Tower Lakes Crime
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Man accused of escaping Lake County squad car pleads not guiltyAug 30, 2018 1:00 am - A Romeoville man who authorities say wriggled out of handcuffs and through a small Plexiglass window to escape Lake County sheriff's deputies pleaded not guilty to an es...
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Who broke into the Dairy Dream? Libertyville business seeks helpAug 29, 2018 1:00 am - Was it an inside job? A customer who had been casing the joint? Or someone with an issue who needed money? Whatever the answer, a small-town sense of security has been b...
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Police: Waukegan woman was drunk when causing crash that killed 2Aug 28, 2018 1:00 am - A 39-year-old woman is facing charges alleging she was driving drunk when involved in a crash Sunday night that killed a married couple from Waukegan, authorities said. ...
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Mundelein woman accused of voting twice in 2016 election grabs plea dealAug 27, 2018 1:00 am - The fourth of five Lake County residents accused of voter fraud worked out a plea deal in court Monday morning. Janet Pokryfke, 69, of Mundelein, was found gui...
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Pair plead not guilty to Lake Villa man's slayingAug 23, 2018 1:00 am - Two men accused killing a 58-year-old Lake Villa man during a robbery last month pleaded not guilty Wednesday to first-degree murder charges in Lake County court. Jorda...
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Man charged with sending threatening letter pleads not guilty in Lake County courtAug 22, 2018 1:00 am - A Milwaukee man charged with sending a threatening letter to a Lake County government office referencing a school shooting in Parkland, Florida, pleaded not guilty Wedne...
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Waukegan man who locked up 'possessed' daughter deemed unfit to stand trialAug 20, 2018 1:00 am - A Waukegan man accused of locking his 10-year-old daughter in a basement because he claimed she was demonically possessed was deemed mentally unfit to stand trial or und...
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Are you in good enough shape to be an FBI agent? We took the test.Aug 17, 2018 5:30 am - Like most everyone we've known on the cops beat, we sometimes find ourselves wondering what it's like on the other side of the badge and whether we have what it takes to...
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Palatine man revived by Lake County sheriff's deputies with NaloxoneAug 11, 2018 1:00 am - A Palatine man who stopped breathing after being taken into custody early Saturday on the Chain O' Lakes was revived by sheriff's deputies using Naloxone, the Lake Count...
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Lawlor frequently used county card for personal expensesAug 08, 2018 1:00 am - In the months before Lake County Board Chairman Aaron Lawlor entered rehab for an undisclosed drug addiction, his county-issued "procurement card" was used to pay nearly...