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Robert Crimo III now set for trial in February 2025 after he backed out of deal with prosecutros at last minute

A Chicago-area man has been arrested for kidnapping a Wisconsin woman after deceiving her with a false flat tire story, authorities revealed on Monday. Jonatan Luna-Carrasco, 28, of North Chicago, was apprehended over the weekend in connection with the abduction that took place on February 25, as reported by the…

Robert Crimo III, accused of killing seven and wounding dozens more at a Fourth of July parade in 2022, asked a Lake County judge to allow him to proceed without the aid of his assistant public defenders and invoked his right to a speedy trial.

Authorities suspect the woman was the victim of a homicide. Her body was found early Wednesday by the side of a road in Old Mill Creek.

Yong Lin, 46, was found unconscious Wednesday night in a Round Lake home. He woke up as a deputy was trying to save his life and lunged at the deputy with the cleaver, authorities say.

While Rochford didn’t technically speak “on behalf” of the Lake County Democratic Women, she helped the group further prove its bona fides.

Mount Dora decided to affiliate to popular national initiative but group of state representatives branded it ‘deceptive and coercive’

A Lake County, Illinois, judge Friday set a November trial date for the father of alleged Highland Park parade shooter Robert Crimo III to decide whether the father acted recklessly when he signed forms that allowed his son to purchase guns.

Robert E. Crimo Jr. is set to go on trial Nov. 6 in Lake County Court.