SENTENCE PENDING IN ARSON ATTEMPT
A former Lake Villa man faces up to a year of work release in the County Jail and a fine of up to $160,000 when he is sentenced for conspiring...
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TRIAL SET TO BEGIN IN RAILROAD KILLING
A Hainesville man is scheduled to go on trial for murder Tuesday in Lake County court for allegedly beating another man unconscious last July and then placing his body on...
OPENING OF ANIMAL SHELTER SET
An open house will follow ribbon-cutting ceremonies Thursday for the Lake County Animal Shelter. Dignitaries, including officials from the Lake County Board of Health, will be on hand for the...
VILLAGE JOINS EPA EFFORT TO CHECK LEAD IN WATER
The village has joined a nationwide effort sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to trace sources of lead contamination in drinking water. As part of the program, officials say,...
NO. 2 PROSECUTOR WILL LEAVE IN MAY
Chief Deputy State's Atty. Steven McCollum will be leaving the state's attorney's office next month to go into private practice after 14 years with the prosecutor's office. "Steve has done...
MANSION OWNER WINS ROUND IN ARSON CASE
A Lake County judge on Tuesday threw out aggravated arson charges against a Northbrook man accused of starting a fire that injured four firefighters in 1988. Judge Raymond McKoski said...
EXEC IN ARSON CASE SAYS CASE IS TOO OLD
A Lake County judge is expected to rule Tuesday on whether to throw out aggravated arson charges against a Northbrook man accused of starting a fire that injured four firefighters...
SCHOOL HELPS DEAL WITH TEEN’S DEATH
Counselors will be available at Grant Community High School on Monday to help students deal with the apparently accidental shooting death over the weekend of a 17-year-old local youth, school...
WITH JURY SELECTED, TRIAL IN TOT’S DEATH SET TO OPEN
Jury selection was completed Tuesday for the murder trial of Edwena Higgs, 24, who is accused of killing a 17-month-old boy she was baby-sitting for last year. Authorities say that...
MCNEAL’S WIFE WON’T SEE PRISON
Frightened for herself and her three young daughters, Regina McNeal broke down in tears Thursday as she begged a Lake County judge for mercy for buying bullets for her violent...