Vernon Hills Crime
-
Prosecution rests in 1994 Lake County murder trialApr 24, 2014 1:01 am - Lake County prosecutors concluded their case Thursday against a man accused murdering a 71-year-old Waukegan business owner in 1994. However, just before the state rest...
-
Police recount evidence gathered in 1994 Waukegan murder caseApr 23, 2014 1:01 am - Lake County prosecutors focused on blood stains, DNA and a flat tire during the second day of testimony in the trial of a Chicago man accused of killing a Waukegan busin...
-
Lake County judge: No need to reoffer rejected plea deal in murder caseApr 23, 2014 1:00 am - A Lake County judge ruled Wednesday that prosecutors don't have to reoffer the plea deal that was rejected months earlier by a Round Lake Park man charged in the murder ...
-
Testimony begins in second trial of 1994 murder of Waukegan appliance store ownerApr 22, 2014 1:01 am - A Lake County prosecutor told a jury Tuesday that Fred Reckling was closing his Waukegan appliance store for the night when Hezekieh Whitfield wrapped a gun in a cloth a...
-
Judge rejects sex abuse plea deal for 75-year-old manApr 22, 2014 1:01 am - A judge rejected a plea deal with a sentence that included 30 days in jail for a 75-year-old Lake Villa man accused of sexually abusing a child. Lake County Judge George...
-
Former Lake Forest High School theater adviser pleads guilty to sex abuse chargesApr 22, 2014 1:01 am - A former Lake Forest High School employee pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse for having inappropriate sexual contact with two female studen...
-
Man gets 42 months in beating death of dogApr 22, 2014 1:01 am - After apologizing to a Lake Villa woman for beating her dog to death with his hands, a Wisconsin man pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of animal torture and will spend...
-
Slain Zion girl's grandfather testifies in death penalty caseApr 22, 2014 1:00 am - ALEXANDRIA, Va. — An Illinois grandfather shook in the witness chair as he told jurors about discovering his 8-year-old granddaughter and her best friend dead from stab...
-
Trial date set in Round Lake Beach murderApr 21, 2014 1:01 am - A Round Lake Park man accused in the murder of a Zion teen will go on trial April 28 after he rejected a plea deal in Lake County court Monday. The attorney for Jose Ve...
-
Second trial in Waukegan business owner's 1994 murder set for trialApr 21, 2014 1:00 am - The 1994 murder of a Waukegan business owner goes to trial for a second time this week. Jury selection began Monday and opening statements are expected Tuesday in the m...