‘It was a damn telephone’: Woman sentenced in fatal Round Lake Beach cell phone robbery
A Fox Lake woman was sentenced to three years in prison Monday afternoon for her role in the death of a North Chicago man who was killed in April when...
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New prosecutor on board for former Lake County coroner’s Jan. 16 perjury trial date
A new special prosecutor in the perjury case of former Lake County Coroner Dr. Thomas Rudd appeared in Lake County Circuit Court for the first time Monday and said he...
Lake County law enforcement busy with holiday charity efforts
Lake County prosecutors and Sheriff's Office personnel have been busy raising money for local organizations this holiday season. The Lake County State's Attorney's Office presented the Lake County Circuit Court's...
Two men charged with promoting prostitution near Zion: officials
Two men who authorities said were passing out business cards advertising a prostitution operation in unincorporated Zion have been arrested and charged with promoting prostitution. According to a statement issued...
Defense seeks suppression of police interview in Waukegan High School student homicide
Defense attorneys for 19-year-old Willie Jackson, charged with first-degree murder in the killing of a Waukegan High School student last year, are seeking to have statements he made to Waukegan...
Judge allows DNA evidence in trial of man for 2005 slayings of two Zion girls
Contested DNA evidence will be allowed in the upcoming murder trial of a former Zion man accused in the 2005 Mother's Day slayings of two preteen girls, despite the defense's...
Antioch Traveling Closet giveaway events: Too much need, too little space
Sometimes too much of a good thing can cause problems, and the Antioch Traveling Closet is getting close to drowning in good intentions. The nonprofit organization has hosted six giveaway...
Gliniewicz theft case on hold for Appellate Court motion ruling
Lake County Circuit Court proceedings in the theft case against Melodie Gliniewicz are on hold as a state Appellate Court considers an appeal on a pretrial ruling that texts between...
Round Lake man pleads guilty to sex with teen in Waukegan motel
A Round Lake area man pleaded guilty Monday to charges of sexual abuse for taking a 15-year-old girl to a Waukegan motel for sex earlier this year. Steve W. Spoerl,...
Operation Christmas Cheer brings holidays to Lovell Center vets for 50 years
Ken Hauser has chaired the VFW's Operation Christmas Cheer project for veterans at the Lovell Health Care Center in North Chicago for more than 25 years, and he is going...