Deerfield Crime
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Convicted ex-water official resigns as police chiefMay 03, 2013 7:11 pm - A former water official convicted in a scheme to secretly mix contaminated well water into public drinking supplies has resigned as police chief of Crestwood. Theresa Ne...
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Round Lake Park man pleads not guilty in March convenience store shootingMay 02, 2013 7:39 pm - A Round Lake Park man accused of killing a Zion man because of the way he wore his hat pleaded not guilty in Lake County court Thursday. Jose Rebollar-Verara, 25, of th...
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Former Crestwood official convicted of lying about tainted waterApr 29, 2013 5:16 pm - A one-time South suburban official was convicted Monday of lying for decades about drawing water for residents from a well tainted by a cancer-causing chemical. The onl...
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4 men charged in triple slaying in HarveyApr 29, 2013 5:16 pm - $PHOTOCREDIT_ON$Associated Press$PHOTOCREDIT_OFF$ Prosecutors on Monday announced that four men have been charged in the slayings of a woman and two children more than t...
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Lake Villa woman facing drug chargesApr 29, 2013 3:50 pm - A Lake Villa woman faces drug charges following a traffic stop by Lake County sheriff’s police, authorities announced Monday. Stacie Vickers, 38, of the 24000 block of W...
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Baker gets 47 years in slaying of Vernon Hills womanApr 29, 2013 3:39 pm - Daniel Baker received 47 years in prison for killing a Vernon Hills woman with repeated blows from a baseball bat, but he didn’t stick around long enough to hear the sen...
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Monk charged with attempting to abduct 14-year-old Antioch girlApr 27, 2013 4:37 pm - A Benedictine monk is charged with attempting to lure a 14-year-old girl into his car in Antioch. Thomas J. Chmura, who told police he has lived at the St. Benedict’s A...
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Police say Lake Villa man tried to abduct little girlsApr 25, 2013 4:07 pm - A man accused of trying to abduct four young girls was arrested, thanks to information provided by an alert mother, Lake County authorities said. Henry Wright, 29, of th...
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Judge: Vernon Hills man’s rights not violatedApr 25, 2013 3:02 pm - A Lake County judge has ruled the rights of a Vernon Hills man charged with murdering his wife were not violated by police when they questioned him. The decision paves ...
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Plea deal in place for Ingleside manApr 25, 2013 10:08 am - A plea agreement is in place for an Ingleside man accused of selling the drugs that killed a friend, attorneys said in court Thursday. Brian Stedronsky, 32, of the 3500...