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Burglar hit five Vernon Hills homes in one night

By Sun-Times Wire

A burglar hit five homes in Vernon Hills in a single night this week, making off with wallets and purses, police in the north suburb say.

People were home during the burglaries, but no one was injured. Most of the burglaries are believed to have happened after 11 p.m. Monday.

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