Barrington Crime
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Priest helps heroin addicts heal 'hole in the soul'Mar 24, 2015 5:30 am - The Rev. Jim Swarthout uses his baldness to his advantage. It's an example of a genetic predisposition, a hereditary problem. Just like addiction, he says. The example ...
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Juan Rivera timeline: 3 times convicted, 3 times released since 1992Mar 20, 2015 1:00 am - 1992 Aug. 17: Holly Staker, 11, is found dead in Waukegan apartment where she was baby-sitting. She had been stabbed 27 times, strangled and raped. Oct. 26: Already in...
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Judge denies request to reconsider prison sentence in fatal North Chicago shootingMar 19, 2015 1:00 am - A Lake County judge has denied a motion to reconsider the 60-year prison sentence he issued to a North Chicago man for gunning down a teenage mother in an alley in 2013....
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Defense requests psych exam for Des Plaines man accused of stabbing Vernon Hills woman in movie theater parking lotMar 19, 2015 1:00 am - The attorney for a Des Plaines man accused of repeatedly stabbing and slashing a co-worker outside of the Deer Park movie theater this year said he is considering whethe...
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Mass-shooting simulation to be staged at Barrington High SchoolMar 19, 2015 1:00 am - A large-scale active shooter drill will be staged at Barrington High School Friday morning, where hundreds of police officers, firefighters and even SWAT personnel will ...
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Northwest suburban police blotterMar 18, 2015 1:00 am - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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Lake County prosecutors say DNA evidence not enough to drop charges in North Chicago murder caseMar 17, 2015 1:00 am - The push to free a man who claims he was wrongfully convicted of a grisly North Chicago murder in 2004 hit a snag Tuesday when Lake County prosecutors announced in court...
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Waukegan man sentenced to time served and probation for shooting man during argumentMar 17, 2015 1:00 am - A Waukegan man was sentenced to 30 months of probation and 170 days in Lake County jail for shooting a man who was arguing with a family friend, authorities said Tuesday...
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Former teacher gets probation for molesting studentMar 12, 2015 1:00 am - A former Lake County teacher was sentenced to 30 months supervision and 18 months of electronic home monitoring for molesting a middle school student in 2010, a judge or...
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Survey: Drug, alcohol use not rising in Dist. 220Mar 11, 2015 5:30 am - Alcohol and drug use is not rising among Barrington High School students, and the growing number of students who choose to be drug-free say the biggest reason they made ...