Vernon Hills Crime
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Video of police shooting of Highland Park hospital patient releasedNov 19, 2014 12:01 am - CBS 2 Chicago obtained video on the fatal shooting of an armed Waukegan man Nov. 3 inside NorthShore Highland Park Hospital, as well as an explanation for why he was sho...
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Report: Lake County Sheriff official pulls over school bus to give son lunchNov 18, 2014 12:00 am - A Lake County Sheriff's Office lieutenant is under investigation for making a traffic stop on a Johnsburg High School bus late last week in order to deliver lunch to his...
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Vernon Hills woman set park fires to relieve stress, police sayNov 17, 2014 12:01 am - A 28-year-old Vernon Hills woman has been charged with arson in connection with a series of trash can fires in parks in the last three weeks. Stephanie M. Wollar was tak...
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Pingree Grove man accused of indecent soliciation of childNov 17, 2014 12:01 am - A Pingree Grove man faces up to five years in prison on charges he tried to solicit sex from a person under the age of 17, authorities said Monday. Jeremy S. Zoubek, 27,...
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Murderer back to face charges Zion girls' killingNov 15, 2014 11:01 pm - Convicted killer Jorge Alvi Torrez, a Zion native and former U.S. Marine, has been returned to Lake County to stand trial in the notorious 2005 slaying of two girls in Z...
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Island Lake fatal crash cited as Illinois no-tolerance DUI pot law is challengedNov 14, 2014 4:00 am - Scott Shirey had a trace of marijuana in his system when another driver ran a red light, killing Shirey's son. But the Lake County man was charged with a crime — prompting some to say the law must be changed.
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Authorities: Teen stole cars, charged at police, hurt pair in car, got shot in the faceNov 14, 2014 12:01 am - An 18-year-old Ingleside man is in critical condition Friday evening after a wild night in which police say he stole two cars, rolled one of them over, tried to steal a ...
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Former Round Lake Beach cop ordered to leave village officals aloneNov 13, 2014 12:01 am - A former Round Lake Beach police officer facing prison time on theft charges was ordered Thursday to keep away from village officials after authorities say he falsely ac...
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Suspect in Gurnee, Crystal Lake crimes captured in WisconsinNov 13, 2014 12:01 am - A man wanted in connection with multiple crimes in Lake and McHenry counties has been arrested in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, authorities said. Wallace Henshall, 50, of the ...
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Teachers charged with failing to report suspected sex abuseNov 13, 2014 12:01 am - Three Lake County teachers are facing misdemeanor charges alleging they failed to report a Gavin School District 37 instructor accused of molesting a student. Arrest wa...