Vernon Hills Crime
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Lake County sheriff warns of burglaries at salonsFeb 03, 2016 12:00 am - Lake County sheriff's officials say there's been a recent increase in burglaries targeting salons. Det. Christopher Covelli said officials have seen at least four salon...
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State's attorney candidates argue over Calusinski caseFeb 02, 2016 4:33 am - Lake County state's attorney candidate Matthew Stanton said he doesn't understand why the current state's attorney's office is not open to giving a new trial to a woman ...
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Two court employees charged with altering documentsJan 29, 2016 12:00 am - Two sisters working in the Lake County circuit court clerk's office have been charged with altering court records for "personal benefit," prosecutors announced Friday. L...
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Man charged in Wadsworth burglariesJan 28, 2016 12:00 am - The Lake County sheriff's office has charged Joseph K. Segerstrom, 24, of the 18700 block of West Gages Lake Road, with two counts of burglary for breaking into building...
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Liquor license revoked for Nardo's after Christmas shootingJan 26, 2016 12:00 am - A Lake Bluff-area tavern had its liquor license revoked for at least one year in response to a Christmas morning shooting that injured three people. Lake County Board Ch...
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Two years in prison for trucker who killed trooperJan 22, 2016 12:00 am - The truck driver who killed a state trooper from Vernon Hills in a 2013 crash on the Tri-State Tollway pleaded guilty to three charges Friday in a Skokie courtroom and w...
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Lake County Sheriff's deputy saves heroin overdose victimJan 20, 2016 12:00 am - A Lake County Sheriff's deputy using the anti-opiate drug naloxone saved the life of a 27-year-old woman suffering from a heroin overdose in a Lake Barrington home early...
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Lake County Gang Task Force announces seizures from gangsJan 18, 2016 6:00 am - The Lake County Sheriff's Office has announced some of their success through the newly created gang task force. Since its creation six months ago, the Lake County Sheri...
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2 hurt in crash near Wauconda; parts of Gilmer, Rt. 176 closedJan 18, 2016 12:00 am - Two people were hurt, one critically, in an crash near Wauconda on Monday morning. The accident happened about 11 a.m. when a semitrailer truck collided with a red 2002 ...
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Woman accused in false manhunt can't cite Gliniewicz caseJan 14, 2016 12:00 am - The defense attorney for a Vernon Hills woman accused of setting off a false manhunt for two men accused of killing Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz was denied an attempt t...