Lake County Crime
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Waukegan killing suspects plead not guiltyAug 01, 2012 1:14 pm - Three Waukegan residents charged with killing a man and dumping his body in a Cook County pond last year pleaded not guilty Tuesday to first-degree murder charges. Jose ...
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Courts bars evidence of link between '82, Lindenhurst killingAug 01, 2012 11:00 am - Lake County prosecutors will not immediately be allowed to bring up the similarities between a 2006 killing at a Lindenhurst Burger King and 1982 slayings in Chicago tha...
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Former Waukegan mayoral candidate to serve three years for arsonAug 01, 2012 11:00 am - A former Waukegan mayoral candidate will spend three years behind bars for burning down an iconic city building more than a year ago. Gregory Flesher, 49, accepted a pl...
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Former Chicago alderman pleads not guiltyJul 31, 2012 10:09 pm - A not guilty plea has been entered by a former Chicago alderman under federal indictment on corruption charges. A 10-count indictment accuses former Alderman Ambrosio M...
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Northwest suburbs host variety of National Night Out eventsJul 31, 2012 12:49 pm - A free pool party, a DUI golf cart course and pedal car rides are just a few of the activities that can be found throughout the Northwest suburbs at events starting this...
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Houseguest charged with theft of two RolexesJul 31, 2012 11:31 am - A 19-year-old Hoffman Estates man has been charged with the theft of his and hers Rolex watches from a South Barrington home where he was a guest on Independence Day. Na...
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Teens accused in Gurnee burglaryJul 30, 2012 5:11 pm - Gurnee Police Chief Kevin Woodside again is crediting information from alert residents in helping investigators catch accused burglars over the weekend. Police said they...
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Gacy’s nephew guilty of sexual assault, abuse of girlJul 27, 2012 11:45 am - A McHenry County jury Friday convicted the nephew of John Wayne Gacy, the infamous Chicago serial killer, of numerous charges of sexual abuse and sexual assault of a gir...
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Schaumburg police release sketch of man who attacked female joggerJul 27, 2012 10:00 am - Schaumburg police have released a sketch of the man they suspect in an attack on an 18-year-old Streamwood woman jogging in Schaumburg Thursday night. The woman said the...
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Police: Volo man pointed gun at father, 11-year-old girlJul 27, 2012 10:00 am - Editor's note: The charges were dropped July 25, 2012. Criminal charges have been filed against a Volo man accused of pointing a loaded pistol at an 11-year-old gir...