Shortly after prosecutors successfully argued to have a drug dealer detained in jail, the Lake County state’s attorney ordered the release of the man, which frustrated the judge and led him to deny the request for release. Darion R. Flowers, 29, of Waukegan, was charged earlier this month with manufacturing under 200 pills of ecstasy, […]
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Officials explain how end of cash bail will work when it goes into effect Monday in Lake, McHenry counties
The end of cash bail in Illinois goes into effect Monday and officials explain how the new law will work in Lake County and McHenry County and who will be held in jail. The Pretrial Fairness Act, a part of the SAFE-T Act, will go into effect on Monday throughout Illinois — including the 19th […]
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‘Our communities will be safer’: Lake County state’s attorney praises court ruling ending cash bail in Illinois
The Lake County state’s attorney praised the state’s supreme court ruling ending cash bail, saying that the system will be safer and non-violent offenders will not be held because they do not have money. The Illinois Supreme Court, in a 5-2 ruling, announced its opinion Tuesday morning in the case of Rowe v. Raoul where […]
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Lake County files lawsuit against manufacturers, pharmacy benefit managers for insulin pricing conspiracy
The Lake County state’s attorney has filed a federal lawsuit accusing the nation’s largest insulin manufacturers and pharmacy benefit managers of conspiring to artificially increase insulin prices. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The lawsuit said that manufacturers Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk and Sanofi, […]
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Lake County state’s attorney files petitions to detain murderers, sex offenders and certain domestic abusers currently in jail
The Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office said they have filed petitions asking the court to order dozens of accused murderers, sex offenders and domestic batterers held detained once the SAFE-T Act goes into effect. The state’s attorney’s office said Wednesday that they had filed detention petitions against 46 defendants being held in the Lake County […]
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Man faces mandatory life sentence after jury finds him guilty of sexually assaulting three children in North Chicago
A man faces a mandatory life sentence after a jury found him guilty on Friday of sexually assaulting three children in a 2018 North Chicago incident. Maurice Thompson, 32, of North Chicago, was found guilty Friday by a jury of seven counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a victim under the age of 13, […]
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‘We must prioritize ending the gun violence:’ State’s attorney’s office announces coalition leading violence interrupter program
The Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office announced they have selected a coalition to manage the new gun violence interrupter program, which aims to reduce violence in Waukegan, Zion and North Chicago. The state’s attorney’s office said they selected the Coalition to Reduce Recidivism and Waukegan Township as the agency that will manage the Gun Violence […]
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‘Ending cash bail is going to make everyone safer’: Lake County state’s attorney discusses Illinois SAFE-T Act
Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart said that the SAFE-T Act, which ends cash bail in Illinois on January 1, “is going to make everyone safer” but agreed that further changes are needed before the act goes into effect. Rinehart appeared on WGN Tuesday alongside Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser. The two prosecutors, who […]
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Former Waukegan cop held on $350,000 bond, pleads not guilty to murder of Marcellis Stinnette
A judge ordered a former Waukegan police officer held on a $350,000 bond for shooting and killing 19-year-old Marcellis Stinnette. He pleaded not guilty to the charges. Dante Salinas, 39, of Gurnee, was charged by a grand jury with three counts of second-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter, aggravated battery causing great bodily harm and two counts […]