Deerfield Crime
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Lake Villa Township couple charged with three armed robberies in a weekNov 04, 2014 12:01 am - A Lake Villa Township couple is held in Lake County jail after admitting to armed robberies at two businesses in during a seven-day span, authorities said. Christopher ...
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Former Gurnee baseball treasurer pleads guilty to theftNov 04, 2014 12:00 am - A Grayslake-area man accused of stealing more than $80,000 from Gurnee Youth Baseball has pleaded guilty to theft in Lake County court. Donald Schaefer, 53, of the 1700...
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Probation, fine for Elgin woman who starved dog to deathNov 03, 2014 12:00 am - A 24-year-old Elgin woman accused of leaving two of her dogs on her apartment balcony for a week while she was out of town has been sentenced to 18 months probation and ...
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Cook County jail guard charged with theftOct 31, 2014 1:01 am - A Cook County correctional officer who conspired with an inmate to buy what he thought was stolen merchandise has been charged with felony theft, authorities said. In a ...
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Lake County jury rules man guilty of kidnapping and sex assault at Beach Park motelOct 31, 2014 1:01 am - A man with ties to Lake County was found guilty of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman in a multistate crime spree that started in Georgia and ended in a Beach Pa...
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Arrests of 21 reputed street gang members and associates accused in illegal drug, firearm sales announced in Lake CountyOct 31, 2014 1:01 am - Federal and local investigators have seized 21 reputed street gang members and their associates in what they say is an effort to stem illegal sales of drugs and weapons ...
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Authorities: Judge attacked by inmate in Maywood courtroomOct 30, 2014 1:01 am - Authorities say a Cook County jail inmate appearing in a Maywood courtroom for a routine hearing attacked a judge. Cook County Jail Executive Director Cara Smith said th...
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Sheriff issues phone scam alertOct 30, 2014 1:01 am - Lake County sheriff's officials are warning about what they say is a new phone scam on the rise. Telephone scammers are stating they are calling from the Lake County She...
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Lake County Sheriff's office denies politics a factor in indictment of former jail guardsOct 30, 2014 1:01 am - The defense attorney for two former Lake County jail guards charged with official misconduct in connection with a 2011 jailhouse scuffle that left a prisoner paralyzed, ...
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Cook County corrections officer charged with theftOct 29, 2014 1:01 am - A Cook County correctional officer has been charged with theft and placed on paid administrative leave, the Cook County Sheriff's Office said Wednesday. Fernando Munoz, ...