The Illinois Attorney General’s Office has filed a lawsuit against the owners and operators of Lake Behavioral Hospital in Waukegan and its subcontractors for alleged improper handling and removal of materials containing asbestos during a demolition project, authorities said. Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed the lawsuit Monday in Lake County Circuit Court against V. Covington […]
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Lake County man ordered released from jail under SAFE-T Act despite his third DUI, driving with BAC four times legal limit
A 40-year-old man arrested in Lake County for his third DUI after recording a BAC four times the legal limit was released Sunday because prosecutors were unable to hold him under the state’s SAFE-T Act. Manuel Pineda-Chavez, 40, appeared in front of Lake County Associate Judge Jacquelyn Melius Sunday on charges of aggravated DUI/3rd time, […]
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Navy sailor detained in Lake County jail until trial after domestic abuse incident where he strangled victim
A 33-year-old U.S. Navy sailor has been ordered held in Lake County Jail until his trial after strangling a woman following a drunken attack in their Gurnee home in May, court officials said. Jeremy Couch, 33, is facing a class 2 felony charge of aggravated domestic battery/strangulation and a class 3 felony count of aggravated […]
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Lake County man charged 13 times with driving on suspended license ordered held in jail until trial for going 120 mph in 40 mph zone
A Lake County man charged with driving on a suspended or revoked license 13 times and with a long history of driving recklessly has been arrested and ordered detained in Lake County jail for driving 120 mph in a 40 MPH zone near Gurnee, authorities said. Desean Cowan, 43, was ordered held until trial by […]
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Woman behind controversial Lake County murder case of toddler has been awarded clemency hearing
A Carpentersville woman – who is incarcerated after being convicted of killing a toddler in one of Lake County’s most controversial murder cases – has been granted a new opportunity to get out of prison. Melissa Calusinski, 38, of Carpentersville, has been awarded a clemency hearing in front of the Illinois Prisoner Review Board (PRB) […]
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North Chicago man pleads guilty to gunning down ex-girlfriend outside apartment complex in 2021
A North Chicago man pleaded guilty to gunning down his ex-girlfriend as she was running away from an argument outside of an apartment complex in 2021, court records show. Montreal Porter, 48, of the 0-100 block of Prairie View Court in North Chicago, pleaded guilty to a single felony count of murder in Lake County […]
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Multiple people arrested in sting operation targeting organized retail crime in Vernon Hills
Multiple charges have been approved for numerous offenders following a retail sting operation orchestrated by Vernon Hills Police. Vernon Hills Police coordinated the multi-agency operation focused on addressing organized retail crime groups that have been targeting retailers on May 24 and May 25, officials said in a news release. Among other charges and investigative leads […]