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At such conferences, judges usually inquire of the prosecutors and defense attorneys to ensure that a case is proceeding without issue.

The woman was positively identified as 54-year-old Marina Jimenez-Hernandez, who also had an alias of Ofelia Oseguera-Barajas.

Kirkwood was indicted by a Lake County grand jury in July on 26 counts of forgery, two counts of wire fraud, two counts of official misconduct — all Class 3 felonies — and one count of theft by deception, a Class 1 felony.

A woman who allegedly murdered a Florida couple in their senior living community has been successfully extradited from Georgia and charged with the crimes.

The phone call to the reporter came in at 8 p.m. on Dec. 31 from Lake County Adult Corrections Facility, the Post said. He reportedly made a joke before hanging up.

A person of interest in the homicide investigation of a Mount Dora couple found slain at a senior living facility was identified Wednesday evening, according to police.

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Lake County Judge Bruce Parent ruled Thursday that Franciscan Alliance must keep its Hammond emergency department open for nine months as the city looks for a replacement.

The car did not slow and drove into the path of train, which struck the driver’s side of the car, police said.

An 11-year-old Lake Ridge New Tech student is in custody and others will be questioned after Lake County detectives investigated possible threats against the school on social media over the weekend.

A judge on Saturday set bond at $50,000 for the father of an Illinois man charged with killing seven people at a July 4 parade.

Prosecutors said Robert Crimo Jr. sponsored his son's application for a gun license back in 2019.

A Florida man was arrested after police said he threw a Christmas tree at his wife after she asked him to help with dinner.

After deliberating for about two hours, a jury returned a guilty verdict Friday against Juan Garibay, 43, for the Aug. 26, 2021, shooting in the 1400 block of Lorraine Place in Waukegan.

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Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek on Friday said an autopsy on a fifth person found dead in a Buffalo Grove home on this week showed their death was also a result of sharp-force injuries following a “domestic-related incident.”

Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will are among the many counties that also offer the service in Illinois.

Human remains that were found at an Indiana marsh last month have been identified as those of a woman who disappeared two years ago. Two hunters found the remains in Lake County.

A Lake County election poll worker has been preliminarily charged with misdemeanor battery after he struck a fellow worker in the face with an extension cord during poll set-up in Highland Monday night.

Jurors returned guilty verdicts in the trial of Alonzo Campos for the 2019 murder and home invasion in the death of Mariana Castro-Tellez, 48, in the Round Lake Beach house where she lived with her parents and two children.

Lake County prosecutors lodged five counts of felony aggravated battery against Lamont M. Bankston, whose age and address were not immediately available. On Tuesday, he was charged with one count of misdemeanor battery, and was released on his own recognizance.

The father and daughter of Mariana Castro-Tellez were the first witnesses to testify in the trial of Campos, 23, a Round Lake Beach area resident who authorities said stabbed Tellez-Castro, who was 48, in the family’s home on May 17, 2019, in a dispute over a pawned video game console.

Crimo’s case is expected to be a routine hearing intended to ensure attorneys are working through potential pretrial issues.

Court proceedings in Lake County continue for Robert E. “Bobby” Crimo III, who is accused of killing seven people and wounding dozens more in a shooting at an Independence Day parade in Highland Park.

In one accident, a Waukegan woman and her eight-month-old died Saturday afternoon in a collision on Green Bay Road by the Atlantic Avenue intersection near Waukegan, police said.

Deputies said the East Ridge Middle School student was waiting for the bus on Third Avenue at around 8:30 a.m. Oct 20, when a man in a silver SUV called his name and told him to get in.

Bird hunters found human remains in an Indiana marsh on Saturday morning. Griffith police and state officials are investigating the case.

An armed burglary suspect who evaded deputies Saturday has been arrested on multiple charges including drug possession and fleeing and eluding police.

The trio were killed early Sunday when the Jeep in which they were traveling struck some trees along Grand Avenue and caught on fire.

According to police, it appears that a female family member of the boy was moving a car in a driveway in order to make room so children could play basketball.

Zion police found the man’s body at about 7:15 a.m. Saturday in a driveway off an alley in the 2900 block of Gabriel Avenue.

For an array of reasons, political candidates in Lake County and beyond are shunning the League of Women Voters this fall.

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The bridge, which just last week was rededicated with its new name — the Robert Parker Coffin Bridge — had visible damage to the wooden top of the structure after the accident. The box truck sustained significant damage.

