A judge on Wednesday handed down a 19-year prison sentence to McHenry County’s most wanted fugitive after he was captured while on the run for nearly 20 years after a brutal murder in Harvard. Roberto Valdez-Calixto, now 46, formerly of Harvard, was indicted by a grand jury in March 2005 on four counts of first-degree […]
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Former Gurnee man, decorated U.S. veteran wins $13 million settlement after being exonerated for murder of ex-wife
A former Gurnee man and U.S. Navy veteran has won a $13 million settlement in a lawsuit after he served nearly 29 years in prison before being exonerated in the murder of his ex-wife. Herman Williams, formerly of Gurnee, was convicted by a jury in 1994 of first-degree murder. William’s ex-wife, Penny Williams, 27, was […]
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Man charged with murder after allegedly stabbing young woman to death, dumping body in Lake County
A suspect has been arrested for murder after authorities say he lured a young woman to his home, stabbed her repeatedly, robbed her and dumped her body in a wooded area in Wadsworth. The Elmhurst Police Department responded around 4:35 a.m. Saturday to a 911 call for a report of a missing person, identified as […]
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‘Brutal and heinous’: North Chicago mother pleads guilty to murdering 6-year-old son, dumping body
A mother pleaded guilty on Thursday and faces up to 45 years in prison for murdering her 6-year-old son in North Chicago and dumping his burned body in an abandoned home. Jannie M. Perry, 41, of North Chicago, was charged in January 2022, with first-degree murder, dismembering a human body, aggravated battery of a child, […]
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2nd man charged after prosecutors say he hired fellow illegal immigrant to murder man in Beach Park in retaliation for Mexico killings
A second suspect has been charged after prosecutors say he paid a fellow illegal immigrant $1,200 to shoot and kill another man in Beach Park as part of retaliation for the killings of his family members in Mexico. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Jeffrey Facklam said Oscar Ochoa-Tello, 46, of Beach Park, was sitting inside […]
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Murder charges filed against illegal immigrant hitman who prosecutors say was paid $1,200 to kill victim in Beach Park
Murder charges have been filed against a hitman, who is an illegal immigrant, after prosecutors say he was paid $1,200 to kill a 46-year-old father in Beach Park. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Jeffrey Facklam said Oscar Ochoa-Tello, 46, of Beach Park, was sitting inside his vehicle in the driveway of his home in the […]
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SWAT team conducts search warrant at home in North Chicago as part of murder investigation
A SWAT team was deployed as investigators carried out a search warrant at a home in North Chicago Tuesday morning as part of an ongoing murder investigation. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 8 a.m. Tuesday to the 1800 block of Glenn Drive in North Chicago to conduct a search warrant. The warrant was […]
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Coroner identifies victim who died after being shot multiple times in ‘murder-for-hire’ plot in Beach Park
The coroner has released the identity of a 46-year-old man who died after he was shot while sitting in his car in Beach Park by a gunman who was reportedly hired to kill the victim. An autopsy performed Monday showed Oscar Ochoa-Tello, 46, of Beach Park, died as a result of complications from multiple gunshot […]
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Victim dies in hospital days after ‘murder-for-hire’ plot left him shot, critically wounded in Beach Park
Sheriff’s officials say a victim died Saturday days after he was flown to the hospital when he was shot while sitting in his car in Beach Park by a gunman who was reportedly hired to kill the victim. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office was notified around 5:45 a.m. Wednesday of a shooting victim who arrived […]