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Winnetka police released two composite sketches of a man, wearing a red lifeguard sweatshirt, who is believed to be involved in three armed robberies and one failed attempt along the North Shore in recent days. (Winnetka Police Department image)

UPDATE: ‘Polite’ man wearing lifeguard sweatshirt sought in three North Shore robberies, one attempted robbery

By John P. Huston | Monday at 11:00 a.m.

A man described by police as “polite” and wearing a red lifeguard sweatshirt has been involved in three recent armed robberies and one failed attempt … Read more ›

Parents warned as Glenview Police investigate sexual assault of girl, 12, near Hoffman School

By Brian L. Cox | May 17 at 3:04 p.m.

Glenview police said this week they have released a man they had been questioning in connection with a criminal sexual assault of a 12-year-old girl … Read more ›

Ex-day care center owner loses bid to drop charges, goes to trial Monday

By Ruth Fuller | April 13 at 5:53 p.m.

The woman who owned a day care center where a boy was murdered in 2009 is set to stand trial in Lake County Monday after … Read more ›

New trial denied for woman convicted in day care center murder

By Ruth Fuller | March 29 at 12:49 p.m.

Attorneys for the woman convicted last year of killing a boy at Lake County day care center failed to win her a new trial Thursday … Read more ›

Suspect in Libertyville burglary pleads not guilty

March 27 at 3:28 p.m.

The Daily Herald reports: A Glenview man accused of distracting an 89-year-old Libertyville homeowner while another man stole her jewelry pleaded not guilty Tuesday in … Read more ›

Trial delayed for owner of day care where boy murdered

By Ruth Fuller | March 12 at 2:04 p.m.

The trial was delay Monday for the woman who owned a Lincolnshire day care center when a boy was murdered there in 2009. The 30-day … Read more ›

Laura Grace Riley, 21, of Glenview died of a heroin overdose in 2009. (Family contributed photo)

Glenview man sentenced to seven years for drug-induced homicide

By Brian L. Cox | March 6 at 2:57 p.m.

The mother of a 21-year-old woman who died in 2009 of a drug overdose in Glenview wept at the Skokie courthouse on Tuesday as she … Read more ›

Videotaped confession shown at murder hearing

By Ruth Fuller | March 1 at 10:16 p.m.

The smell of blood on his hands was almost unbearable. That was one of the gruesome details Daniel Baker shared with his interrogator as he … Read more ›

Daniel Baker, 21, charged with killing his girlfriend's mother, Marina Aksman, is escorted by Chuck Schletz of Lake County Major Crimes Task Force and Waukegan Police Department from the Glacier County jail in Montana to the Great Falls airport where he will board a flight for Chicago. (Bryce Harman, For the Tribune)

Baker: I was ‘possessed’ during killing in Vernon Hills

By Ruth Fuller | March 1 at 10:25 a.m.

Daniel Baker asked his interrogator for a hug and sat crying softly in his arms. Then he said he thinks he was “possessed” when he … Read more ›

Drunk Driver Causes Three-Car Crash on Lake Ave.

Feb. 24 at 4:50 p.m.

Patch.com reports: A drunk driver caused a three-car accident yesterday afternoon near the Glenview-Wilmette border just after 3 p.m. Glenview police and fire responded to … Read more ›

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