Woman’s body found in Zion park
The death of a woman whose body was found in a wooded area near a Zion train station is being investigated as suspicious, the Lake County coroner said tonight. People...
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Day care worker convicted of toddler’s murder continues to proclaim innocence
Melissa Calusinski felt nothing when a judge sentenced her last week to 31 years in prison. It was a stark contrast to the shock and horror that she said overwhelmed...
Still claiming innocence, former day care worker gets 31 years for killing Deerfield toddler
Calling it a tragic case of "needless, senseless violence," a Lake County judge on Thursday sentenced a former day care worker to 31 years in prison for killing a Deerfield...
Woman convicted in ’03 sledgehammer attack now wants to take back guilty plea
When Sandra Rogers stood before a Lake County judge in 2004 and admitted to attacking her ex-husband and his wife with a sledgehammer, it was because she wanted to spare...
Freed after 20 years, Juan Rivera adjusts to life outside prison
Nearly everything Juan Rivera owns is new. On Thursday, less than a week after his two decades in prison ended, he walked the floor of his newly rented two-bedroom apartment....
Freed after 20 years, Juan Rivera adjusts to life outside prison
Nearly everything Juan Rivera owns is new. On Thursday, less than a week after his two decades in prison ended, he walked the floor of his newly rented two-bedroom apartment....
Man, woman dead in apparent murder-suicide in Mundelein
A man and a woman are dead in an apparent murder-suicide in a Mundelein townhome complex that also left the woman's mother injured, authorities said this morning. Police said Alina...
Man, woman dead in apparent murder-suicide in Mundelein
A man and a woman are dead in an apparent murder-suicide in a Mundelein townhome complex that also left the woman's mother injured, authorities said this morning. Police said Alina...
20 years later, Holly Staker murder case reopens
As Juan Rivera enjoyed newfound freedom this weekend after being cleared in the murder of 11-year-old Holly Staker, Waukegan police reopened the 20-year-old case that became the latest to unravel...
Rivera released after nearly 20 years in prison
Nearly 20 years after he was imprisoned, Juan Rivera walked out of Stateville Correctional Center and into a throng of jubilant family members Friday evening after he was exonerated in...