Hainesville Crime
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Cops probing message left for Grayslake D46 board member
Jan 22, 2013 6:02 AM - Authorities are investigating what a Grayslake Elementary District 46 board member says was a threatening telephone message left for her over the weekend regarding the now-concluded teachers strike. Shannon Smigielski reported to Grayslake police the obscenity-laced message was received about 11:45 p.m. Saturday. "It lacked complete civility," she said of the call. -
Victim in Vegas hotel murder-suicide graduated from Grayslake High
Dec 18, 2012 5:49 PM - A woman killed in what's believed to have been a murder-suicide in a Las Vegas hotel lobby was a Grayslake High School graduate, officials confirmed today. Jessica Kenny, 30, died from multiple gunshot wounds to her head and chest last week from what's tentatively classified as a homicide, said Clark County Coroner P. Michael Murphy. -
Grayslake woman pleads not guilty to theft of PTO funds
Dec 5, 2012 4:44 PM - A woman accused of stealing more than $10,000 from a Grayslake parent teacher organization pleaded not guilty to theft in Lake County Court on Wednesday. Elizabeth S. Bako, 41, of the 300 block of Woodland Drive in Grayslake, is charged with two counts of felony theft and two counts of using a debit card with intent to defraud. -
Grayslake woman charged with stealing from school PTO
Nov 27, 2012 11:39 AM - An arraignment is scheduled next week for a Grayslake woman who prosecutors say may have stolen more than $10,000 from a local school's Parent Teacher Organization. Elizabeth S. Bako, 41, of the 300 block of Woodland Drive, was formally charged with two counts of theft and two counts of using a debit card with intent to defraud under an indictment handed up last week by a Lake County grand jury. -
CLC says student made bogus sexual assault reportNov 16, 2012 5:01 PM - An investigation of a reported sex attack on the College of Lake County's Grayslake campus has ended with the supposed victim recanting her claims, officials announced Friday. Police say she will not be charged.
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Rivera files federal suit against Lake County over wrongful conviction, seeks unspecified damagers
Oct 30, 2012 3:31 PM - A man wrongfully committed to prison for nearly 20 years has filed a federal lawsuit against Lake County and officials in the sheriff's and state's attorney's offices, among others. Juan Rivera Jr. is seeking compensation for what he claims was malicious prosecution, violations of his due process, depriving him of his constitutional rights and for being coerced into making a false confession, according to the lawsuit filed Tuesday. -
Student sexually assaulted at CLC, authorities sayOct 25, 2012 4:07 PM - A female College of Lake County student was sexually assaulted by an acquaintance at the Grayslake campus, authorities said Thursday. The attack occurred about 12:30 p.m. Wednesday in a courtyard near Willow Lake where students often gather, CLC spokeswoman Evelyn Schiele said. The crime was reported to campus police Wednesday night after the victim sought medical treatment at Highland Park Hospital, Schiele said.
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Schmidt not guilty of criminal damage, trespassing charges
Oct 10, 2012 7:52 PM - State Sen. Suzi Schmidt was found not guilty of walking onto her neighbor's land and puncturing a bag of chicken feed during a dispute, Lake County Judge George Strickland ruled Wednesday. However, a civil order of protection against her remains for now. "I'm happy this part is over, though it's sad that it had to turn out this way," she said. -
Lake County senator pleads not guilty to harassment
Jun 27, 2012 8:00 PM - State Sen. Suzi Schmidt pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges stemming from what authorities say was the harassment of neighbors for more than two years over an alleged romantic affair involving her estranged husband. Schmidt made her first appearance in Lake County circuit court since being charged by the Lake County state's attorney's office with single misdemeanor counts of criminal damage to property and criminal trespass.
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