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 […]
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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 […]
Judge dismisses curfew charge against Kyle Rittenhouse as prosecution rests their case
The judge in the Kyle Rittenhouse case dismissed the curfew charge against Rittenhouse Tuesday as prosecutors rested their case in the trial. As the trial resumed Tuesday morning, Kenosha County 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 […]
Man shot by Kyle Rittenhouse admits he pointed gun at Rittenhouse
Gaige Grosskreutz, one of three men shot by Kyle Rittenhouse, admitted on Monday that he pointed his gun at Rittenhouse before the teen shot him. Prosecutors called Gaige Grosskreutz to the stand during day six of the trial. Grosskreutz, who currently lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was the third and last person Rittenhouse shot on August […]
2nd man sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing, robbing ‘innocent man’ in Lake Villa
A judge on Monday sentenced a second man to 20 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to killing an “innocent man” during a robbery in Lake Villa in 2018. Jordan L. Toney, 22, of Lake Villa, and Buddy W. Johnson, 23, of Lake Villa, were both charged in July 2018 with seven counts of […]
Attempted homicide suspect remains on the run after police chase leads to manhunt in Zion
An attempted homicide suspect remains on the run after a police pursuit from Wisconsin ended in Zion, leading to an extensive three-hour search Sunday evening. Officers with the Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin Police Department conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle near Springbrook Road and 39th Avenue in Pleasant Prairie around 9:45 p.m. Sunday. The vehicle […]
Temporary lockdown lifted at Lake Forest High School West Campus after 2 vehicles catch on fire
A temporary lockdown was lifted at Lake Forest High School West Campus on Monday after two vehicles on campus caught on fire, sending heavy black smoke billowing into the sky. The Lake Forest Fire Department, Lake Bluff Fire Department and Lake Forest Police Department responded around 10 a.m. Monday to Lake Forest High School West […]