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Probation for 1 of 2 armed men who attempted to carjack victim at grocery store in Round Lake Beach

One of two men has been sentenced to probation after they attempted to carjack a victim while armed with guns at a Round Lake Beach grocery store and fled from responding officers. Caden Ziccarelli, 20, of Kenosha, Wisconsin, was charged in March 2024 with one count of attempted aggravated vehicular hijacking, four counts of aggravated […]

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Court supervision for woman who spat on sheriff’s deputies in Lakemoor, bragged about having communicable disease

A woman who spat on two sheriff’s deputies and bragged about having a disease while at the police station in Lakemoor has been sentenced to court supervision. A Lake County sheriff’s lieutenant was on patrol around 10 p.m. on January 3, 2023, near Volo Village Road and Route 12 in Volo. The lieutenant noticed a […]

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Electronic home monitoring for woman who pleaded guilty to arson fire that damaged vehicle, Round Lake Beach home

A woman was sentenced to electronic home monitoring after pleading guilty to arson for intentionally setting a vehicle on fire, causing a house to be damaged, in Round Lake Beach. The Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District and Round Lake Beach Police Department responded around 12:21 a.m. on June 22 to the 1600 block of […]

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Former manager of truck stop near Zion pleads guilty, ordered to repay $47,000 stolen from company

A former manager of a truck stop and travel center near Zion has been sentenced to conditional discharge and ordered to repay over $47,000 that he stole from the company. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded on September 5, 2023, to TravelCenters of America, 16650 West Russell Road in unincorporated Zion, for a theft report. […]

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Former state senator Terry Link from Vernon Hills sentenced to probation on federal tax evasion charges

Terry Link, the state senator from Vernon Hills who resigned, was sentenced Wednesday to probation after he pleaded guilty to federal tax evasion for underreporting his income. Link, 76, of Vernon Hills, was charged in the U.S. Northern District Court of Illinois on August 13, 2020, with one count of filing a false tax return. […]

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Father released from jail after serving less than 30 days for helping son obtain gun permit prior to Highland Park shooting

The father of the Highland Park parade shooter has been released from jail after serving less than 30 days of his 60-day sentence for helping his son obtain a gun permit before the mass shooting. Robert Crimo Jr., 58, of Highwood, was released from the Lake County Jail in Waukegan on Wednesday morning. Crimo Jr. […]

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Probation for former employee who pleaded guilty to stealing $35,000 from dental office in Algonquin

A former employee has been sentenced to probation after she pleaded guilty to stealing $35,000 from a dental office in Algonquin by paying herself extra wages and bonuses. Linda L. Miller, 61, of Hampshire, was charged in April 2021 with financial institution fraud and theft over $10,000, both Class 2 felonies. A criminal complaint filed […]