Hawthorn Woods Crime
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Family sues over fatal Petite Lake boat crashAug 20, 2013 10:20 am - The family of a 10-year-old Libertyville boy killed last summer while tubing on Petite Lake is suing the Fox Waterway Agency, accusing it of not implementing boat safety...
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Judge determines trial fitnessAug 20, 2013 10:02 am - A man accused of killing a North Chicago teen was deemed fit to stand trial Tuesday. Jim McPherson, 22, of North Chicago, faces three counts of first-degree murder for k...
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Fox Lake skate park closed due to extensive vandalismAug 19, 2013 9:52 am - The skateboarding area at Veterans Park in Fox Lake has been closed and the equipment removed until spring because of extensive damage caused by vandals, village officia...
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Chicago man offered plea deal in forced prostitution caseAug 14, 2013 11:05 am - A Chicago man has about one week to decide if he will accept a plea deal with prosecutors and go to prison for forcing his girlfriend to work as a prostitute. Aaron Thu...
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New trial date for Wauconda firefighterAug 13, 2013 12:20 pm - A new trial date has been set for a Wauconda firefighter accused of sexually abusing a victim under the age of 13. The trial against Donald Berthiaume, 41, of the 2500 b...
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Judge tells Fox Lake man to accept deal or go to trialAug 13, 2013 10:35 am - A Fox Lake man accused of killing his friend in a crash nearly one year ago was told by a Lake County judge to accept a plea deal or go to trial. Lake County Judge Dani...
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Waukegan man sentenced to 48 years for murdering wifeAug 12, 2013 5:00 pm - Calling the murder of Graciela Guijarro “incredibly shocking,” a Lake County judge sentenced a Waukegan man to 48 years in prison for killing his wife more than a decade...
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Mundelein man pleads guilty to Vernon Hills police station shooting, agrees to pen apology letter to cop who shot himAug 12, 2013 12:00 pm - A Mundelein man who pulled a fake gun in the lobby of the Vernon Hills Police Department in April and wanted officers to kill him, pleaded guilty Monday and must write a...
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Vernon Hills man sentenced to eight years for killing wifeAug 08, 2013 6:00 pm - Calling Ronald Stolberg a “selfish, petulant” man, a Lake County judge sentenced him to eight years in prison Thursday for killing his wife more than two years ago. Asi...
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Lindenhurst burglary spree ended by action of an alert neighborAug 08, 2013 4:13 pm - A burglary spree in Lindenhurst earlier this week ended after the actions of a sharp-eyed neighbor. Joshua Michael Joyce, who police say went on a burglary spree early T...