A Gurnee man, who was released in 2021 from prison for murder, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison on federal charges for trafficking fentanyl and possessing a loaded ghost gun. William S. Fillyaw, 47, of Gurnee, pleaded guilty earlier this year in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois to possessing […]
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Man charged in connection to Waukegan murder almost a year after being released from prison in different murder case
A North Chicago man is in federal custody in connection to a murder in Waukegan last month. He had been released from prison less than a year ago after prosecutors reduced his charges in a 2007 murder. Sergio Berrios, 42, of Beach Park, was found dead around 12:05 a.m. on October 3 in the 1300 […]
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2 convicted murders set to be released after Lake County State’s Office reduces their charges
Two men twice convicted of murdering a woman in North Chicago are set to be released after the state’s attorney’s office allowed them to plead guilty to burglary and dropped their murder charges. A spokesperson for the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office said the plea deals were reached Thursday following “extensive plea negotiations with the […]