Lake County Crime
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Lake County deputy injured during arrestOct 21, 2015 1:00 am - A Lake County Sheriff's deputy suffered several fractures to his hand Tuesday while arresting a Round Lake area man suspected of beating his former girlfriend and anothe...
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Wheeling man charged with sexually abusing teenage girlOct 20, 2015 1:00 am - A Wheeling man who prosecutors say sexually abused a teenage girl for about 15 months was ordered held on a total bail of $220,000 Tuesday. Richard Asencio, 25, was cha...
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Sheriff's office seeks help in finding driver in Prairie View hit-and-runOct 20, 2015 1:00 am - The Lake County sheriff's office is asking for the community's help in locating a driver who fled after fatally striking a 68-year-old man last week in Prairie View. Jam...
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Defense hopes to pin Zion girls' murders on exonerated fatherOct 20, 2015 1:00 am - The defense for a former Zion man accused of the notorious 2005 murders of two little girls plans to pin the slayings on one of the girl's fathers when the case goes to ...
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West Dundee church responds to sex assault lawsuitOct 19, 2015 1:00 am - Lawyers for a West Dundee church and former youth minister have responded to a lawsuit seeking damages in the sexual assault of a teenage church member in summer 2013. I...
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Women honored for keeping PTO running after theftOct 17, 2015 7:45 am - Three former Frederick School Parent Teacher Organization volunteers in Grayslake have been publicly lauded for not allowing a former treasurer's theft of money doom the...
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North Chicago man charged with weapons, drug violationsOct 17, 2015 1:00 am - A documented street gang member from North Chicago faces numerous weapons- and drug-related charges after being arrested Thursday by the Lake County Gang Task Force, aut...
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Mundelein woman accused of sexually abusing studentOct 16, 2015 1:00 am - A Mundelein woman who works as a public school music teacher is accused of sexually abusing a student, according to Lake County authorities. Briana Travis, 33, of the 10...
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Bolingbrook pimp sentenced to 47 years in prisonOct 16, 2015 1:00 am - A 43-year-old Bolingbrook man convicted in 2013 of pimping women and girls as young as 17 was sentenced to 47 years in federal prison. McKenzie Carson's sentence was han...
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Vernon Hills man charged with home repair fraudOct 16, 2015 1:00 am - A Vernon Hills man who prosecutors say bilked a Mount Prospect homeowner out of thousands of dollars for home repair work he never performed was ordered held on $50,000 ...