Vernon Hills Crime
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Beach Park man charged after seizure of Ecstasy pillsJul 11, 2012 7:00 pm - A 21-year-old Beach Park man has been charged in connection to the seizure of 67 pills of Ecstasy, according to police. Detectives from the Lake County sheriff's special...
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Lake Villa woman sentenced to 7 years for fatal drug-related motorcycle crashJul 09, 2012 4:13 pm - A Lake Villa woman will be behind bars for seven years after she pleaded guilty to killing a motorcyclist and injuring his 9-year-old daughter. The sentence came down Fr...
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Antioch man sentenced to 30 years for a sexual assault at WalmartJul 09, 2012 12:00 pm - An alleged Antioch gang member has been sentenced to 30 years behind bars for sexually assaulting a teenager at knife point last year. Anthony Cerone, 36, pleaded guilt...
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Lincolnshire teen charged in Fourth of July wildfire in Long GroveJul 06, 2012 8:08 am - An 18-year-old Lincolnshire man has been charged with causing the 18-acre wildfire in Long Grove on the Fourth of July, officials said Friday. Tyler Cook, of the 0-100 ...
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Bus driver charged with touching studentsJul 05, 2012 3:16 pm - South Barrington police have charged a school-bus driver from Lake in the Hills with four counts of misdemeanor battery for inappropriately touching four elementary scho...
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Garner fit to stand trialJul 03, 2012 3:39 pm - An evaluation of a Waukegan man accused of first degree murder in the shooting death of a cabdriver he was trying to rob on March 13, 2010 determined he is fit to stand ...
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Round Lake Beach man pleads guilty to aggravated DUI in fatal crashJul 03, 2012 1:00 pm - A Round Lake Beach man pleaded guilty Tuesday to his role in a DUI crash that killed a Lake Geneva motorcyclist and injured two women in Wauconda last year. Vincente Tor...
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Round Lake Park man charged with selling cocaine to officersJul 03, 2012 9:21 am - A Round Lake Park man is behind bars after selling crack cocaine to an undercover Lake County Sheriff detective, authorities said Tuesday. Rafael Russell, 24, was arres...
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Lake County senator pleads not guilty to harassmentJun 27, 2012 11:00 am - State Sen. Suzi Schmidt pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges stemming from what authorities say was the harassment of neighbors for more than two years over an allege...
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Editorial: New approach, new hope in heroin fightJun 26, 2012 7:32 am - Despite the best efforts of community leaders and government agencies across the suburbs to battle heroin, it has proved to be a resilient and dangerous opponent. But no...