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‘Hate has no place in our communities’: Bond set for 2 men accused of spray-painting hate speech on Round Lake Beach businesses

A judge set bond at $500,000 and $350,000 for two men accused of spray-painting racial slurs, swastikas and other hate speech on businesses and a school in Round Lake Beach. David M. Dolan, 18, of unincorporated Lake Villa, and Anthony P. Shields, 19, of unincorporated Lake Villa, have each been charged with one count of […]

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$5M bond for suspect accused of fatally shooting boy who identified killer on phone call just before his death in Highland Park

Bond was set at $5 million for a juvenile who allegedly fatally shot a 16-year-old boy in Highland Park and prosecutors say the victim identified the suspect to a witness just before he was killed. Estiven Sarminento, 16, of Highland Park, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Mary […]

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$500K bond for former McHenry County youth volleyball coach who allegedly tried to meet up with child for sex in Lake County

A judge set bond at $500,000 for a former McHenry County youth volleyball coach who allegedly solicited a child online and traveled to meet up with the “child” for sex in Lake County. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Group and Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) concluded an investigation Wednesday into Philip S. Bromley, 44, […]