Jim Newton

Lawsuits were filed last week against the owners of two Lake County day care centers claiming the owners' husbands sexually abused the children. One suit was filed against Maria E....

An April hearing has been set to hear prosecutors' request to dismiss a motion for a new trial for convicted murder Marvin Williford. Williford was convicted for the 2000 death...

A Waukegan teacher accused of sexually assaulting a middle-school student has been negotiating a potential guilty plea with the state's attorney's office. "We're exploring a fully negotiated plea," Assistant State's...

A Lake County judge is expected to rule Friday on a bail reduction request that could allow a Barrington man accused of killing his wife out of jail for in-patient...

A McHenry County man who authorities described as a "known drug-dealer" pleaded not guilty to drug-induced homicide charges Wednesday. Joseph W. Crisara III, 28, of Island Lake, entered the plea...

Officials announced Wednesday that a total of 32 people have applied for two associate judge vacancies in Lake County Circuit Court. The candidates include 29 people who applied for a...

A judge will listen to arguments on a motion to dismiss the charges against a man arrested after a gang-related RICO Act investigation. On Tuesday, Lake County Circuit Court Judge...

Lake County snow plows were clearing the roads longer than expected after a Monday night snowstorm lingered into Tuesday afternoon. "It kind of blew up behind us," said Kevin Kerrigan,...

Residents who basked in spring-like weather on Sunday may want to return their focus to winter as a snowstorm could slow the Tuesday morning commute. By the time the snow...