Vernon Hills Crime
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Plea deal offered to Antioch teen in Gurnee street racing crashMar 18, 2014 1:00 am - A plea agreement has been offered in the case involving an Antioch-area teen charged with killing a friend during an illegal street race in Gurnee last June. The defens...
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DNA evidence approved for man accused of killing Zion toddlerMar 17, 2014 1:00 am - A Lake County judge ruled a DNA swab will be taken from a Zion man accused of suffocating the 5-month-old son of his girlfriend last August. Demetries Thorpe, 27, remai...
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Archdiocese: More documents on sex abuse will be releasedMar 15, 2014 8:00 am - Archdiocese of Chicago says it will release documents about misconduct by 35 priests
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Lake County judge: Inmate can't leave to jail to see dying fatherMar 14, 2014 1:01 am - A woman charged with killing a 3-month-old child in Waukegan cannot leave the Lake County jail to visit her dying father at a Milwaukee veterans hospital, a Lake County ...
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Buffalo Grove man facing kidnapping chargesMar 13, 2014 1:01 am - A Buffalo Grove man has waived extradition from Wisconsin and is being returned to Illinois to face charges in the kidnapping of an estranged girlfriend during an argume...
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Kenosha man pleads not guilty in death of Lake Villa dogMar 13, 2014 1:01 am - A Kenosha man accused in the beating death of a Lake Villa dog pleaded not guilty to charges of animal torture and aggravated animal cruelty in Lake County court Wednesd...
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Vernon Hills man pleads guilty to lesser charge in murder-for-hire caseMar 12, 2014 1:00 am - A Vernon Hills man accused of hiring a person he thought was a hitman to kill the mother of a woman he injured in a motorcycle crash has pleaded guilty to reduced charge...
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McHenry man charged with DUI after 2 hit-and-run crashesMar 11, 2014 1:00 am - A McHenry man faces several charges after he fled the scene of a pair of crashes on Route 120 in Lakemoor, and stopped only after a third crash in unincorporated McHenry...
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Bail remains at $500,000 for woman accused of vandalizing multiple Lake County churchesMar 11, 2014 1:00 am - A Lake County judge decided not to change the bail set for a Gurnee woman accused of vandalizing 21 religious institutions during a six-day period last month. However, ...
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Fox Lake man charged with possession of child pornographyMar 07, 2014 12:01 am - A Fox Lake man is being held on $300,000 bond after his arrest for possession of child pornography, authorities said Friday. Stephen A. O'Dette, 61, was arrested Thursd...