Jim Newton

A defense attorney for Marvin Williford, convicted in the 2000 murder of a North Chicago man, told a Lake County judge Tuesday that he will file a petition next month...

A Round Lake Beach man has been sentenced to six years in prison and will spend the rest of his life on supervised release after pleading guilty Monday to sexually...

All three defendants charged in a 2013 Highland Park murder will no longer go on trial Monday. On Friday, Judge Victoria Rossetti set a new trial date of Aug. 10...

A Waukegan man pleaded not guilty Thursday to multiple felony counts of possession of child pornography. Saint Alexander, 34, entered his plea before Judge Joseph Salvi, who set a June...

After more than a month of negotiations, a plea deal has been reached for a Waukegan man charged with the March 2014 shooting death of another resident in the city....

Jeremy Betancourt was indicted on escape charges Wednesday, and assigned an arraignment date of June 10 for his alleged unauthorized departure from a probationary periodic imprisonment sentence he was serving...

Lake County authorities are exploring whether the defense attorney representing Ronald Maas, who faces multiple charges including attempted murder of a police officer, may have to withdraw from the case...

A Waukegan man is scheduled to appear in Lake County Circuit Court on June 1 after being charged with indecent solicitation of a child. Olvin Renato Mendoza, 26, of the...

A new trial date of July 6 has been set for a Vernon Hills woman charged with several instances of arson in local village parks and awaiting sentencing for an...