Lake Villa Crime
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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...
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Police make burglary arrest after man sees his shoes on another's feetFeb 02, 2018 12:00 am - A Lake Villa Township man had a lot to think about when he stopped for a meal at a Round Lake Beach restaurant Thursday. Three days earlier, someone forced entry throug...
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Authorities: Woman stole more than $10,000 from not-for-profit groupFeb 01, 2018 12:00 am - A former treasurer of the Round Lake Beach Cultural and Civic Center Foundation pleaded not guilty to theft charges Thursday after being accused of stealing more than $1...
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Zion man gets 22 years in prison for two drug offensesFeb 01, 2018 12:00 am - A Zion man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for selling drugs to an undercover police officer. Tavia Taylor, 26, of the 3400 block of Sheridan Road, was also sen...
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Two men accused of sex assaults in Lake CountyJan 31, 2018 12:00 am - Two men have been charged with predatory criminal sexual assault in separate arrests in Lake County, authorities said Wednesday. Thomas E. Zbyszynski, 74, of the 3400 bl...
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Man convicted of threatening to 'light up' courthouse wants to be his own attorneyJan 30, 2018 12:00 am - A California man convicted in 2016 of threatening to "light up" the Lake County courthouse and Gurnee Police Department has filed a request to serve as his own attorney ...
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FBI report: Bank robbers are working the night shiftJan 26, 2018 4:30 am - Maybe bank robbers aren't quitting their day jobs. That's one take-away from a report issued by the FBI's Chicago office this week detailing the facts and figures behind...
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Trial for fatal Antioch motorcycle crash delayed againJan 26, 2018 12:00 am - The attorney for a Wonder Lake man accused of driving drunk in a 2016 motorcycle crash in Antioch that killed his passenger was granted one final trial delay on Friday. ...