Prosecutors say a Round Lake Beach woman hit her son in the face and buttocks with a belt numerous times, leaving the child with visible injuries. Jennifer C. Simpson, 28, of Round Lake Beach, was charged with one count of aggravated battery to a child, a Class 3 felony, and one count of domestic battery […]
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Family wakes up, discovers burglar inside their home in Waukegan, prosecutors say
A Zion man out on parole for robbery was arrested after a family woke up and discovered the man inside their Waukegan home burglarizing the residence, prosecutors said. Ainsley A. Ball, 33, of Zion, was charged with residential burglary and theft under $500. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Francis DeRosa said during a Wednesday bond […]
5 years in prison for convicted felon who kicked elderly man in the head in Lake in the Hills
A convicted felon was sentenced to five years in prison after he pleaded guilty to kicking his elderly father in the head in Lake in the Hills, court documents show. Daniel V. DeFrancisco, 36, of the 300 block of Council Trail in Lake in the Hills, was charged last month with two counts of aggravated […]
Lake Forest man charged after allegedly uploading child pornography to server
Police say they arrested a man in Lake Forest who was allegedly found to have uploaded child pornography to an internet server. Paul Salgan, 41, of the 300 block of Stablewood Lane in Lake Forest, was charged with four counts of possession of child pornography, a Class 2 felony. The Internet Crimes Against Children Task […]
Bodycam video captures officer rescuing woman from vehicle under flooded viaduct in North Chicago
Bodycam video captured a police officer rescuing a woman from her car after it became disabled and partially submerged under a flooded viaduct in North Chicago. North Chicago Police Officer Gary Grayer was on shift on July 23 and found an occupied vehicle under a flooded overpass at 24th Street and Bobby Thompson Highway in […]
Firefighter injured while battling extra-alarm fire that left McHenry home a total loss
A firefighter suffered minor injuries during an extra-alarm fire that left a home “a complete loss” Saturday morning near McHenry, fire officials said. The McHenry Township Fire Protection District responded around 10:24 a.m. Saturday to the 2400 block of North Club Road in unincorporated McHenry for a possible structure fire. Crews arrived on the scene […]
Algonquin police say fraudsters targeting elderly Spanish speaking victims, have stolen over $60K
Police are attempting to identify two suspects who have scammed multiple elderly Spanish-speaking victims in Algonquin and other suburbs out of at least $60,000. The Algonquin Police Department said in a statement that an elderly victim was approached by a man and a woman on August 2 while shopping in a local grocery store. The […]
9 years in prison for Buffalo Grove woman convicted of raping child, producing child pornography
A Buffalo Grove woman has been sentenced to nine years in prison after being convicted of sexually assaulting a child and producing child pornography. Kimberly Schubert, 46, of Buffalo Grove, was initially charged in May 2019 with two counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child and two counts of child pornography. A grand […]
U.S. Marshals arrest 2nd man wanted for fatally shooting 26-year-old in parking lot near Gurnee Mills
U.S. Marshals on Friday arrested a Vernon Hills man who is the second suspect wanted in the murder of a 26-year-old Zion man that occurred in the parking lot of Portillo’s next to Gurnee Mills. Joey Gonzalez, 25, of Vernon Hills, and Jesse Zumaya, 33, of Hainesville, are both facing charges of second-degree murder, aggravated […]