A Vernon Hills resident, who is a former middle school teacher in Buffalo Grove, has pleaded not guilty to dozens of charges that he sexually assaulted a juvenile student multiple times. Ilan Gibori, 46, of Vernon Hills, was indicted on 25 counts of criminal sexual assault of a victim between the age of 13 and […]
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Beach Park man found not guilty by reason of insanity in garden shears killing of his father
The man charged with killing his 70-year-old father with garden shears in Beach Park in 2019 has been found not guilty by reason of insanity, a judge said. George W. Bryce, 23, of the 12900 block of Peacock Road in Beach Park, was charged with three counts of first-degree murder in connection with the death […]
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Judge refuses to issue arrest warrant for Kyle Rittenhouse following bond violation
A judge denied prosecutors’ request to issue an arrest warrant for Kyle Rittenhouse and also declined to increase his bond after the teen failed to update his home address with the court. Rittenhouse, 18, formerly of Antioch, was arrested for shooting and killing two people and injuring a third person during civil unrest in Kenosha, […]
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Beach Park double murder suspect refused to attend court hearing Monday, officials say
A Waukegan man charged with killing a married couple in their Beach Park home refused to leave his jail cell to attend a court arraignment hearing Monday. Timothy D. Triplett, Jr., 34, of the 2100 block of Georgetown Lane in Waukegan, was charged with six counts of first-degree murder. Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office Spokesman […]
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Kyle Rittenhouse pleads not guilty to fatally shooting two people during Kenosha civil unrest
Antioch teen Kyle Rittenhouse pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to all charges against him in the fatal shootings of two people in Kenosha over the summer. Rittenhouse faces six other charges including first-degree intentional homicide, two counts of first-degree recklessly endangering safety, first-degree reckless homicide, attempted first-degree intentional homicide and possession of a dangerous weapon […]
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Attorney for AJ Freund’s father in ‘serious’ negotiations with prosecutors
The attorney representing Andrew Freund in the murder of his 5-year-old son said that they are in ‘serious’ negotiations with prosecutors, hinting that a plea deal might be coming. Andrew T. Freund Sr. appeared briefly Thursday morning in a McHenry County courtroom for a trial date status hearing. Freund’s attorney, Special Public Defender Henry Sugden, […]
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JoAnn Cunningham, mother of AJ Freund, appears in McHenry County court
JoAnn Cunningham appeared in court Thursday morning for a status hearing. It was the first time she was seen publicly since being charged with the murder of her son, AJ Freund. Cunningham, 36, appeared for approximately five minutes Thursday morning in front of McHenry County Judge Robert Wilbrandt for a brief hearing. During the hearing, […]