Man convicted of killing wife in ’02
Almost 11 years ago, Ruben Contreras fled to Mexico after authorities said he dumped the body of his estranged wife in a forest preserve. It took a Lake County jury...
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Man convicted of killing wife in ’02
Almost 11 years ago, Ruben Contreras fled to Mexico after authorities said he dumped the body of his estranged wife in a forest preserve. It took a Lake County jury...
Trial delayed for woman charged in crash that killed girl, 5
The trial of a Highland Park teen accused of huffing a cleaning product before striking a family with her car, killing a 5-year-old girl, has been pushed back to July...
Father of slain North Chicago teen: ‘This guy took my angel’
Joe Herb McFarlane's legs shook nervously as he awaited the first time he would be in the same room as the man charged with killing his 18-year-old daughter. Jim McPherson,...
Father of slain North Chicago teen: ‘This guy took my angel’
Joe Herb McFarlane's legs shook nervously as he awaited the first time he would be in the same room as the man charged with killing his 18-year-old daughter. Jim McPherson,...
Lake Zurich man accused of $16K eBay scam
A Lake Zurich man has been charged with theft related to an alleged eBay scam that cost a Texas resident more than $16,000 for a motor home he never got,...
DUI lawyer for Ditka sons faces own legal fight
The attorney who represented two sons of Mike Ditka in recent DUI cases was cited Sunday for driving on a suspended license, which resulted from the lawyer's own arrest for...
Sheriff: Woman killed by ex-boyfriend in Antioch despite protection order
Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran said that a Mundelein man killed his ex-girlfriend on the street in front of her father's Antioch home this morning, then escaped to a nearby...
Sheriff: Woman killed by ex-boyfriend in Antioch despite protection order
Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran said that a Mundelein man killed his ex-girlfriend on the street in front of her father's Antioch home this morning, then escaped to a nearby...
Woman gets 61 years in sledgehammer attack — more than double original sentence
The woman who was convicted of bludgeoning her ex-husband and his wife with a sledgehammer after being allowed to take back an earlier guilty plea in the 2003 attack in...