Waukegan Crime
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Lindenhurst man jailed on child porn chargesJun 19, 2014 1:01 am - A 55-year-old Lindenhurst man remained jailed Thursday on child pornography charges after a joint investigation by local police and the state attorney general's office. ...
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Former Grant High teacher pleads guilty to sex abuse of studentJun 19, 2014 1:01 am - A former Grant Community High School teacher avoided jail time Thursday by pleading guilty to one count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse for having an inappropriate r...
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Man pleads guilty but mentally ill in bizarre Gurnee stabbing attackJun 19, 2014 1:01 am - A Waukegan man pleaded guilty but mentally ill to charges he stabbed and killed one man and wounded another during a bizarre car trip through Gurnee in 2011. Zervont Th...
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Wisconsin man pleads guilty in fatal DUI crash, sentenced to seven years in prisonJun 19, 2014 1:01 am - A Wisconsin man was sentenced to seven years in prison for driving into and killing a pedestrian and injuring another in Waukegan while high on heroin in 2013. Aaron B....
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Additional DNA tests ordered in 2000 North Chicago murder caseJun 18, 2014 1:01 am - DNA testing has been approved for more items recovered at the scene of a grisly 2000 murder in North Chicago to help determine if the man convicted of the killing may be...
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Sentencing delay for Gurnee-area man who pleaded guilty to sex assaultJun 18, 2014 1:00 am - Sentencing was delayed Wednesday for a Grandwood Park man who had pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 7-year-old girl, to give his defense attorney time to examine s...
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Police issue arrest warrant for ex-Chain O' Lakes Fireworks headJun 16, 2014 1:01 am - An arrest warrant has been issued for the past president and co-founder of the not-for-profit Chain O' Lakes Fireworks organization, alleging she stole more than $500 ov...
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Better Business Bureau lists Top 5 summer scamsJun 15, 2014 11:00 pm - Summer is a great time to take that long-overdue vacation or make much-needed home repairs, but as the weather heats up, so do scams. Better Business Bureau is warning ...
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Highland Park 'huffing' case could land in state Supreme CourtJun 12, 2014 1:01 am - The Illinois Supreme Court could be tasked later this year with deciding whether the Highland Park woman found guilty of being high when she killed a little girl was pro...
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Hawthorn Woods man pleads not guilty to indecent solicitation chargesJun 12, 2014 1:00 am - A Hawthorn Woods man accused of trying meet with a 14-year-old boy for sex pleaded not guilty to three counts of indecent solicitation of a child in Lake County court Th...