Beach Park man found guilty in 2015 baseball bat slayings of wife, stepson
It took a jury less than an hour Monday to find a 50-year-old Beach Park man guilty of first-degree murder in the baseball bat slayings of his wife and 14-year-old...
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Family of North Chicago shooting victim reacts to guilty verdict in murder trial: ‘This is what justice looks like’
A Lake County jury found Andre Jones guilty of murder Friday in the early-morning shooting death of a 29-year-old North Chicago man on March 5 of last year The jury...
‘I wasn’t thinking right’: Beach Park man accused of killing wife and stepson with baseball bat takes the stand
A 50-year-old Beach Park man took the witness stand Thursday in his trial on first-degree murder charges for allegedly bludgeoning his wife and 14-year-old stepson to death in their Beach...
Witness describes ‘rapid’ gunfire toward vehicle in North Chicago murder trial
A witness testified Tuesday that he was driving a vehicle on Green Bay Road on March 5, 2018, when Andre Jones fired a full clip from a window of the...
Paramedic describes horrors inside Beach Park home where man allegedly killed wife and stepson with baseball bat
A Beach Park Fire Department paramedic on Wednesday described the grisly scene rescue personnel were confronted with when they arrived at the scene of a double homicide in Beach Park...
Prosecutors describe ‘blow after blow’ with baseball bat in 2015 Beach Park slayings
Lake County prosecutors said Tuesday that Armando Trejo Jr. caused “unfathomable” pain to his wife and stepson by killing them with a baseball bat after allegedly learning that his wife...
Two murder trials — a Beach Park double homicide and North Chicago shooting — begin in Lake County
Jury selection for two murder trials, including the 2015 double homicide of a woman and her son in Beach Park, and the shooting death of a man last year in...
Lake County sheriff asks those toasting St. Patrick’s Day not to drive
As usual, a holiday that often features drinking as an event will have the full attention of law enforcement in terms of traffic patrols. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office will...
As state begins 9-month Grand Avenue construction project, speed limit drops in Lindenhurst
The state has begun preparation work for a major resurfacing and safety-improvement project on Grand Avenue throughout much of Lindenhurst this construction season. The village has announced that a newly-posted...
Man identified, charged in connection with Ingleside double shooting in February
A Lake Villa Township man who currently is held in Cook County jail on unrelated charges has been identified and charged as a triggerman in a non-fatal double shooting in...