A woman who allegedly stabbed an elderly couple to death inside their Algonquin home last year has been ruled mentally unfit for trial. Arin M. Fox, 40, of the 600 block of Red Coach Lane in Algonquin, was charged in November 2020 with four counts of first-degree murder, aggravated battery to a victim older than […]
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‘Tragic, senseless act’: 29 years in prison for 1 of 2 men who robbed ‘innocent’ man, beat him to death in Lake Villa
A judge sentenced a man to 29 years in prison after he was convicted of killing an “innocent man” during a robbery in Lake Villa in 2018. Jordan L. Toney, 22, of Lake Villa, and Buddy W. Johnson, 23, of Lake Villa, were both charged in July 2018 with seven counts of first-degree murder. Toney […]
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Waukegan man charged with murder in fatal shooting of 34-year-old man in Waukegan
A Waukegan man is being held on a $2 million bond after he was charged with shooting and killing a North Chicago man who was driving in a car in June. Anthony Wilson Jr., 19, of Waukegan, was charged with first-degree murder, two counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, and unlawful use of […]
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Appeals court signals issue in jury selection for Beach Park man convicted of killing wife, stepson
An Illinois appeals court ordered a new hearing for a Beach Park man sentenced to life in prison for the baseball bat murders of his wife and stepson in 2015. Armando Trejo, Jr., 53, formerly of Beach Park, is currently serving life in prison in the Menard Correctional Center in downstate Illinois. Trejo was convicted […]
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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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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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Police speaking to person of interest in the murder of 19-year-old pregnant woman found in Lake Michigan
Chicago police say they are talking to a “person of interest” in the murder of a 19-year-old pregnant woman whose body was found in Lake Michigan near Waukegan last month. The Chicago Sun-Times, citing a Chicago Police Department spokesperson, reported Friday morning that a person of interest was being interviewed by Chicago police in connection […]
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North Chicago man identified as victim shot and killed in Waukegan
Authorities have identified a North Chicago man, who was an unintended target, that was shot and killed by a masked gunman in Waukegan last week. The shooting happened around 6:15 p.m. Thursday in the 1400 block of Lorraine Place in Waukegan. Officers arrived to find two victims with gunshot wounds in the yard of a […]
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Judge orders Beach Park man held without bond for shooting 2 people, killing innocent man, in Waukegan
A Beach Park man, who has a felony conviction for second-degree murder, was ordered held in jail without bond for shooting two men on Thursday in Waukegan, killing one of them. Juan C. Garibay, 42, of Beach Park, was charged with one count of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder. The shooting happened […]