Deerfield Crime
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Sledgehammer attack trial kicks off with bloody testimonyJan 30, 2013 10:00 am - A Lincolnshire Police sergeant told a Lake County jury he saw “two bodies covered in blood” when he glanced into the master bedroom of a home on May 19, 2003. Sgt. Jame...
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Mark Ditka pleads guilty to drug, alcohol chargesJan 30, 2013 8:00 am - The son of football Hall-of-Famer Mike Ditka pleaded guilty to drug and alcohol charges Lake County court Wednesday. Mark Ditka, 50, of Deerfield, will spend 24 months ...
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More cases dismissed involving accused Schaumburg copsJan 29, 2013 6:00 pm - The dominoes continued to fall Tuesday as Cook County prosecutors dropped charges against two more defendants whose cases involved undercover Schaumburg police officers ...
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Battle lines drawn in sledgehammer attack trialJan 29, 2013 12:00 pm - Sandra Rogers finally had her day in court Tuesday, nearly 10 years after she was arrested in the sledgehammer attack on her ex-husband and his new wife in their Lincoln...
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Drug charges dropped in cases worked by accused Schaumburg copsJan 28, 2013 1:00 pm - The fallout from the arrests of three undercover Schaumburg police officers on drug conspiracy charges continued Monday with Cook County prosecutors dropping charges in ...
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New trial starts for woman convicted in hammer attackJan 28, 2013 3:45 am - After spending most of the last 10 years behind bars on charges she attacked her ex-husband and his new wife with a sledgehammer in their Lincolnshire home, Sandra Roger...
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Arlington Hts. man, brother guilty in gas scamJan 25, 2013 4:30 pm - Expert tax advice from an Arlington Heights accountant and his brother enabled multiple gas station owners in Chicago and the suburbs to scam the state out of millions, ...
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Mount Prospect man capturedJan 25, 2013 4:11 pm - Authorities arrested a Mount Prospect man Friday who they considered armed and dangerous following a domestic incident earlier this week. Joseph L. Lopez Jr., 34, of the...
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More charges possible against Elgin man accused of burglarizing cop’s homeJan 24, 2013 5:10 pm - More charges are possible against a 21-year-old man who was charged with residential burglary after Elgin police said an officer returned home on dinner break Jan. 2 and...
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Trial for Ingleside woman, son in fatal drug case pushed to MarchJan 24, 2013 9:37 am - The trial date for two Ingleside family members accused of supplying drugs that killed a friend has been pushed back to March. Brian Stedronsky, 33, and his mother, Car...