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Prosecutors: Lake Forest teacher kissed student without consent

May 23, 2019 at 9:48 a.m.

A Lake Forest High School mathematics teacher pleaded not guilty Monday to two counts of battery involving a student, officials said. Albert Macius, 64, of Inverness, was charged with two...

A home on Behm Drive in Grayslake, just west of Grayslake Central High School, was damaged by a fallen tree Aug. 2, 2015.

Storm cleanup: Grayslake school’s roof crashes into teacher’s yard

August 18, 2019 at 8:10 p.m.

Jenny White's commute to Grayslake Central High School normally takes her directly west across Lake Street to her duties as choir director. On Sunday night, Grayslake Central crossed Lake Street...

Suzanne Willett, chief of the Lake County State's Attorney's Office Specialty Courts, outside Courtroom 201 with Mitchell the comfort dog.

Comfort dog praised for work in Lake County courtrooms

May 23, 2019 at 10:59 p.m.

Spreading smiles and a bit of drool, Mitchell made the rounds Friday morning in Lake County's veterans and drug specialty court rooms. The 2-year-old yellow Labrador, now a member of...

Man charged with domestic violence, killing dogs fires attorney during court hearing

May 10, 2019 at 10:36 p.m.

A Waukegan man facing charges of felony domestic battery and animal torture fired his attorney during a hearing in a Lake County courtroom Friday, scuttling a trial scheduled to begin...

Registered sex offender pleads not guilty to child porn charges

May 10, 2019 at 10:36 p.m.

A 54-year-old Mundelein man, who is already a registered sex offender, pleaded not guilty Thursday to possession of child pornography. Arrested last month by Lake County Sheriff's deputies, Nicholas Hermann...

Former North Chicago Police Chief Michael Newsome.

New indictments result in 13th trial delay for ex-police chief

May 10, 2019 at 10:36 p.m.

Former North Chicago Police Chief Michael Newsome pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of theft of government property and misallocation of funds during his tenure as chief. The charges had...

Man awaiting trial in reckless homicide case faces 10 more counts

May 10, 2019 at 10:36 p.m.

Almost two years after being initially charged, a man in Lake County Jail awaiting trial for aggravated DUI and reckless homicide in the death of a Buffalo Grove woman has...

Ex-police chief indicted again on theft charges

May 10, 2019 at 10:36 p.m.

Felony corruption charges against former North Chicago Police Chief Michael Newsome, dismissed by a Lake County Circuit Court judge earlier this month, were reinstated Wednesday afternoon. A Lake County grand...

Prosecutor: Guns stolen from Zion may be linked to Chicago murder

May 10, 2019 at 10:35 p.m.

Lake County authorities are looking into whether guns stolen from a Zion firearms shop are connected to a murder in Chicago. Assistant State's Attorney Reginald Mathews said Wednesday that prosecutors...

Waukegan man loses motions in domestic violence, dog killing case

May 10, 2019 at 10:35 p.m.

The first of two trials for a Waukegan man facing numerous felony domestic battery and animal cruelty charges is scheduled to begin Monday. Judge James Booras, who scheduled Juan Rositas'...

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