Police reports: Fox Lake cops closed in before Gliniewicz’s fatal gunshot
On the morning of Fox Lake police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz's death Sept. 1, a trio of his fellow officers were close enough to the scene to hear what was...
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Gliniewicz’s personnel file shows troubled tenure on Fox Lake police force
The Fox Lake police officer who died in a suicide staged to look like a murder had a troubled history at the department, including suspensions and allegations of sexual harassment...
In Fox Lake, hero cop Joe Gliniewicz now villain to many
Fox Lake was unusually subdued over Labor Day weekend, the boating community dotted with signs, bunting and flower-strewn memorials honoring police Lt. Joe Gliniewicz. That Monday, throngs of people, among...
Group that gave money to dead officer’s family wants donation returned
An organization that assists survivors of officers killed in the line of duty now wants its donation back from the family of Fox Lake police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz. Joe...
Sources: Fox Lake officer’s death a suicide
Authorities have called a news conference for Wednesday to announce "significant new information" regarding the shooting death of a Fox Lake police officer, and multiple law enforcement sources with knowledge...
Schaumburg coach held in abuse of disabled girls faces extradition, DCFS inquiry
A Schaumburg gymnastics coach charged with sexually abusing two girls with disabilities while in Georgia for a Special Olympics competition has waived extradition and will soon be transported to that...
Lake County woman pleads guilty to federal bank robbery charges
A Lake County woman pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to robbing two banks and attempting to rob a third in the northwest suburbs earlier this year, officials announced. Teresa...
Fatal Fox River Grove bus-train tragedy still painful, 20 years later
The weather at the bus stop that autumn morning was biting cold, and it didn't help that the driver was running about 20 minutes late. Katie Krebeck was 14, and...
School officials’ consulting raises questions of transparency
Besides the six-figure salary he earns as superintendent of high-achieving Stevenson High School District 125, Eric Twadell has an unusual perk in his contract: For up to two days a...
Suspect in Lake Co. woman’s killing was free despite recent rape charge
Much like the way he initially charmed the women he dated, Leo Amin "presented well" in court — calm, compliant and respectful — even when facing charges of rape or...