A final determination of the cause of death for Patrick McCann of Barrington will have to await completion of toxicology tests, according to the Lake County coroner’s office, which conducted an autopsy Monday.

The 2020 shooting killed 19-year-old Marcellis Stinnette and wounded his girlfriend, Tafara Williams.

Florida deputies are investigating, after an airdrop photo, with text threating a school shooting, was sent to students before dismissal on Thursday.

A former suburban Chicago police officer who was fired after he shot into a car two years ago, killing a Black man and seriously wounding the man’s girlfriend, has been charged with second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter.

Authorities say the 45-year-old man who lives near the forest preserve beach along Lake Michigan went outside at about 1 a.m. Saturday to speak with Caban and his friend, who were being loud, police said.

Sheldon Brown, 35, was sentenced Friday in Lake County court for the 2020 shooting death of Dwayne Young.

Police arrived and interviewed someone who said they heard shots from a nearby apartment.

Lake County sheriffs responded to a single-car crash Friday night where a Ford Mustang veered down an embankment and burst into flames in unincorporated Waukegan.

A former Round Lake Beach resident who was driving drunk when he crashed into a car and killed two women in 2019, was found guilty this week of aggravated DUI.

A Lake County woman says she’s facing a $500 fine after she tried to rescue a dog.

The man is accused of killing seven people and wounding dozens more during a mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois.

Authorities allege Robert Crimo III climbed onto a store building and fired more than 80 rounds from an assault-style rifle into the crowd along the city’s Independence Day parade route before escaping in the ensuing chaos.

The 21-year-old man accused of killing seven people and wounding dozens more in a shooting at an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago has pleaded not guilty, a week after prosecutors announced he faces 117 felony counts in the attack.

A body found in a Waukegan apartment has been identified as 22-year-old missing woman Bianca Haas from Mount Prospect, according to the Lake County coroner’s office.

Former Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran has eked out a win in the Republican primary race for an open Illinois Supreme Court seat.

Crimo, 21, already faced seven counts of first-degree murder for the shootings. The indictments announced Wednesday add an additional 14 counts of first-degree murder for a total of 21 — three counts for each of the seven people killed.

Sheriff’s office spokesman Chris Covelli said it appeared no one was killed in the shooting, but further details were not immediately available.

Michael Main, 55, was convicted by a jury of 17 felony counts of predatory criminal sexual assault and criminal sexual assault.

A woman’s body was found in a pond near a hospital hours after she left the hospital mid-treatment and was reported missing, officials said.

Eliza Diaconescu, 73, of Lake Forest, is scheduled to appear for arraignment Monday in federal court in Chicago.

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A Florida woman is facing child abuse charges after deputies say she put a 4-year-old boy in a dryer.

A 54-year-old fugitive who was wanted for sexually abusing teenage boys flew from the Dominican Republic to Miami-Dade County on Thursday afternoon.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is hosting a news conference in Eustis, Fla. The governor is expected to discuss the state’s job growth fund.

A 54-year-old fugitive who was wanted for sexually abusing teenage boys flew from the Dominican Republic to Miami-Dade County on Thursday afternoon.

A bellwether trial is set to start Monday in federal court in Cleveland to determine whether retail pharmacy chains are liable for costs related to the opioid crisis in two Ohio counties.

A prominent conservative defense attorney whose disappearance from court stalled a slew of U.S. Capitol riot cases says he has been released from the hospital and is preparing to get back to work.

Kyle Rittenhouse appears for an extradition hearing in Lake County court Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, in Waukegan, Ill. The 17-year-old is accused of killing two demonstrators in Kenosha, Wis., on Aug. 25, 2020, two days after a police officer trying to arrest Jacob Blake shot him seven times in the back, paralyzing him from the waist down. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, Pool)

Mother Nature's helped us quite a bit," said Billy See, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection incident commander for a complex of fires burning south of San Francisco. The Santa Cruz fire is one of three complexes, or groups of fires, burning on all sides of the San Francisco Bay Area. You could overlay half of one of these fires and it covers the entire city of San Francisco, Bennett said Sunday. Authorities said their firefighting effort in Santa Cruz was hindered by people who refused to evacuate and those who were using the chaos to loot. Santa Cruz County Sheriff Jim Hart said 100 officers were patrolling and anyone not authorized to be in an evacuation zone would be arrested.