Green Oaks Crime
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Lake County jail officer charged with batteryFeb 26, 2018 12:00 am - A Lake County jail corrections officer has been charged with battery after he inappropriately touched a female contract employee who also worked at the jail, the Lake Co...
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Guns, grenades and deadly gadgets: What TSA found in carry-ons last yearFeb 23, 2018 4:30 am - Are air travelers more scared than ever, or just less informed? That's the question we found ourselves asking after seeing a recent report from the Transportation Securi...
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Appellate ruling deals blow to Lake County RICO caseFeb 22, 2018 12:00 am - Lake County prosecutors will turn to the Illinois Supreme Court in hopes of saving what's left of a much-publicized racketeering case that led to the arrests of nearly t...
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Elder abuse seminar set for Thursday in WaukeganFeb 19, 2018 12:00 am - The Lake County state's attorney's office is hosting a training seminar titled "Detecting and Responding to Elder Abuse" from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday at the Genesee...
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Former Lake County coroner denied request to expunge criminal recordFeb 16, 2018 12:00 am - A judge denied a request by former Lake County Coroner Richard Keller to expunge or seal his criminal record in a drug-related death involving the Waukegan methadone cli...
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13-year-old charged in 2016 Libertyville gun store break-inFeb 15, 2018 12:00 am - A 13-year-old boy who was taken into custody Tuesday by Wheeling police regarding a vehicle break-in was subsequently charged in a 2016 burglary in which offenders crash...
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Judge: Man who threatened Lake County courthouse may represent himselfFeb 15, 2018 12:00 am - A California man convicted of threatening to "light up" the Lake County courthouse and Gurnee Police Department has been granted his request to serve as his own attorney...
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Round Lake Beach woman accused of killing son denied request to speak with daughterFeb 14, 2018 12:00 am - A Round Lake Beach woman accused of killing her son, then taking his body on a Metra train to Chicago, has been denied a request to have a telephone conversation with he...
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Deadly violent crimes up slightly in Lake County last yearFeb 05, 2018 4:30 am - The number of deadly violent crimes grew slightly in Lake County in 2017, statistics from the Lake County coroner's office show. However, a 2017 push to address distrac...
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What's 'ATM jackpotting'? And why are banks in the suburbs on the lookout for it?Feb 02, 2018 4:30 am - An ATM spewing out a seemingly endless stream of $20 bills might seem like a dream come true, but for banks “ATM jackpotting” is a new nightmare brought to American shor...