The Illinois Supreme Court, in a split ruling, upheld the Village of Deerfield’s ordinance banning assault weapons, which allows fines of $250-$1,000 a day for violators. In 2013, the Deerfield Village Board passed an ordinance that regulated assault weapons and created certain measures that had to be taken when transporting or storing them. In 2018, […]
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Appeals court overturns Round Lake Beach man’s sexual assault conviction, sentence due to error made by prosecutors
An Illinois appeals court overturned a Round Lake Beach man’s conviction and sentence in a child sexual assault case, ruling that prosecutors made a technical error while charging the man. Efrain V. Ortega, 55, of Round Lake Beach, was charged in 2003 with predatory criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault of a child and […]
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State appellate court allows 51-year-old man convicted of 2002 murder near Antioch to request new trial
The Illinois State Appellate Court ruled Tuesday that a 51-year-old man, who is serving a 50-year sentence for a 2002 murder near Antioch, can request a new trial to be exonerated after affidavits point to his innocence. Ronald E. Ruhl, 51, who was from Crystal Lake according to the Chicago Tribune, was sentenced to 50-years […]
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Illinois Supreme Court agrees to hear Deerfield’s assault weapons ban
The Illinois Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday regarding Deerfield’s ordinance banning assault weapons, which allows fines of $250-$1,000 a day for violators. In 2013, the Deerfield Village Board passed an ordinance that regulated assault weapons and created certain measures that had to be taken when transporting or storing them. In 2018, the Deerfield Village […]
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State appeals court denies new trial for man convicted of killing ex-wife at her Gurnee home
An appeals court has denied a new trial for a Wisconsin man who was sentenced to 90 years in prison for the murder of his ex-wife at her Gurnee home in 2015. David Brocksom, 49, was found guilty by a Lake County jury in 2018 of the first-degree murder of his ex-wife, Beata Brocksom. In […]
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Appellate court says confession not sufficient for conviction, overturns Round Lake woman’s DUI case
An Illinois appeals court overturned the DUI conviction of a Round Lake woman, ruling that the woman’s confession alone cannot lead to her conviction. Belinda Delatorre, 29, of Round Lake, was found guilty on January 18, 2019, of driving under the influence of alcohol following a bench trial. Round Lake Police Officer Robert Robinson testified […]
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Illinois appeals court upholds assault weapons ban in Deerfield
The Illinois Appellate Court has reversed the ruling of a Lake County judge, allowing for Deerfield to begin enforcing their assault weapons ban, which allows fines of $250-$1,000 a day for violators. The 2nd District Appellate Court found that the Village of Deerfield lawfully adopted an ordinance banning assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. The 3-judge […]