Article posted: 12/2/2012 8:00 AM

No regrets for Michael Waller as he leaves office

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Lake County State's Attorney Michael Waller says he'll retire Monday with "head held high" and no regrets about how four high-profile overturned cases were handled by his office.

Steve Lundy | Staff Photographer

Lake County State's Attorney Michael Waller talks with Therese White, chief deputy, administrative services. Waller, who has spent 22 years as the county's top prosecutor, will retire Monday.

Steve Lundy | Staff Photographer

Lake County State's Attorney Michael Waller, right, is at a news conference at the Deerfield Police Department during the Rhoni Reuter homicide investigation in 2009.

Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer, 2009

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Lake County State's Attorney Michael Waller will retire Monday after 22 years as the county's top prosecutor. Despite criticism he's faced in the past two years stemming from four high-profile cases overturned because of evidence of wrongful prosecutions and false confessions, Waller says he'll leave office with his "head held high" and with no regrets over how those cases were handled by his office.

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