Jim Newton

Following emotional testimony Wednesday at the sentencing hearing of a Waukegan man convicted of killing a 3-year-old boy, family members of the victim appeared shocked when the judge delayed his...

Sentencing hearings for defendants in two separate murder cases are scheduled this week in Lake County Circuit Court. Thomas Albea, a Waukegan man convicted of first-degree murder for fatally punching...

Defense attorney Jed Stone said Tuesday morning he is urging his client Jeremy Betancourt to meet with him immediately to surrender after Betancourt was charged with escape for allegedly leaving...

Escape charges have been filed and a $1 million arrest warrant has been issued for a teen accused of eluding custody while serving a periodic imprisonment sentence stemming from a...

A Waukegan man who faces felony charges related to an alleged attempt to sound a false bomb alarm at Gurnee Mills mall earlier this year has lost a motion to...

A 77-year-old Gurnee man was sentenced to two years of probation and 100 hours of community service Wednesday after pleading guilty to one count of possession of child pornography. Ronald...

Attorneys for the state and the defendant in a Waukegan murder case said Wednesday that it is likely a negotiated guilty plea will be entered by Miguel Leyva as early...

Several additional felony charges were filed Tuesday against a Waukegan man already accused of animal torture and cruelty in the alleged killing of at least three dogs. In bond court...