Copyright 2013 Daily Herald, Paddock Publications, Inc. http://www.dailyherald.com/community/lakevilla/ en-us Sat, 18 May 2013 01:50:05 -0400 http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/news/705179798/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/news/705179798/ Fri, 17 May 2013 11:44:35 -0400 The family of Mary Hutchison will finally see their daughter's accused murderer on trial. James Ealy, 48, of Lake Villa, will finally stand trial Monday for the murder at a Burger King on Grand Avenue in Lindenhurst. The case has been a litigators nightmare because of numerous legal hoops that needed to be jumped through. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130512/news/705129877/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130512/news/705129877/ Sun, 12 May 2013 16:14:31 -0400 State Rep. Sam Yingling and DeVry University will host a Job Boot Camp from noon to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, May 18 in the Epstein Room of the Grayslake Area Public Library, 100 Library Lane, Grayslake. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/sports/705179516/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/sports/705179516/ Sat, 18 May 2013 01:31:39 -0400 Grant boys track and field coach Tom Evans spent Friday evening watching a parade of his Bulldogs qualify for next week's state meet in Charleston, but he continued pacing the infield nervously once the final event of the Class 3A Huntley sectional had concluded. Runner-up sectional finishes the previous two seasons tend to have that effect on a coach. Moments later his nervousness was replaced by excitement and pride as the North Suburban Conference champions were announced as sectional champions for the first time in school history. Grant garnered 83 team points to run away from Fox Valley Conference champion Huntley and NIC-10 Conference champion Belvidere North, which finished tied with 56 points. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/sports/705179525/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/sports/705179525/ Fri, 17 May 2013 23:55:33 -0400 Warren sophomore Brittny Ellis is back in the running for a state title. Or, rather two state titles, as she advanced near the front of the pack in both the 200- and 400-meter dashes in Class 3A. Ellis won her qualifying 400 qualifying heat in 55.18 on Friday in the girls track and field state meet preliminaries at Eastern Illinois University. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/sports/705179529/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/sports/705179529/ Fri, 17 May 2013 23:54:48 -0400 BaseballLakes 6, Richmond-Burton 5: The Eagles picked up their 13th win, scoring one run in the bottom of the seventh. The Eagles got quality pitching from junior Mike Brey and senior Dan Jackson, as they held the Rockets to 4 hits.Lakes (13-17) was led offensively by Joe Sisk (3-for-4, RBI, run), Brad Borzick (2-for-2, RBI, run), Nick Seketa (2-for-3, run) and Billy Morris (2-for-4, RBI).Grayslake Central 5, Maine West 1: Jack Spicer tossed a complete game 4-hitter with 5 strikeouts, as the host Rams notched their 20th win.For Grayslake Central, it is the fifth year in a row with at least 20 wins and seventh in the last eight seasons.The Rams gave Spicer plenty of run support, pounding out 11 hits. Kyle Clark and Freddie Landers each had 3 hits with Clark getting 2 doubles and driving in 3 runs. Kyle Balling also had a double, and Danny Reed hit 2 singles.Grayslake North 15, Woodstock 10, Continuing the suspended game from May 2, the Knights belted 11 hits to improve their record to 18-8 and 13-6 in the Fox Valley Conference. Alex Alvarez led the Knights on the mound, allowing 4 runs and striking out three and led the team on offense belting a double at the plate. Nick Carmody homered for Grayslake North. Libertyville 5, Deerfield 4: The Wildcats got extra-base hits from Jimmy Govern and Kevin Calamari, who hit doubles, and Evan Skoug, who slammed a home run. Calamari also got the win on the mound. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/sports/705179531/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/sports/705179531/ Fri, 17 May 2013 23:54:02 -0400 Trevor Ray held a small bundle of gift-wrapped goodies baked by Stephanie Rowells, wife of Lakes boys track coach Kurt Rowells, when a competitor stopped by to feed the speedy senior some sugary praise. It was none other than Ray's old middle-school relay teammate, Leroy Chapman of Antioch. "Mention that he beat me," Chapman said with a smile, as he patted Ray on the shoulders and back. "Smoked me." Chapman, who finished second to Ray in the 400-meter dash, wasn't the only one blown away by a Lakes runner. If this were a high school baseball game, it would have been called after five innings. Lakes piled up 144 points to capture Friday night's Class 2A Vernon Hills sectional. Defending sectional champ Grayslake Central (76 points) was way back in second. Vernon Hills (69), Antioch (52) and St. Viator (36) rounded out the top five. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/sports/705179561/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/sports/705179561/ Fri, 17 May 2013 22:36:33 -0400 The heart and the effort were there for Grayslake North's girls soccer team as it pursued a regional championship on Friday night. The desired result, however, was not. In trying to get past top seed Deerfield, the No. 8 Knights came up short 2-0 in the Class 2A regional final at Deerfield. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/sports/705189940/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/sports/705189940/ Fri, 17 May 2013 20:10:09 -0400 This was the season where everything fell into place for Andy Strahan and the Grayslake North baseball team. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/discuss/705179962/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/discuss/705179962/ Wed, 15 May 2013 14:12:54 -0400 A Lake Villa letter to the editor: With a defined-benefits pension, Illinois teachers and government employees are recipients of a perk that has long-ago disappeared from the private sector. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/news/705179852/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130517/news/705179852/ Fri, 17 May 2013 17:30:18 -0400 Two projects expected to greatly increase recreational opportunities in the Lindenhurst area are moving forward, funded in large part by federal and state grants totaling more than $3 million. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130515/news/705159741/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130515/news/705159741/ Wed, 15 May 2013 17:47:45 -0400 A Chicago man accused of forcing a woman to perform sex acts for money pleaded not guilty to charges in court Wednesday. Jeffrey Horton, 27, of the 10000 block of South Claremont Street, faces 18 charges including involuntary servitude, trafficking in persons, promoting prostitution, and conspiring to traffic in persons. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130514/news/705149764/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130514/news/705149764/ Tue, 14 May 2013 16:47:03 -0400 A Benedictine monk accused of attempting to lure four teens into his car on two occasions in Antioch pleaded not guilty Tuesday to child abduction charges that could put him in prison for up to three years. Thomas J. Chmura, 57, with a listed address at St. Benedict's Abbey in Benet Lake, Wis., entered his not guilty plea as his attorneys unsucessfully petitoned a Lake County judge to lower his bond to $50,000 and allow him to reside at his adopted father's home in Lansing, Ill. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130513/news/705139768/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130513/news/705139768/ Mon, 13 May 2013 18:10:59 -0400 A Lake County Sheriff's deputy is suspended without pay after he was charged Friday with solicitation of a sex act and obstruction of justice. Eric Francke, a five-year department veteran, was arrested as part of a one-month investigation Mundelein police launched after arresting two men on allegations they forced a downstate woman to work as a prostitute.