Lake County prosecutors this afternoon announced new murder charges in two notorious slayings that had been attributed to other men until DNA pointed away from … Read more ›
Crime
After 20 years in prison, man cleared in ’86 Waukegan rape
Lake County prosecutors have dropped rape charges against Bennie Starks, who spent 20 years in prison before DNA pointed away from him. Assistant State’s Attorney … Read more ›
Man crashes car into house after short police chase
A 19-year-old Libertyville man led police on a short chase through a residential neighborhood before crashing his vehicle into a house, according to authorities. Andrew … Read more ›
Men arrested for battery, contributing to the delinquency of a minor
Battery A 21-year-old Mundelein man of the 800 block of South Ridge Avenue was arrested April 29 for battery whhile at a restaurant in the … Read more ›
At murder trial, witness recalls watching friend stabbed in Ingleside
After he was stabbed in the abdomen, a pale-faced John Herres, 19, walked into the kitchen and lifted up his shirt, revealing a wound that … Read more ›
Church burglarized, man shatters driver’s window with his hands, and more
Burglary Checks, canned meat and juice boxes were stolen from St. Lawrence Church, 125 W. Church Street, sometime between Friday night and Sunday morning. A … Read more ›
Computer stolen from school, mailbox lit on fire and street racing
Burglary Police responded to Butterfield School, 1441 West Lake Street, to report of a computer stolen April 13 from a classroom in Butterfield School, 1441 … Read more ›
Ex-day care center owner loses bid to drop charges, goes to trial Monday
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 ›
Death of Lake County jail inmate Eugene Gruber ruled homicide
The death of a former Lake County jail inmate who was paralyzed after an altercation with a corrections officer has been ruled a homicide by … Read more ›
New trial denied for woman convicted in day care center murder
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 ›
