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Substitute teacher admits making threatening call

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:55:06 -0400

WAUKEGAN, Illinois - A substitute teacher accused of making a threatening telephone call to a school board member during a teachers' strike has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct.

Trial in 2006 slaying at Burger King set to begin

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:10:14 -0400

WAUKEGAN, Illinois - The trial of a man charged in the strangling death of the manager of a Lindenhurst restaurant is set to begin - nearly 7 years after the slaying.

Appeal planned in Vernon Hills death

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:07:23 -0400

WAUKEGAN, Illinois - A defense attorney says he will appeal a judge's refusal to reconsider a Deerfield's man 47-year prison term for killing his girlfriend's mother with a baseball bat.

School bus driver accused of abusing 17-year-old

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:11:13 -0400

WAUKEGAN, Illinois - Lake County authorities say a suburban Chicago school bus driver has been released on bond after being charged with the sexual abuse of a teenager.

Wisconsin monk denies Illinois abduction charges

Wed, 15 May 2013 12:51:54 -0400

WAUKEGAN, Illinois - A Benedictine monk from Wisconsin has denied trying to abduct four Illinois girls.

Suspect in torture death enters plea deal

Tue, 07 May 2013 17:52:28 -0400

WAUKEGAN, Illinois - A Lake County man has accepted a plea deal in connection with a 2011 blow torch murder in a Waukegan body shop.

Michelle Obama to give medal to Waukegan library

Sat, 04 May 2013 04:04:05 -0400

WAUKEGAN, Illinois - First lady Michelle Obama is scheduled next week to present a significant community service award to 10 U.S. institutions including an Illinois library.