Lake County Illinois

County Changes Its Tune On Civil Unions After Couple Turned Away

Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Lake County Civil Unions, Gay Rights, Lake County Illinois, Indiana Civil Unions, Lgbt Illinois, Civil Unions, Illinois Civil Unions, Gay Marriage, Marriage Equality, Chicago News

Story by Kate Sosin, courtesy of the Windy City Times Lake County has reversed its policy of denying civil union licenses to same-sex couples who t...

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A Prosecutor's True Calling

David Protess | Posted 02.11.2012

Read More: Juan Rivera, Jerry Hobbs, Wrongful Convictions, Chicago Crime, Lake County Illinois, Chicago News, Death Penalty, Anita Alvarez, Chicago News
David Protess

Wrongful convictions occur because prosecutors forget that their mandate "in a criminal prosecution is not that it shall win a case, but that justice shall be done," as the United States Supreme Court has decided.

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State Senator Reportedly Bit Husband In Second Domestic Incident In Six Weeks

Posted 11.27.2011

Read More: Suzanne Schmidt, Suzi Schmidt Domestic Incident, Lake Villa Illinois, Illinois State Senate, Lake County Illinois, Suzi Schmidt, Domestic Battery, Domestic Abuse, Robert Schmidt, Chicago News

First-year Republican Illinois State Senator Suzanne "Suzi" Schmidt was involved in her second domestic dispute call in just over a month at the Lake ...

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Suburban Woman Jailed Over 'Offensive' T-Shirt

Lake County News Sun | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Offensive Tshirt, First Amendment, Jennifer Lapenta, Lake County Illinois, First Amendment Rights, Lake County Court, Lake County Jail, Round Lake Park, Chicago News

A Round Lake Park woman was held in contempt and jailed for two days for the message on her T-shirt. The message was: "I own the (female body part...

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WATCH: Metra Releases Haunting Video Of Train Striking Woman, Child

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lake County, Lake County Illinois, Metra Deaths, Train Death, North Chicago, Accidental Death, Metra Video, Video, Chicago News

On Saturday, a 34-year-old woman carrying her 1-year-old goddaughter attempted to run across Metra tracks to beat an oncoming train in North Chicago. ...

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