A Vernon Hills man, who was previously convicted of killing his friend in 2017, has been sentenced to 32 years in prison for the murder of a man who he fatally shot in the parking lot of Gurnee Mills in 2021. Joey Gonzalez, 27, of Vernon Hills, was charged in May 2022 with second-degree murder, […]
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Judge sentences man to 40 years in prison for shooting, killing 14-year-old boy at North Chicago gas station
A judge sentenced a man to 40 years in prison after he was convicted by a jury of fatally shooting a 14-year-old who was walking with a friend at a gas station in North Chicago. Alraum C. Williams, 20, of Calumet City, and Amireon C. Williams, 21, of North Chicago, were both indicted by a […]
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Woman sentenced to court supervision for damaging lobby of Island Lake Police Department
A 35-year-old woman who was caught on video damaging the lobby of the Island Lake Police Department has been sentenced to court supervision and ordered to write an apology letter. The incident happened at 3:41 a.m. on April 30 after a woman arrived at the Island Lake Police Department in a dark-colored sedan. The woman, […]
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Judge sentences Crystal Lake nurse to 2 years in federal prison for tampering with medication prescribed to patients
A former assistant nursing director at a Crystal Lake rehab center has been sentenced to two years in prison on federal charges of tampering with medication prescribed to patients. A federal indictment returned in U.S. District Court in Chicago in January 2022 charged Sarah Diamond, 31, of Woodstock. Prosecutors said Diamond was employed as the […]
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Murder defendant’s family member accused of battering 2 family members of murder victim during court hearing in Waukegan
A family member of a murder defendant allegedly battered two family members of the murder victim during a sentencing hearing Wednesday at the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan. The incident occurred in Courtroom T-611 at the Lake County Courthouse during the afternoon court call. A sentencing hearing was taking place for Jeffrey L. Donel, who […]
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Former Lake in the Hills woman sentenced to 10 days in prison in connection with January 6 breach at U.S. Capitol
A former Lake in the Hills woman has been sentenced to 10 days in prison after she pleaded guilty to participating in the January 6 breach at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington D.C. Nhi Ngoc Mai Le, 27, a former Lake in the Hills resident, was charged in September in the U.S. District Court […]
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Father sentenced to life in prison for murdering his 3 young kids in Round Lake Beach
A father has been sentenced to life in prison for killing his three “beautiful, innocent” children — ages 2, 3 and 5 — by drowning them in a bathtub in Round Lake Beach. Jason E. Karels, 36, of Round Lake Beach, was initially charged in June 2022 with three counts of first-degree murder. A grand […]
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Court security officers recognized for subduing defendant who attacked officer during court hearing in Waukegan
Multiple Lake County sheriff employees were recognized for subduing a defendant who violently attacked a court security officer and injured them after he was sentenced to prison last month. Lake County Sheriff John D. Idleburg on Wednesday presented the commendations to Court Security Officers Tom Davis and Dave Gort, Deputy Mark Heiny and Sergeant Mike […]
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Man yells expletives, whines about being in custody during court hearing for attacking Lake County court security officer
A man who punched a Lake County court security officer after being sentenced to prison for a Gurnee shooting yelled expletives during a bond hearing and whined about wanting to go home. Maseo B. Rosser, 22, of Winthrop Harbor, was at the Lake County Circuit Court in Waukegan around 4:15 p.m. Wednesday. He was being […]