Deerfield Crime
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Former prison guard charged with gun traffickingMay 31, 2013 3:51 pm - A former Illinois prison guard is being held for selling five assault rifles and other guns to a known felon, authorities said. The U.S. attorney’s office said Dwayne Me...
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Prison for Chicago man arrested on drug charges following I-290 traffic stopMay 30, 2013 4:49 pm - A Cook County judge on Wednesday sentenced a 26-year-old Chicago man to three years in prison in exchange for his guilty plea to delivery of a controlled substance, cour...
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Wanted teen jumps from roof onto car to avoid Elgin policeMay 28, 2013 5:48 pm - An 18-year-old who was wanted on several warrants took Elgin police on a short foot chase, and damaged a car when he jumped off a roof Saturday afternoon, according to p...
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Stolberg guilty of manslaughter in Vernon Hills slayingMay 28, 2013 1:00 pm - Ronald Stolberg did not murder his wife for repeatedly poking him awake in the middle of the night, a Lake County jury ruled late Tuesday night. However, a jury Tuesday ...
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Streamwood police: Hanover Park man’s BAC was 0.324May 27, 2013 4:28 pm - A Hanover Park man’s blood alcohol content was more than four times the legal threshold when he fell asleep at the wheel and crashed his vehicle early Sunday in Streamwo...
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Couple plead not guilty in boy’s deathMay 24, 2013 4:38 pm - A West suburban couple accused in the death of their 1-year-old son have pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder charges. Cook County prosecutors say Lakesha Baker and...
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Ealy guilty in killing of Lindenhurst Burger King managerMay 24, 2013 12:00 pm - James Ealy was found guilty Friday of the murder of his former boss during a 2006 robbery of the Lindenhurst Burger King. Ealy, 48, of Lake Villa, showed no reaction whe...
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Lake County man gets six years for bilking investorsMay 23, 2013 3:26 pm - A former Lake County man was sentenced to more than six years in federal prison for defrauding investors out of roughly $1.6 million. William Block, 54, most recently o...
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Both sides rest their cases in Lindenhurst Burger King trialMay 23, 2013 2:40 pm - Both sides rested their cases Thursday in the trial of a man accused of murdering a mother of two in a Lindenhurst Burger King nearly seven years ago. Closing arguments ...
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More charges filed against former Antioch EMTMay 23, 2013 11:35 am - 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 ch...