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Monk pleads not guilty to child abduction charges, remains jailed
By Lee Filas - 05/14/13
A Benedictine monk accused of attempting to lure four teens into his car on two occasions in Antioch pleaded not guilty Tuesday to child abduction charges that could put him in prison for up to three years. Thomas J. Chmura, 57, with a listed... FULL STORY
By Lee Filas - 05/14/13
Vernon Hills man charged with hiring hitman to kill friend's mother
By Lee Filas - 05/14/13
A Vernon Hills man is accused of hiring an undercover police officer he believed was a hitman to kill the mother of a woman who was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash with him last year. Jonathan Villasana, 24, of the 0 to 100 block of Timber... FULL STORY
By Lee Filas - 05/14/13
Man faces life in prison in drug conspiracy case
By Lee Filas - 05/14/13
A Lake County man once accused of using his family's Grayslake restaurant to traffic drugs is facing new drug conspiracy charges that could put him behind bars for life, authorities said Tuesday. Jack Papandreou, 37, formerly of Wadsworth, pleaded... FULL STORY
By Lee Filas - 05/14/13
Lake Co. sheriff's deputy charged with solicitation, obstruction of justice
By Lee Filas - 05/13/13
A Lake County Sheriff's deputy is suspended without pay after he was charged Friday with solicitation of a sex act and obstruction of justice. Eric Francke, a five-year department veteran, was arrested as part of a one-month investigation Mundelein... FULL STORY
By Lee Filas - 05/13/13
Chicago man dies in crash that shuts down outbound Kennedy
By Lee Filas and Jessica Cilella - 05/13/13
A Chicago man was killed and two others were injured in a crash Monday morning that shut down the outbound lanes of the Kennedy Expressway. Rufino Sanchez, 65, of Chicago, was killed when his SUV was struck from behind by a semitrailer truck near... FULL STORY
By Lee Filas and Jessica Cilella - 05/13/13
National Merit Scholarship winners in Lake County
By Lee Filas - 05/10/13
Sixteen high school students from Lake County were named National Merit $2,500 Scholarship winners for 2013. FULL STORY
By Lee Filas - 05/10/13
Sixteen high school students from Lake County were named National Merit $2,500 Scholarship winners for 2013. FULL STORY
You can now access Lake County court cases online
By Lee Filas - 05/10/13
A new online system allowing customers to view Lake County court cases goes live Friday, circuit clerk officials said. The launch is the first of a two-part roll out of the Lake County Public Access System to provide secure remote access for... FULL STORY
By Lee Filas - 05/10/13
A new online system allowing customers to view Lake County court cases goes live Friday, circuit clerk officials said. The launch is the first of a two-part roll out of the Lake County Public Access System to provide secure remote access for... FULL STORY
Chain O' Lakes reopens to boating
By Lee Filas - 05/10/13
The Chain O' Lakes has reopened for boating after being closed for 19 days due to flooding, state officials said. With water levels on the Chain dipping below flood stage, the Fox Waterway Agency and Illinois Department of Natural Resources lifted... FULL STORY
By Lee Filas - 05/10/13
One man injured in Orland Park home invasion
By Lee Filas - 05/10/13
Police are on the scene of a home invasion and shooting in the 10900 block of Antelope Lane in Orland Park. Officers were called to the scene at about 2:30 a.m. and found one man shot in what appears to be a home invasion in the Deer Creek Estate... FULL STORY
By Lee Filas - 05/10/13
Police are on the scene of a home invasion and shooting in the 10900 block of Antelope Lane in Orland Park. Officers were called to the scene at about 2:30 a.m. and found one man shot in what appears to be a home invasion in the Deer Creek Estate... FULL STORY
Milwaukee man pleads not guilty in attack near Old Mill Creek
By Lee Filas - 05/09/13
A Milwaukee man pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and other charges in Lake County court early Thursday. Michael Highsmith is accused of attacking a 66-year-old man from Genoa City, Wis., and leaving him on the side of a road near Old Mill... FULL STORY
By Lee Filas - 05/09/13
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