Attorney confident wiretap evidence will remain out
A defense attorney, whose arguments led last week to a judge striking down wiretap evidence in a major Lake County street gang racketeering case, is confident his position will be...
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Plea deal in fatal DUI results in 10-year sentence for Antioch woman
An Antioch woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to aggravated DUI in connection with the death of a motorcyclist last summer and received a 10-year prison sentence under a negotiated deal. Leena...
Defense in Zion police-involved shooting seeks evidence from investigators
A hearing is scheduled later this month on pre-trial evidence involving the shooting by Zion police of defendant Devon Davidson, who faces felony DUI, fleeing police and drug charges following...
Zion man indicted on reckless homicide charge in fatal Route 120 crash
A Zion man was indicted by a Lake County grand jury this week on charges of aggravated DUI and reckless homicide in connection with a May crash in Grayslake that...
Jail officers’ union, sheriff’s department trade jabs over staffing levels
Local Teamsters union officials said in a statement released Thursday that the Lake County Sheriff's Office is seriously understaffed when it comes to corrections officers, a situation they claim raises...
New judge takes over proceedings against Melodie Gliniewicz
Melodie Gliniewicz appeared before a new judge Wednesday, after her previous judge recused herself from the alleged theft case against the widow of former Fox Lake Police Lt. Charles Joseph...
Bid for new trial in North Chicago murder delayed until December
The conclusion of a hearing to determine whether Marvin Williford should receive a new trial in the burning death of a North Chicago man has been postponed from this week...
Prosecutor: Defendant in 2015 theater stabbing is ‘pretending to be crazy’
A Lake County Jail inmate charged with severely stabbing a Vernon Hills woman in 2015 while on a date has been recorded using a jail phone to tell family members...
Lake circuit clerk says he won’t appeal ruling on union
Lake County Circuit Clerk Keith Brin said he has decided not to take an appellate court ruling on the formation of a union in the circuit clerk's office to the...
Bond-reduction request rejected for Zion DUI suspect shot by police
A bail reduction request for a Zion man who was shot by Zion police during an alleged DUI and pursuit incident in July was denied in Lake County Circuit Court...