Proposed bill could ban asking about convictions on job applications
Some Lake County Jail inmates spend their time behind bars sitting in a classroom instead of a cell. One inmate taking a GED class said that despite the scholastic efforts,...
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Plea deal possible for ex-Bear Desmond Clark, wife in high school dispute
A plea deal is again a possibility for former Chicago Bears tight end Desmond Clark and his wife, who were charged with disorderly conduct after a 2015 dispute with Vernon...
Friend: Biker found dead in ditch ‘wanted to be a modern Indiana Jones’
Rachel Smith holds fast to a letter Seth Goodwin wrote her after her father died. "It was one of the most beautiful, kind and caring letters," Smith said Thursday. Smith...
Riverwoods man must pay $1.4 million in phony vehicle-title ruling
A Riverwoods man has been ordered to pay more than $1.4 million in damages for using fraudulent vehicle titles to obtain loans from a Chicago lending company. A Cook County...
Alcohol, drug tests will be allowed in police chase trial
A judge has denied a motion to suppress alcohol and drug test results for an Ingleside man charged with attempted murder of a police officer in connection with a 2014...
Suit: Teen fatally shot by Zion police posed ‘no immediate threat’
The family of a 17-year-old boy fatally shot by a Zion police officer last year has filed a federal lawsuit against the city and the officer. Authorities had said that...
Rally marks 1-year anniversary of teen fatally shot by Zion cop
About 60 protesters, many from around the country, marked the death of Justus Howell with a rally Monday at the site of his shooting death by a Zion police officer...
Guilty verdict in Toys for Tots theft
Foss Park District Commissioner Susan Dixon was found guilty by a Lake County Circuit Court jury Thursday of stealing toys at a 2014 Toys for Tots holiday distribution event held...
Ex-ranger: Board member approved taking toys at Toys for Tots distribution
A former Foss Park District employee testified Wednesday that park board member Susan Dixon told him he could take toys at a 2014 Toys for Tots distribution event at the...
Jury sees video of alleged Toys for Tots thefts
A jury on Tuesday saw security video footage allegedly showing a Foss Park District commissioner participating in the theft of toys at a 2014 holiday Toys for Tots charity event...