A 90-year-old man died after police say he drove his car off a steep ravine in Beach Park Tuesday evening and was not found until Wednesday morning. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Beach Park Fire Department responded around 6:45 a.m. Wednesday to the 10300 block of West Fairbanks Avenue in Beach Park for a […]
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Judge condemns prosecutor, Kyle Rittenhouse’s defense asks for mistrial
The judge in Kyle Rittenhouse’s trial condemned the prosecution multiple times Wednesday and Rittenhouse’s defense asked for a mistrial, alleging prosecutorial misconduct. Jacob Marshall, Gaige Grosskreutz’s former roommate and friend, was called to the stand. A Facebook comment made by Marshall said that Grosskreutz’s “only regret was not killing the kid (Rittenhouse) and hesitating to […]
Police officer locates missing elderly couple in Lake Zurich, reunites them with family members
A police officer in Lake Zurich on Wednesday located an elderly couple who had been missing for days and reunited them with family members. Lake Zurich Police Department Officer Przemyslaw Struga observed a vehicle traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of Rand Road near Ela Road. Struga initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle around […]
16-year-old charged with fatally shooting young Zion mother with rifle as she held her baby
A 16-year-old boy has been charged with murder after he “recklessly” shot a rifle, fatally shooting a mother as she read to her baby in her Zion home last month. An arrest warrant has been issued for Zechariah C. Myles, 16, of the 2800 block of Enoch Avenue in Zion, for first-degree murder, according to […]
Kyle Rittenhouse breaks down while testifying, says that first man he shot threatened to kill him, ‘rip his heart out’
A judge ordered a recess in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial Wednesday morning after Rittenhouse began crying and choking up while testifying about the moments leading up to when he shot the three men. Rittenhouse, 18, formerly of Antioch, said he now lives in Walworth County, Wisconsin, and is studying nursing at Arizona State University. Rittenhouse, […]
Nearly a dozen families displaced after extra-alarm fire at apartment building in Round Lake
Fire officials say 10 families were displaced after an extra-alarm fire at an apartment building in Round Lake Tuesday afternoon. The Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District responded around 4:45 p.m. Tuesday to North Fox Trail and West Turtle Creek Lane in Round Lake for a report of smoke coming from a building. Greater Round […]
Appeals court overturns Round Lake Beach man’s sexual assault conviction, sentence due to error made by prosecutors
An Illinois appeals court overturned a Round Lake Beach man’s conviction and sentence in a child sexual assault case, ruling that prosecutors made a technical error while charging the man. Efrain V. Ortega, 55, of Round Lake Beach, was charged in 2003 with predatory criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault of a child and […]
Kyle Rittenhouse’s defense presents their case during trial Tuesday after prosecutors rest their case
Prosecutors finished presenting their case on Tuesday in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial and Rittenhouse’s defense team began presenting their side. As the trial resumed Tuesday morning, Kenosha County Circuit Judge Bruce Schroeder said that someone was caught filming the jurors as they arrived in the courtroom on Monday. Deputies forced the person to delete the […]
Authorities identify 23-year-old man ejected, killed in high-speed crash in Lake Villa
The coroner’s office has identified a 23-year-old man who was killed Sunday evening after he drove his car off the roadway and struck two utility poles in Lake Villa. An autopsy showed that Brandon Holmgren, 23, of Lake Villa, died from multiple blunt force injuries, according to Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek. The Lake Villa […]