Insanity defense still on table for Vernon Hills murder suspect
For the first time at one of his pretrial hearings, the man accused of beating his girlfriend's mother to death with a baseball bat spoke to the Lake County judge...
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Chicago man one of two drowning victims in Lake County
A Chicago man drowned while swimming in a lake near a popular resort and restaurant in Lake Villa Sunday afternoon, one of two drownings in Lake County lakes over the...
Sen. Suzi Schmidt pleads not guilty in alleged dispute with neighbors
A judge cleared the way Wednesday for state Sen. Suzi Schmidt to return to her Lake County home following her arrest this month on charges stemming from an alleged dispute...
State Sen. Schmidt allowed back home, but no contact with neighbors
State Sen. Suzi Schmidt has been cleared by a judge to return to her home near Lake Villa following her arrest this month involving an alleged dispute with her neighbors.But...
Lake County man pleads guilty in assault, kidnapping of teen girl
An Antioch man was sentenced to 30 years in prison today after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl whom authorities said he abducted from a Wal-Mart parking lot....
Man in Zion cabdriver attack backs out of murder plea
A man accused in a fatal attack on a cabdriver in Zion surprised everyone in a Lake County courtroom Wednesday when he backed out of an agreement to plead guilty,...
Judge: Defendant’s police statement in Vernon Hills slaying will be allowed in court
Daniel Baker's videotaped statement to police, in which he allegedly says that he beat his girlfriend's mother to death with a baseball bat, will be allowed at his trial, a...
Neighbors say state senator harassed them for more than year
Neighbors of state Sen. Suzi Schmidt claim the lawmaker has been harassing them for more than a year, including a confrontation with their 7-year-old son, according to a no-contact order...
State senator’s charges in neighbor dispute tied to allegations of affair
Convinced that her husband was having an affair with a neighbor, state Sen. Suzi Schmidt harassed the woman and her husband for more than a year and made "inappropriate comments"...
Barricade situation near Antioch ends safely
Police surrounded a home near Antioch in which a suicidal man armed with a rifle barricaded himself for more than 7 hours today before he was taken into custody and...