Lake Forest Crime
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Gurnee man pleads guilty to drug-induced homicideJan 23, 2017 12:00 am - A Gurnee man was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty Monday to one count of drug-induced homicide, an attorney said. Kareem Perkins, 33, is require...
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Filing claims Allendale employees were not certified to perform restraintJan 23, 2017 12:00 am - Two Allendale Association employees charged in the choking restraint death of 16-year-old Shaquan Allen at the Lake Villa facility for children with emotional and behavi...
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Two Zion fugitives capturedJan 21, 2017 12:00 am - Lake County law enforcement officers on Friday found and captured two fugitives who were hiding in a Zion residence, the Lake County sheriff's office said in a news rele...
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Trial delayed for Waukegan residents accused of using apartment as drug "lab"Jan 19, 2017 12:00 am - The trial for two people accused of operating an illegal lab to make narcotics in their Waukegan apartment has been delayed until April 17. Derek A. Ventresca, 28, and ...
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Ingleside man charged with theft after fleeing rollover crash, authorities sayJan 18, 2017 12:00 am - An Ingleside man who ran from the scene of a rollover crash near North Barrington was charged with burglary when officers later found him in possession of stolen items, ...
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Waukegan 'monster mom' gets 43 years in prison for killing daughterJan 17, 2017 12:00 am - A Lake County judge called Nicholette Lawrence a "monster mom" before sentencing her to 43 years in prison for killing her 11-year-old daughter with a punch in the stoma...
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Lake County canine team tracks down domestic battery suspectJan 15, 2017 2:00 pm - A Lake County sheriff's canine team tracked down a man accused of domestic battery after he ran from the scene early Sunday, authorities said. Jermaine D. Ausley, 30, of...
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Four overdoses in 10 days in Lake CountyJan 14, 2017 12:00 am - A woman died Thursday and a man was revived by sheriff's deputies Friday night, both following overdoses in Lake County, authorities said. Altogether, there have been fo...
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Elgin violent crime up for first half of 2016; drop expected for second halfJan 13, 2017 4:00 am - It was a tale of three cities when it came to the largest suburbs and violent crime in the first half of 2016. According to statistics released by the FBI this week, the...
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Waukegan mother apologizes for fatal abuse of daughterJan 13, 2017 12:00 am - Judge taking the weekend to ponder her sentence for killing girl