Lake Forest Crime
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Pedestrian killed in Waukegan Township hit-and-run crashDec 02, 2018 12:00 am - Lake County authorities are searching for a hit-and-run driver who struck and killed a 63-year-old pedestrian Saturday night northeast of Gurnee. Police called to the sc...
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Buffalo Grove mom turns grief into passion for anti-opioid causeDec 01, 2018 12:00 am - The world could have gained another nonprofit organization when it lost 28-year-old Jared Voss of Buffalo Grove in 2015. Instead, at least 10 organizations - all involv...
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Daughter of Park City mayor charged with theft of government fundsNov 20, 2018 12:00 am - A longtime Park City employee and daughter of Mayor Steve Pannell has been charged in connection with the theft of more than $20,000 from the city, authorities said Tues...
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Lake County jury finds man guilty of killing ex-wifeNov 15, 2018 12:00 am - It took less than two hours for a Lake County jury of eight men and four women to find Kenosha resident David Brocksom guilty of killing his ex-wife under cover of darkn...
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Charges filed against man accused of pulling gun on Lake County deputyNov 15, 2018 12:00 am - A 23-year-old man who was shot after, authorities say, he pulled a gun on police when confronted while trying to burglarize one car and steal another in Wadsworth has be...
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North Chicago man indicted on escape chargeNov 15, 2018 12:00 am - A 20-year-old North Chicago man was indicted Wednesday for trying to escape from an Lake County sheriff's deputy, according to a news release Thursday from the Lake Coun...
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Ex-husband who said he killed wife in self-defense will not testify in murder trialNov 14, 2018 12:00 am - A Wisconsin man who said he killed his former wife in self-defense during a confrontation at her Gurnee home will not take the witness stand to explain that to the juror...
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Waukegan man who locked daughter in basement deemed unfit to stand trialNov 13, 2018 12:00 am - A Waukegan man accused of locking his 10-year-old daughter in the basement of his house because he said she was demonically possessed has been declared unfit to stand tr...
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Editorial: Effort, oversight will determine success of inmate tablet programNov 10, 2018 1:00 pm - Soon, some 600 Lake County jail inmates will receive free tablet computers to use for entertainment, job searches and to find health information. It's a first-of-its-kin...
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In police interrogation video, Gurnee murder suspect says it was self-defense in a fightNov 08, 2018 12:00 am - David Brocksom repeatedly told police during an interview about his ex-wife's death that he feared for his life and acted in self-defense when he fought with her over a ...