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Zion mother arrested for possessing child sex abuse material, admitting to looking for 'freaky stuff"
1+ week, 2+ day ago (509+ words) Investigators arrested a Zion mother, who lives with multiple children, after they said she was found possessing explicit videos of kids being sexually abused and admitted to looking online for “freaky stuff.” Lake County Sheriff’s Office cybercrime detectives initiated an…...
Bomb squad responds after suspicious package delivered to Winthrop Harbor home where sex offender previously lived
1+ week, 4+ day ago (278+ words) The bomb squad was called Tuesday afternoon after a suspicious package was delivered to a home in Winthrop Harbor where a registered sex offender previously lived. The Winthrop Harbor Police Department and Winthrop Harbor Fire Department responded around 3 p.m. Tuesday to…...