Babysitter’s murder trial pushed to September
The trial of Sarah Gumm, a Waukegan woman accused of murdering a 3-month-old girl she was babysitting in 2012, has been delayed until fall. Gumm, 36, had been scheduled for...
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Court reporter furloughs start in Lake County amid state budget crunch
A staggered furlough program for court reporters in Lake County Circuit Court is scheduled to begin Tuesday, as local officials start implementing measures to address a state budget shortfall that...
Two Gurnee men set for May trials in drug-induced homicide case
A trial date of May 11 has been set for a Gurnee man facing drug-induced homicide charges in connection with the death last year of Waukegan 22-year-old Christopher Tiskus. Kareem...
Heroin overdose antidote saves 2 lives in same day; 6 since Christmas in Lake County
Since Christmas Day, six people showing signs of a heroin overdose have been saved in Lake County — including two this week — under an emergency-responder treatment program established by...
Judge reduces fatal stabbing sentence from 30 to 18 years
An Ingleside man sentenced to 30 years in prison for the 2010 stabbing death of a Libertyville 19-year-old had his sentence significantly reduced Monday in Lake County Circuit Court. James...
North Chicago man gets 60 years for killing 18-year-old woman
A 60-year sentence has been handed down to Jim McPherson, who was convicted last fall of killing 18-year-old Janay McFarlane in North Chicago on the same day her sister was...
Waukegan man sentenced to 50 years for murder in 2012 robbery
Anthony Brito was sentenced to 50 years in prison Monday, March 9, for killing a Waukegan father of six during a 2012 robbery at the man's apartment. Brito, 22, was...
Convicted Waukegan murderer could get 45 years to life in Monday sentencing
Sentencing is scheduled Monday for Anthony Brito of Waukegan, who was convicted earlier this year for the fatal December 2012 shooting of Waukegan resident Randy Hardy. Brito, 22, was convicted...
Trail attacker pleads guilty to sexual abuse of jogger
A Waukegan man who officials said ambushed a woman on the Des Plaines River Trail near Libertyville last summer pleaded guilty Thursday to aggravated criminal sexual abuse. Denilson Martinez-Rodriguez, 22,...
Waukegan man gets 40 years for murder with victim’s kids in courtroom
When the final defendant in the shooting death of a Waukegan mother of three was sentenced to 40 years in prison earlier this week, the victim's children's eyes were locked...