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Defense attorney wants ‘compromised’ DNA thrown out in Zion murder trial

May 10, 2019 at 10:52 p.m.

A defense attorney for Jorge Torrez, charged with killing two young girls in Zion on Mother's Day 2005, filed a motion in court Thursday claiming that DNA evidence against Torrez...

Attorney: Antioch woman charged in fatal 2015 crash seeking plea deal

May 10, 2019 at 10:52 p.m.

A potential plea deal for an Antioch-area woman who fled the state after being charged with DUI in connection with the death of a man last summer may be presented...

Suspect shot by Zion police pleads not guilty to DUI and drug charges

May 10, 2019 at 10:52 p.m.

A Zion man shot by police during the course of an alleged high-speed pursuit in July pleaded not guilty Wednesday to felony charges of aggravated DUI and aggravated fleeing police....

Attorney seeks mental-health evaluation for suspect in 2014 killing

May 10, 2019 at 10:52 p.m.

The attorney for a man charged with a 2014 shooting death in Round Lake Beach has requested a new psychological evaluation despite him recently being found fit after nearly a...

Agustin Lopez of Waukegan, a College of Lake County student at the Grayslake campus, tries to drive wearing virtual reality glasses that simulate the effects of alcohol and distractions texting can cause at a safety event at the school Monday.

CLC students climb aboard impaired-driving simulator

May 23, 2019 at 11:34 p.m.

Impaired-driving simulation glasses have come a long way, and just in time to address a surge in crashes involving texting and drunken driving. The tools to help high school and...

Attorneys look to toss statements made to police following rap video slaying

May 10, 2019 at 10:52 p.m.

Anthony Sosa was making a rap video outside a North Chicago apartment complex when he was gunned down last September, authorities said. Now the lawyer representing the man charged with...

Sheriff’s office charges 53 suspects in heroin crackdown

June 14, 2024 at 6:44 p.m.

Charges of drug-induced homicide filed against a Waukegan man Thursday capped a more than three-month effort by the Lake County Sheriff's Office to target drug dealers and reduce the availability...

Felony DUI charges filed in fatal Grayslake crash

May 10, 2019 at 10:52 p.m.

Bail was set at $300,000 Wednesday for a Zion man charged with multiple felonies, including aggravated DUI, related to the death of a woman in a May 13 crash in...

Plea deal still sought in 2015 drug-induced homicide charge

May 10, 2019 at 10:52 p.m.

Unrelated drug charges in McHenry County might complicate plea negotiations for Joseph Crisara III, charged in Lake County with drug-induced homicide in the death of a Mundelein man last year....

Round Lake resident Megan Bos receives a Day of the Dead tattoo Saturday afternoon at the first annual Fox Lake Land & Lake Days festival.

Fox Lake festival offers tattoos

May 23, 2019 at 11:33 p.m.

Fox Lake unveiled a new festival with a novel twist this weekend — permanent and temporary body art. The tattoos were made during the first annual Fox Lake & Lake...

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