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Special Investigations Group arrests alleged drug dealer found with narcotics, gun in Winthrop Harbor

The sheriff’s Special Investigations Group arrested an alleged drug dealer during a search warrant in Winthrop Harbor where detectives found drugs and a gun, authorities said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Group concluded a narcotics investigation on Wednesday. The investigations group, which is a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) funded task force, […]

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Man charged with stabbing woman to death after police find her body in wheelbarrow in Wadsworth

A man has been charged with the murder of his 47-year-old cousin after deputies responding to a well-being check found the woman’s body in a wheelbarrow in Wadsworth. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 6:20 p.m. Wednesday to the 13100 block of West Shenandoah Trail in Wadsworth for a check on well-being call. The […]

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Charges filed against 2nd alleged gunman in shootout at gas station in Beach Park that left 2 wounded

Prosecutors have approved charges against a second alleged shooter in the shootout at a Beach Park gas station that left one of the gunmen along with a 21-year-old man hospitalized Sunday. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 6:35 a.m. Sunday to the Citgo gas station, 39039 Lewis Avenue in Beach Park, for a report […]

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Employee charged with battering autistic victim outside Gurnee hotel, bragging about it on social media

Prosecutors say an employee hit his fellow co-worker, who has a severe form of autism, at a hotel in Gurnee and then bragged about it on social media. The incident occurred on August 21 at the Great Wolf Lodge in Gurnee, according to Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Emma Smoler. Officers were called after Dmarreia […]