A judge has sentenced Melodie Gliniewicz, the widow of former Fox Lake Police Lt. Joe Gliniewicz, to probation Tuesday after she pleaded guilty to a charge relating to misusing charitable funds. Melodie Gliniewicz, 57, of the 38500 block of North Lakeside Place in Antioch, was charged in 2016 with multiple charges, including unlawful use of […]
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‘Took the life of an innocent person’: Man charged with driving under influence, killing pedestrian in Ingleside
A 40-year-old man was charged Monday with driving under the influence of drugs when he swerved off the road and struck and killed a man who was walking in Ingleside last summer, police said. The incident happened around 6:40 p.m. on June 3 near Route 59 and Stanton Point Road in Ingleside. Sheriff’s deputies arrived […]
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Residents displaced after fire leaves house in Ingleside uninhabitable
It took firefighters over two hours to extinguish a fire that heavily damaged a home in Ingleside and displaced its residents Tuesday afternoon, fire officials said. The Fox Lake Fire Protection District responded around 12:45 p.m. Tuesday to the 35000 block of 2nd Avenue in Ingleside for a report of a structure fire. Fox Lake […]
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Mayor says Village of Fox Lake is ‘pleased’ the case against Fox Lake cop Joe Gliniewicz’s widow is nearly over
The mayor of Fox Lake said the village has “come a long way” and is pleased that the case against Melodie Gliniewicz is nearly over after she pleaded guilty to a felony charge on Friday. Melodie Gliniewicz, 57, of the 38500 block of North Lakeside Place in Antioch, was charged in 2016 with multiple charges, […]
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Melodie Gliniewicz, wife of disgraced Fox Lake police officer, pleads guilty to felony charge
Melodie Gliniewicz, the widow of former Fox Lake Police Lt. Joe Gliniewicz, has pleaded guilty to a felony charge, avoiding a trial in her case that has spanned over six years. Melodie Gliniewicz, 57, of the 38500 block of North Lakeside Place in Antioch, was charged in 2016 with multiple charges, including unlawful use of […]
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Woman in critical condition following crash in Fox Lake that left her heavily entrapped in her vehicle
A 50-year-old woman is in critical condition after a two-vehicle crash in Fox Lake that left her heavily entrapped in her car Thursday, police said. The Fox Lake Fire Protection District and Fox Lake Police Department responded around 12:05 p.m. Thursday to Route 12 and Route 134 for a report of a vehicle crash with […]
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Melodie Gliniewicz, wife of disgraced Fox Lake police officer, appears for court hearing to resolve pre-trial issues
Melodie Gliniewicz, the widow of former Fox Lake Police Lt. Joe Gliniewicz, appeared for court Monday to resolve pre-trial issues regarding a former village administrator. Melodie Gliniewicz, 57, of the 38500 block of North Lakeside Place in Antioch, was charged in 2016 with multiple counts of unlawful use of charitable funds and money laundering. Gliniewicz […]
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Grand jury indicts Lake Villa man after he allegedly used hidden device to record nude children, adults
A Lake Villa man has been indicted by a grand jury on more than a dozen serious charges alleging he used a hidden device to record nude children and adults in homes in Lake County. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office was notified in August after a victim reported they had been unlawfully video recorded at […]
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Fox Lake woman charged with drug-induced homicide for Spring Grove man’s fentanyl overdose death
A Fox Lake woman was taken into custody on charges that she sold fentanyl-laced heroin to a Spring Grove man, causing his death. Tina L. Meltzer, 50, of the 0-100 block of Aspen Colony in Fox Lake, was charged with three counts of drug-induced homicide, a Class X felony. A criminal complaint filed in McHenry […]