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 ›
Police, school investigating texts reportedly sent by Stevenson High dean
A Stevenson High School dean is being investigated amid reports that he sent inappropriate text messages to a student, according to Lincolnshire Police Chief Peter … Read more ›
Death of Lake County jail inmate Eugene Gruber ruled homicide
The death of a former Lake County jail inmate paralyzed after an altercation with a corrections officer has been ruled a homicide by the Cook … 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 ›
Trial delayed for owner of day care where boy murdered
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 ›
In first interview, Melissa Calusinski says she gave false confession to day care center murder
Melissa Calusinski felt nothing when a judge sentenced her last week to 31 years in prison. It was a stark contrast to the shock and … Read more ›
Videotaped confession shown at murder hearing
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 ›
Baker: I was ‘possessed’ during killing in Vernon Hills
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 ›
Man accused of killing wife says cremation destroyed evidence
Lawyers for a Vernon Hills man accused of killing his wife are seeking to have the charges dropped because they say that the cremation of … Read more ›
