A judge sentenced a Chicago man to six years in prison for selling drugs that led to a 36-year-old Crystal Lake man’s fatal overdose. Pablo Nieves, 59, of the 1800 block of North St. Louis Avenue in Chicago, pleaded guilty as part of a plea deal to unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, a Class […]
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10 years in prison for man charged with delivering large amount of cocaine, child endangerment in Marengo
A Schaumburg man who was charged with selling a large quantity of cocaine in Marengo while two children were inside his car has been sentenced to ten years in prison. Nyco T. Jackson, 24, of the 500 block of North Braintree Drive in Schaumburg, was indicted on three counts of unlawful possession with the intent […]
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2nd man charged in robbery, murder of Gurnee man
A second man has been charged with murder after a 21-year-old Gurnee man was fatally shot in May during a drug deal that turned into a robbery, police said. Jordae Wilson, 19, of the 2500 block of Jackson Street in Waukegan, and Donterrance M. Nixon, 22, of the 600 block of Lenox Avenue in Waukegan, […]
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Two teens charged with shooting man in Gurnee
Two teens have been arrested and charged in connection with a shooting that left a 20-year-old man hospitalized last week in Gurnee, police said. The Gurnee Police Department and Gurnee Fire Department responded around 5:50 p.m. October 5 to the area of Dilleys Road and Nations Drive for a report of a gunshot victim. Officers […]
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3 teens arrested after 13-year-old robbed at knifepoint in Lake Forest
Three teens were charged after allegedly robbing a 13-year-old at knifepoint during a drug deal gone bad in Lake Forest Tuesday afternoon, police said. Kevon L. Jones, 18, of the 1900 block of Ashland Ave in Evanston, was charged with aggravated robbery, and two 17-year-old boys, whose names will not be released because they are […]
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McHenry woman sentenced to 5 years for selling cocaine while child was in car
A 46-year-old McHenry woman has been sentenced to five years in prison after she pleaded guilty to selling cocaine in a Walgreens parking lot while a child was in her car. Magnolia Vasquez-Morales, 46, of the 3200 block of Meadow Lane in McHenry, was initially charged with manufacturing or delivering between 1 and 15 grams […]
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Two arrested after gun pulled during drug deal in Libertyville
A Libertyville man and an Algonquin man have been arrested following a drug deal gone bad in which one of them pulled a gun. Gian-Marco Guerrero, 19, of 131 West Ellis Avenue in Libertyville, is being charged with aggravated assault and Timothy M. Andrews, 30, of 1609 Longview Drive in Algonquin, is being charged with unlawful […]