Grandwood Park Crime
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Man faces charges for damaging tires, then offering to help victimsJul 26, 2013 8:00 am - A Waukegan man accused of flattening the tires of unsuspecting women in order to assist them later has turned himself into police, authorities said. Jose M. Mendez, 31,...
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Pit bull could be euthanized for Wauconda attackJul 25, 2013 4:21 pm - The fate of the Wauconda pit bull that attacked and killed a small dog this week will be decided Aug. 5, county officials said Thursday. Lake County Animal Care and Cont...
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Ex-school safety officer gets 90 days for sex with studentJul 25, 2013 11:35 am - A former safety officer at Waukegan High School’s Brookside Campus has been sentenced to 90 days in jail after pleading guilty to having a sexual relationship with a 17-...
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Prosecutor wants driver’s probation revokedJul 25, 2013 10:24 am - An Antioch-area teen was on probation when he was involved in a street race that killed an Antioch High School student in Gurnee, officials said Thursday. Lake County A...
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Prostitution victim remains in jail while boyfriend awaits trialJul 24, 2013 11:07 am - A downstate woman who claims she was forced to work as a prostitute for her boyfriend remains held in Lake County jail without a chance to post bail because she is consi...
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Two prostitution arrests made in Highland ParkJul 22, 2013 1:49 pm - A prostitution investigation culminated Friday with the arrests of two Highland Park residents, police said. Jose G. Lome-Rodriguez, 25, and Berta A. Perez-Molina, 43, b...
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Fox Lake man told to stop contacting victim's familyJul 18, 2013 3:00 pm - A Fox Lake man was warned by a Lake County judge to stop trying to contact family members of a crash victim or he could wind up back behind bars. Anthony Cechini, 24, w...
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Gang member resentenced for fatal Mundelein attackJul 18, 2013 3:00 pm - The prison sentence for an accused gang member who pleaded guilty to killing a 12-year-old Mundelein boy was cut by more than 20 years in Lake County court on Thursday. ...
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No change in sentence for Bartlett man in fatal Chain O' Lakes boating crashJul 18, 2013 11:00 am - A judge has denied the request of a Bartlett man to reduce the 10-year prison sentence he received for killing a Libertyville boy in a drug- and alcohol-related boating ...
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After threat, Independence Grove to stay closed FridayJul 18, 2013 8:00 am - Independence Grove Forest Preserve near Libertyville is expected to remain closed Friday as the investigation continues into a bomb threat that has shut down activities ...