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Tony Gordon

Legal Affairs Writer
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Tony Gordon is the Daily Herald legal affairs reporter for Lake County, responsible for covering courts and major crimes. Since he began covering courts in Lake County in 1988, he has reported on cases including Juan Rivera's three convictions for the 1992 murder of 11-year-old Holly Staker in Waukegan; William Rouse's 1996 confession and subsequent conviction for the 1980 murders of his parents and the 2008 prosecution of Peter Hommerson, who fled to Mexico after murdering Marvin and Kay Lichtman in their Barrington Hills mansion.

He has attended numerous law enforcement training programs, including courses on investigations of murders, drug crimes, auto theft and arson. In 2000, Gordon was part of the Daily Herald team that produced the series "Driving Drunk Again and Again" which was awarded the Peter Lisagor Award for public service for exposing the dangers of repeat drunken drivers.

Gordon was featured in the 2008 Court TV documentary "House of Secrets" on the Rouse family murders.

Prior to joining the Daily Herald in 1994, he worked at newspapers in Waukegan, Wilmette, Carbondale and Robinson in Illinois and Evansville, Ind. In addition to covering courts and crime, Gordon has reported on local governments, schools, politics and motor sports over a career that began in 1978. The Lake County native is a graduate of Stevenson High School, the College of Lake County in Grayslake and Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, where he majored in journalism and political science.

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Panel discussion on false confessions, featuring Juan Rivera, set for Sunday

Apr 12 2012 | 4:13 pm - A panel discussion on false confessions and how they impact society is scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday at Lake Forest College. The featured speaker will be Juan Rivera, the former Waukegan man who spent nearly 20 years in prison for a 1992 murder before...

Antioch Township woman denies running up $6,000 in charges using stolen credit card

Apr 11 2012 | 2:49 pm - An Antioch Township woman accused of running up more that $6,000 in charges on a credit card taken from a stolen purse pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Lake County circuit Court. Lisa Meredith, 52, of the 26000 block of Channel Avenue, faces up to...

Special investigator assigned to Lake County jail death case

Apr 11 2012 | 5:50 pm - A special prosecutor has been ordered to investigate the death of a Grayslake man who was paralyzed after an altercation with guards at the Lake County jail. The order, issued Wednesday by Lake County Chief Judge Victoria Rosetti, concerns the March...

Gurnee teen denies attempted house burglary

Apr 10 2012 | 5:23 pm - The last of three teens accused of trying to burglarize a Gurnee house pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Lake County Circuit Court. Tevin Christor, 18, faces up to seven years in prison if convicted of attempted residential burglary but would also be...

Jobs program steers Lake Co. juveniles away from crime

Apr 09 2012 | 12:20 pm - Lake County officials say they are happy with the progress made in year one of a program designed to train juvenile probationers to get and hold jobs. While all court systems have job training programs for troubled youth, the Youthful Offender Job...

Car found in Fox River in Elgin

Apr 08 2012 | 7:59 am - Elgin police said Saturday they believe someone drove a stolen car off a boat ramp and into the Fox River near the Route 20 bridge. Police Cmdr. Glenn Theriault said a 2011 Honda with Nevada license plates was reported stolen from Chicago sometime...

Men charged in crash that killed 10-year-old Island Lake boy plead not guilty

Apr 04 2012 | 5:28 pm - Two men charged in connection with a car crash that killed a 10-year-old Island Lake boy pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Lake County Circuit Court.

Beach Park man accused of stabbing death of woman pleads not guilty

Apr 03 2012 | 3:26 pm - A Beach Park man accused of the stabbing death of a woman in a Zion industrial park pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Lake County Circuit Court. Derrick Taylor, 38, faces up to 60 years in prison if convicted of first-degree murder in the death of Joy...

Waukegan woman scamming undocumented immigrants gets probation

Apr 02 2012 | 4:24 pm - One of two Waukegan woman who police say targeted undocumented immigrants in a fake business sale scam was placed on probation Monday when she pleaded guilty to theft. Jami Mackay, 42, was also ordered to pay $2,550 in restitution and perform 100...

Judge rejects Calusinski's second bid for new trial in child's murder

Mar 29 2012 | 2:24 pm - A Lake County judge on Thursday denied the second request for a new trial filed by attorneys for Melissa Calusinski. Calusinski, 25, formerly of Carpentersville, is serving 31 years in prison after being convicted of first-degree murder in November...

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