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Lake County Black Lives Matter founder turns self in to begin serving jail sentence for taking photographs in court

The founder of Lake County Black Lives Matter has turned himself in to begin serving a 40-day jail sentence after the man took unauthorized photos during a court proceeding and posted them online. Clyde McLemore, 65, of Zion, attended a court hearing on the morning of April 25 at the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan. […]

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DCFS worker released after completing jail sentence for failing to protect Crystal Lake boy AJ Freund murdered by mother

A DCFS worker who was sentenced to six months in jail for failing to protect AJ Freund, the 5-year-old Crystal Lake boy murdered by his mother, has been released after completing his sentence. Lake County Associate Judge George Strickland sentenced former DCFS social worker Carlos J. Acosta, 58, of Woodstock, to six months in jail […]

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6 months in jail for woman convicted of DUI, causing Crystal Lake crash that required victim to be flown to hospital

A woman has been sentenced to six months in jail after she pleaded guilty to driving drunk and causing a crash in Crystal Lake that required her passenger to be flown to the hospital. The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department and Crystal Lake Police Department responded around 1:45 a.m. on October 5, 2020, to the […]

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Former State Rep. Nick Sauer from Lake Barrington sentenced to 90 days in jail for posting private sexual photos online

Former Illinois Rep. Nick Sauer has been sentenced to 90 days in jail after pleading guilty over four years after being charged with posting nude photos of women online. Nick Sauer, 40, of Lake Barrington, was indicted by a grand jury in January 2019 on 12 charges. The indictment charged Sauer with non-consensual dissemination of […]