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Lawyers for Round Lake Beach man convicted of murder ask judge to throw out conviction due to jury seeing prosecutors’ notes

Attorneys for a Round Lake Beach man who was convicted of killing a 17-year-old boy in Volo are seeking to have the conviction thrown out, saying the jury used the prosecution’s notes to reach their verdict. Lynell P. Glover, 36, of the 2300 block of North Old Pond Lane in Round Lake Beach, was convicted […]

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Lake Villa man arrested after video catches him stealing money from employer

A 30-year-old employee was arrested during a routine business check after surveillance video caught him allegedly stealing $3,000 from a safe. Jonathan Elser, 30, of the 38600 block of North Miller Road in unincorporated Lake Villa, was charged with theft. On January 18 at around 10:40 a.m., A Lake County sheriff’s deputy conducted a routine […]

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Mundelein, Volo residents face federal charges for sending defense articles to Russia

Five people, including a Mundelein resident and Volo resident, were charged by federal prosecutors for illegally exporting night-vision goggles and thermal riflescopes to Russia in a multi-year scheme. Elena Shifrin, 59, of Mundelein, and Vladimir Pridacha, 55, of Volo, were both arrested on June 17 after a federal grand jury charged them with conspiring to […]