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Photos: Waukegan walk

In 1927, a large red-brick brick house was built for Earl and Dulcie Potter, owners of Potter Manufacturing.

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Sat Jul 04, 2009

MyFoxChicago

Teen Charged With Arson

Police arrested a juvenile in connection with a fire that damaged a north suburban Waukegan classroom last week.

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Thu Jul 02, 2009

Daily Herald

8 charged with 18 burglaries in Waukegan

Eight suspects are charged in connection with 18 residential burglaries in Waukegan from late February through the end of June, Police Chief Artis Yancey announced Thursday.

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News Sun

Waukegan revenue takes beating

The city's own version of Springfield's budget crisis has played out this week, as aldermen have met in separate groups with Mayor Robert Sabonjian to review options in the face of a shortfall estimated last month at $6.5 million.

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Gurnee Review

Four charged with Gurnee burglaries

Three men and a 15-year-old boy were arrested after police found them getting into a car filled with a large amount of electronics and cell phones early Monday in Gurnee.

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Tue Jun 30, 2009

News-Sun

Waukegan's Independence Parade winners announced

Twenty-four entries in nine categories were selected out of some 101 candidates for honors in last weekend's annual American Independence Parade sponsored by the Waukegan Park District.

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Mon Jun 29, 2009

News-Sun

Former Green Oaks mayor gets probation

A Kane County judge today sentenced former Green Oaks mayor and Lake County Republican chairman Tom Adams to 30 months probation on child porn charges.

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Daily Herald

Gurnee resort car burglars plead guilty

Four Waukegan teens accused of breaking into cars parked at the Key Lime Cove resort in Gurnee pleaded guilty Monday in Lake County Circuit Court.

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Sat Jun 27, 2009

WQAD

5 from Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan charged in armed robbery ring

Authorities in Waukegan say they have charged five people in a string of 20 armed robberies in McHenry and Lake counties, as well as in southeastern Wisconsin.

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Fri Jun 26, 2009

Belleville News

Illinois man gets life for rape, murder of 11-year-old baby sitter

A northern Illinois man has again been sentenced to life in prison without parole for the 1992 rape, stabbing and strangling of an 11-year-old baby sitter.

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Train leaves with baby on board, mother at the station

CHICAGO - Lots of things get left on commuter trains: cell phones, laptops, sunglasses, lunch boxes.

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News Sun

Photos: Waukegan summer stories

Sandy Sherwood from the Waukegan Public Library read "The Aliens are Coming" at Bowen Park as part of Waukegan Park District's Summer H*E*A*T program.

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Thu Jun 25, 2009

Chicago Sun-Times

Man sentenced to life in prison for rape and murder ... again

The Waukegan man convicted for a third time of raping and murdering 11-year-old babysitter Holly Staker in 1992 was again sentenced to life in prison for the slaying.

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WBBM-AM Chicago

False insurance leads to jail time for north suburban agent

A north suburban insurance agent has pleaded guilty to three felonies for allegedly taking money for business clients' workers' compensation coverage but spending it on himself instead of buying the policies.

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Daily Herald

Waukegan mom's kids ok after train incident

Parents often have to make a snap decision, but none as dire as the quick decision a Waukegan woman had to make after her three year old jumped off a Metra train at the wrong stop.

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Wed Jun 24, 2009

NBC 5

Oops, She Forgot the Baby

First it was snakes on a plane. Now, thanks to a north suburban woman, it's babies on a train.

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Tue Jun 23, 2009

WLS-TV Chicago

The police chief of Waukegan is recovering after an alleged beating by another police officer.

Carl Sain is an officer in North Chicago. He is now charged with aggravated battery and aggravated assault.

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News-Sun

North Chicago man, 22, shot to death

Authorities are investigating the death of a 22-year-old North Chicago man who was shot twice in the chest early Tuesday.

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Mon Jun 22, 2009

KWQC-TV Davenport

N. Chicago cop charged in Waukegan chief beating

A man named "police officer of the year" for the North Chicago Police Department has been charged with pistol-whipping the police chief in nearby Waukegan.

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Sun Jun 21, 2009

MyFoxChicago

Heavy Rains Cause Flooding in Lake Count

Lake County is attempting to recover from powerful storms that brought surges of lighting, thunder and heavy rains late Friday into early Saturday.

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