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Susanne Groebner, prosecutor elected to Cook County bench in 2020, dies at 46

March 7, 2022 at 8:32 p.m.

Cook County Circuit Judge Susanne Groebner, who was a prosecutor for nearly two decades before being elected to the bench in 2020, died on Friday, Feb. 25, her family said....

Palatine man accused of driving SUV into Woodfield Mall is found unfit to stand trial on terrorism charge

March 13, 2020 at 10:15 p.m.

A Palatine man who authorities say drove his SUV into Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg during shopping hours has been found unfit to stand trial on a charge of terrorism, it...

Adam Grunin, of Wheeling, arrives at the Rolling Meadows Courthouse for his trial on Jan. 7, 2020.

‘My only time with Alyssa now comes at a cemetery,’ says mom at hearing where Wheeling man gets 4-year sentence for crash that killed her daughter

March 5, 2020 at 1:08 p.m.

After listening to heart-rending statements Wednesday from the parents of a Mount Prospect teenager killed in a high-speed crash, a Cook County judge sentenced the 32-year-old driver who caused it...

Undercover sting uncovers nearly $1 million in counterfeit sports merchandise at suburban business

February 14, 2020 at 2:27 p.m.

Two north suburban men were charged Thursday with selling phony professional sports clothing after Wheeling police conducted an undercover sting and seized nearly $1 million in counterfeit items, authorities said....

Hoffman Estates man pleads guilty to aggravated DUI in crash that killed passenger in his vehicle on I-90

February 3, 2020 at 7:16 p.m.

A 26-year-old Hoffman Estates man pleaded guilty in Cook County Circuit Court on Friday to drunken driving charges following a 2018 crash that killed a passenger in his car, prosecutors...

Bail set at $2 million for Hanover Park man accused of sex crimes against 3 young girls

January 23, 2020 at 11:34 p.m.

Bail was set at $2 million Tuesday for a 31-year-old Hanover Park man who is charged with sex crimes against three young children, authorities said. Juan Garrafa-Salazar is charged with...

Adam Grunin, center, walks through the lobby of the Rolling Meadows Courthouse following the first day of his trial on Jan. 7, 2020. Grunin is charged with reckless homicide after striking the car belonging to the Lendino family in 2018. The crash killed 16-year-old Alyssa Lendino and injured three other family members. Authorities believe Grunin was driving over 100 mph.

Reckless homicide trial begins for man accused of going over 100 mph in Wheeling crash that killed Hersey High School student, injured family members

January 7, 2020 at 10:49 p.m.

It was a busy but fun Saturday for Michele Lendino and her two daughters as they drove to a sporting goods store to buy swimsuits and then on to lunch...

Former St. Viator coach, counselor charged with sexual abuse of student in his school office

January 3, 2020 at 11:20 p.m.

A former coach and guidance counselor at St. Viator High School who was accused earlier this year of sending inappropriate text messages to teenage girls has now been charged with...

Judge sets bond at $3 million for suburban optometrist accused of murdering his girlfriend

January 2, 2020 at 10:21 p.m.

A Cook County judge set bond at $3 million Thursday for an Algonquin man charged in the stabbing death of his girlfriend after his family and friends testified that he...

Optometrist accused in girlfriend’s stabbing death in Schaumburg is indicted on murder charge; case has sparked new interest in 2011 fatal McHenry County crash

December 20, 2019 at 12:28 a.m.

A 55-year-old northwest suburban optometrist was indicted in Cook County Circuit Court on Thursday in the stabbing death of his girlfriend that authorities said happened during a post-dinner argument at...

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