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‘The right thing to do:’ Attorneys react after murder charges dropped in Waukegan restaurant owner stabbing

Attorneys representing one of two brothers whose murder charges were dropped in the fatal stabbing of a Waukegan restaurant owner say it was the “right thing to do” while questioning the prosecution. Iziah T. Gonzalez, 21, of Round Lake, and Jordan Roque, 16, of Waukegan, were both charged last month with one count of first-degree […]

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Prosecutors drop murder charges against 1 of 2 brothers accused of killing restaurant owner in Waukegan

Prosecutors have dismissed murder charges against one of two brothers who were charged with the murder of a restaurant owner in Waukegan during a gender reveal party. Iziah T. Gonzalez, 21, of Round Lake, and Jordan Roque, 16, of Waukegan, were both charged last month with one count of first-degree murder. A Lake County grand […]

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Pre-trial release denied to woman who is 4th suspect charged in connection with murder of Waukegan restaurant owner

A judge on Tuesday ordered a Vernon Hills woman held in custody after she was the fourth suspect charged in connection with the murder of a restaurant owner in Waukegan. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 11:30 p.m. on February 8 to 41 14 Forty One Fourteen Steaks and Seafood, 2120 […]

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Pre-trial release denied for first of 2 brothers charged with murdering restaurant owner in Waukegan

A judge on Thursday denied pre-trial release for the first of two brothers charged with murder after their mother’s boyfriend, who is a restaurant owner, was fatally stabbed in Waukegan. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 11:30 p.m. Saturday to 41 14 Forty One Fourteen Steaks and Seafood, 2120 North Green […]

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16-year-old boy is second suspect charged with murder after restaurant owner fatally stabbed in Waukegan

Murder charges have been filed against a second suspect, a 16-year-old boy, after prosecutors say he stabbed a restaurant owner to death during a gender reveal party in Waukegan. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 11:30 p.m. Saturday to 41 14 Forty One Fourteen Steaks and Seafood, 2120 North Green Bay […]

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Murder charges filed against 1 of 3 suspects after restaurant owner fatally stabbed in Waukegan

Murder charges have been filed against one of three suspects after prosecutors say a 16-year-old boy stabbed a restaurant owner to death during a gender reveal party in Waukegan. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 11:30 p.m. Saturday to 41 14 Forty One Fourteen Steaks and Seafood, 2120 North Green Bay […]