• More charges filed against former Antioch EMT

  By Lee Filas A former Antioch-area volunteer firefighter and emergency medical technician already facing charges of having sex with an underage girl, pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges involving a second victim. Matthew Bielecki, 40, of the 43000 block of Mary Avenue in Antioch, shook his head in shock as each of the new 29 counts of sex-related crimes were described to him by Lake County Judge James Booras.
  Last Updated May 23, 2013 4:15 PM

• Both sides rest their cases in Lindenhurst Burger King trial

  Updated May 23, 2013 6:11 PM

  Both sides rested their cases in the trial of a man accused of murdering a mother of two in a Lindenhurst Burger King nearly seven years ago. Closing arguments will begin Friday morning. Lake County assistant state’s attorneys Jeff Pavletic and Stephen Scheller concluded their case after testimony by police officers who spoke with James Ealy, 48, of Lake Villa hours after he was taken into custody and days after Mary Hutchison of Trevor, Wis., was killed.

• Missing Lake Villa woman found

  Updated May 22, 2013 3:35 PM

  A missing Lake Villa woman was found safe this morning in Chicago, authorities said. Patricia Simonsen, 74, who suffers from dementia, had been determined to be missing and endangered by police.

• Antioch Rescue Squad, village splitting up

  Updated May 22, 2013 11:38 AM

  Antioch Rescue Squad, which became embroiled in controversy about a year ago, and Antioch village government are ending their longtime marriage. Village officials say they were surprised to learn the rescue squad declined a six-month extension. “After all the village has done to support ARS as it worked its way through sex scandals, alcohol and drug abuse, ARS slapped its partners in the face,” the Antioch mayor said.

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