An appeals court has upheld a former McHenry County man’s conviction after he was sentenced to 126 years in prison for sexually assaulting two children over a thousand times over the span of 14 years. Robert J. Gould, 57, of Nova Scotia, Canada, was charged in August 2017 with 10 counts of predatory criminal sexual […]
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Appeals court reverses conviction of Round Lake Beach man who shot, killed teen in stolen car in Volo
An appeals court has reversed a Round Lake Beach man’s conviction in the Volo killing of a 17-year-old boy, who was in the man’s stolen car, after the jury used the prosecution’s notes to help reach their verdict. Lynell P. Glover, 38, of Round Lake Beach, was convicted in late March 2022 of second-degree murder […]
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Former Crystal Lake high school who lost license after being convicted of touching former students loses appeal
An ex-Crystal Lake high school teacher who lost his educator’s license after being convicted of engaging in sexual activity with former students has lost an appeal to get his license back. Justin Hubly, then 35, of Crystal Lake, was charged in November 2016 with multiple counts of battery and one count of unlawful delivery of […]
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Appeals court denies request for Illinois’ ‘assault weapon’ ban to be blocked pending appeal
(The Center Square) – A federal appeals court this week denied a request to halt Illinois’ “assault weapons” and high-capacity magazine bans pending an appeal. The case Bevis v. Naperville was filed last year challenging Naperville’s gun ban. The plaintiffs modified the federal case to include the state’s gun ban enacted in January. In February, […]
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Appeals court upholds man’s 70-year sentence, conviction for stabbing man and raping woman in Zion
An appeals court upheld a man’s 70-year sentence for a 2017 home invasion in Zion where he was found guilty of stabbing a man 20 times and raping a woman. Lake County Circuit Judge Mark Levitt found D’Javon Hudson, 29, of Zion, guilty in July 2021 of attempted murder, aggravated criminal sexual assault, home invasion, […]
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Oral arguments in lawsuit challenging Illinois’ no-cash bail law set for March
(The Center Square) – The Illinois Supreme Court said that oral arguments in an appeal in the SAFE-T Act’s cashless bail lawsuit will not be heard until March. Oral arguments are set before the Illinois Supreme Court in March, though a specific date is still not known. The Pretrial Fairness Act that eliminates cash bail […]
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Appeals court vacates 60-year sentence for man who shot, killed woman at house party in Waukegan
An appeals court has vacated a Waukegan man’s 60-year sentence and ordered him to be re-sentenced for the murder of a 24-year-old woman he shot at a party in Waukegan. Farid S. Rakin, 54, of Waukegan, was found guilty in January 2020 of two counts of first-degree murder for the shooting death of Ciera Q. […]
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Appellate court denies new hearing for man sentenced to 37 years for shooting at police officer in North Chicago
An appellate court has rejected a Waukegan man’s request for a new court hearing after he was sentenced to 37 years in prison for going on a shooting spree and shooting at a police officer in North Chicago. Willie Bell, 31, of Waukegan, was convicted in November 2020 on two counts of aggravated discharge of […]
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Gov. Pritzker to appeal to Illinois Supreme Court after appellate court dismisses his appeal in school mask case
(The Center Square) – Gov. Pritzker is expected to file an appeal with the Illinois Supreme Court in an effort to get the state’s school mask mandate reinstated. The Fourth District Court of Appeals late Thursday found Pritzker’s appeal of a lower court blocking mask and exclusion rules for students and vaccine or testing mandates […]