Tower Lakes Crime
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Antioch man apologizes, pleads guilty to killing wife, motherOct 20, 2014 1:00 am - An Antioch man apologized Monday for savagely killing his wife with a machete and suffocating his mother in their garden apartment nearly one year ago. Billy Varner, 55,...
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Parents: 'No justice' for girl killed by huffing driverOct 15, 2014 5:00 am - It's been two years since 5-year-old Jaclyn Santos-Sacramento was killed by a chemically impaired driver while walking on a Highland Park sidewalk — and time hasn't ease...
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Lake County demanding better performance from security companyOct 15, 2014 1:00 am - A private security company in charge of screening visitors at metal detectors at the Lake County government complex in Waukegan is on notice that arrests of its employee...
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California man charged in threats to Lake County courthouse, Gurnee policeOct 14, 2014 1:01 am - A California man is held on $2 million bail on accusations he said in a phone call he wanted to "light up" Gurnee police headquarters and the Lake County courthouse, aut...
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Wisconsin fugitive apprehended in Lake CountyOct 14, 2014 1:01 am - A Wisconsin man was arrested Monday after police stopped his car on the Tri-State Tollway near Gurnee and found he was wanted on a warrant in that state, Lake County she...
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Wisconsin man with escape warrant accused of pimping in Lake CountyOct 14, 2014 1:01 am - The Lake County sheriff's office said its special investigations unit arrested a 35-year-old Wisconsin man Monday who was pimping two women. Vernell Cauley, of the 1800...
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Chicago CEO shot by employee dies of injuriesOct 13, 2014 1:01 am - Authorities say the Chicago businessman wounded by a disgruntled employee in July has died from his injuries. ArrowStream CEO Steven LaVoie was shot in the head and abdo...
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Waukegan mom charged with killing girl pleads not guiltyOct 09, 2014 1:01 am - A Waukegan woman charged with killing her malnourished 11-year-old daughter last month pleaded not guilty in Lake County court Thursday. Nicholette Lawrence, 32, was arr...
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Lake County sheriff candidate flips stance and will appoint undersheriff if electedOct 07, 2014 1:01 am - Lake County sheriff candidate Jason Patt said he will appoint an undersheriff if elected in November, reversing a campaign pledge he made during the spring primary. Pat...
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Supreme Court denies petition to hear Calusinski case in Lincolnshire day care killingOct 07, 2014 1:01 am - The Illinois Supreme Court has denied a request to hear the appeal of a Carpentersville woman convicted in 2011 for killing a 16-month-old boy at a Lincolnshire day care...