail COVID-19 Outbreak Infects 35 Inmates
A total of 35 inmates housed in one pod at the Lake County Jail in north suburban Waukegan have tested positive for COVID-19, officials with the Lake County Sheriff’s Office said Sunday. On Dec. 14, the sheriff’s office, which oversees the jail, learned that four inmates in housing pod 5-North contracted the coronavirus, a news release stated. As a result,…
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Lake County Jail to Test All Inmates, Staff for Coronavirus
The Lake County Jail plans to test all inmates, correctional employees, staff and contractors for the coronavirus as part of enhanced mitigation procedures announced Monday. Due to the expansion of testing availability, in early August all employees of the Lake County Jail were provided coronavirus tests, according to a news release from the Lake County Sheriff’s Department. Of the...
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Woman, Upset With Boyfriend Who Wet the Bed Attacks Him With Machete in Deer Park: Police
A 39-year-old Deer Park woman allegedly struck her boyfriend with a machete Sunday after getting upset that he urinated in the bed in their north suburban home. Bophanary Om grabbed the machete about 9:30 p.m. and hit the man’s head, causing a serious head wound, the Lake County sheriff’s office said in a statement. The 39-year-old man, who lived...
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Portage ‘Thrill-Seeker' Arrested for Driving 142 Mph in a 55 MPH Zone
A self-described “thrill-seeker” from Portage, Indiana, was arrested Saturday for driving 142 mph in a 55 mph zone of Interstate 80/94.
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Woman Charged With DUI for 2018 Crash Into Beach Park House
A woman was charged with DUI for a crash that sent a car into a house last year in north suburban Beach Park.
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Naked Man From Chicago Tased by Police in Indiana Cornfield
A Chicago man with an alleged history of public nudity was tased and arrested while naked last week in a northwest Indiana cornfield.
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Man Unfit For Trial For Confining Daughter in Basement
A suburban Chicago man who, with his wife, is accused of confining their 10-year-old daughter to their basement has been found mentally unfit for trial by a court-appointed doctor.
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Kenosha Man Found Guilty of Murdering Ex-Wife Denied New Trial
A Kenosha man sentenced to 45 years in prison for the murder of his ex-wife was denied a new trial Friday by a Lake County judge.
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Man, 75, Charged in Fatal Gary Stabbing Says Victim Called Him Names
A man is accused of fatally stabbing someone during an argument in northwest Indiana.
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Man Charged With Violating Sex Offender Registration in North Suburbs
A north suburban man has been charged with violating his sex offender registration by failing to report an address change.
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Teen Charged With Neglect After Cops Find 10 Dogs at Squalid Vernon Hills Home
A teenager is facing neglect charges after officers found 10 dogs at his squalid home earlier this month in north suburban Vernon Hills.
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Suburban Father Accused of Biting His 10-Month-Old Daughter
A Lake Villa Township man is facing multiple charges after allegedly biting his 10-month-old daughter.
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Man Facing Murder Charge in Death of 4-Year-Old Girl
A man accused of battering a 4-year-old girl in north suburban Waukegan has been indicted on a charge of first-degree murder following the girl’s death last year, according to authorities.
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Man Who Locked Daughter in Basement Now Fit for Trial
A suburban Chicago man who, with his wife, is accused of confining their 10-year-old daughter to their basement has been found fit for trial.
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Father Arrested for Hiding Son Wanted for Sex Abuse, Child Porn in Crystal Lake
A man was arrested Friday for concealing his adult son wanted in a criminal sexual abuse case and for child pornography in his northwest suburban Crystal Lake home.
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Man Who Locked Daughter in Basement Unfit for Trial
A suburban Chicago man who, with his wife, is accused of confining their 10-year-old daughter to their basement has been found unfit for trial.
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Woman Who Locked a Child in Basement Wants to Visit Children
A suburban Chicago woman who, with her husband, is accused of confining a daughter to their basement is seeking visitation rights to their children.
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Mental Fitness Trial for Man Who Locked Daughter in Basement
The parents who forced their 10-year-old daughter to live in the basement of their Waukegan home, claiming she was possessed, have a long history with the state’s Department of Child and Family Services.
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Deerfield Man Arrested for Indecent Solicitation of a Child
A Deerfield man was arrested Friday for indecent solicitation of a child after trying to meet and engage in sexual acts with who he thought was a 14-year-old boy.
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Wrong-Way Driver Charged with Drunken Driving on Indiana Toll Road Near Hammond
A drunken driver is facing multiple charges after a state trooper caught him driving the wrong way Friday night on the Indiana Toll Road near Hammond.