A judge sentenced a Grayslake man to life in prison on Thursday after he was convicted of stabbing a victim over 40 times in a “heinous, unprovoked” attack where he tried staging the crime scene in Round Lake Beach. Jesus I. Vargas, 33, of Grayslake, was convicted of first-degree murder following a trial that concluded […]
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Woman accused of stabbing her husband in North Chicago after becoming upset about him not paying bill, cheating on her
A woman was arrested after officials say she stabbed her husband, leaving him covered in blood, in North Chicago after becoming upset with him for not paying the electric bill and for allegedly cheating on her. Rasheeta Espinoza, 44, of North Chicago, was charged with one count of aggravated battery causing great bodily harm, a […]
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Felon charged with stabbing woman, daughter while attempting to rob them outside store in Waukegan
A convicted felon has been charged after prosecutors say he stabbed a woman and then stabbed her daughter, who tried protecting her mother, during an attempted robbery outside a store in Waukegan Saturday. Dominic J. Longmire, 28, of Waukegan, was charged with armed robbery, aggravated robbery indicating armed, robbery and two counts of aggravated battery […]
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Woman, daughter both stabbed by armed suspect who tried robbing them outside store in Waukegan
A woman was stabbed and then her daughter, who tried intervening, was also stabbed by a suspect who tried robbing them outside of a store in Waukegan Saturday evening. The Waukegan Police Department responded around 9:02 p.m. Saturday to the Burlington Coat Factory, 1501 North Lewis Avenue in Waukegan, for a report of an armed […]
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Waukegan man who stabbed stepfather-in-law 13 times after violating order of protection, assaulting estranged wife, ordered detained until trial
A Waukegan man accused of stabbing his stepfather-in-law 13 times and assaulting his estranged wife outside of a North Chicago home has been ordered detained in Lake County jail on charges of attempted murder and aggravated battery. Lake County Circuit Court Judge Michael Nerheim ordered that Ramon Morales, 27, of Waukegan, be held in Lake […]
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Waukegan man charged with attempted murder for stabbing step-father-in-law 13 times in North Chicago
A Waukegan man accused of stabbing his stepfather-in-law 13 times and assaulting his estranged wife in North Chicago has been charged with attempted murder and multiple counts of aggravated battery. Ramon Morales, 27, of Waukegan, is officially charged by the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office with a Class X felony count of attempted murder and […]
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Man allegedly stabs father-in-law multiple times, critically injuring him at North Chicago home
A man allegedly stabbed his father-in-law multiple times and critically injured him during a domestic dispute at a North Chicago home on Wednesday morning. The North Chicago Police Department and North Chicago Fire Department responded around 10:50 a.m. Wednesday to the 2100 block of Wallace Avenue in North Chicago for a report of a stabbing. […]
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Victim fights back, stabs attacker after group pulls him out of his car in parking lot of bar near Grayslake
The sheriff says a victim fought back and stabbed an attacker after he was pulled out of his car and battered by multiple people in the parking lot of a bar near Grayslake. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 1:30 a.m. Saturday to the C’Mon Inn Bar, 34028 Route 45 in unincorporated Grayslake for […]
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Judge denies pre-trial release to suspect in ‘completely random’ stabbing attack that left hotel guest seriously injured in McHenry
A judge on Tuesday refused to release a suspect who is facing attempted murder charges for “completely randomly” and unprovoked stabbing a guest multiple times and attacking a second guest at a hotel in McHenry. The McHenry Police Department responded around 12:03 a.m. Saturday to the Hampton Inn McHenry, 1555 South Route 31 in McHenry, […]