Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office

Guilty Verdict for 17 Counts of Sexual Assault for Offender in Libertyville

Fri Jul 22, 2022 12:21 pm Cardinal News

(Lake County, IL) A Lake County jury trial concluded with 17 “guilty” verdicts, after little over an hour of deliberation, on Thursday, July 21, 2022. Michael Main, 55, was convicted of six counts of Predatory […]

Gary Kamen (SOURCE: Lake County State's Attorney's Office)

Deerfield Resident Gary Kamen Sentenced to 65 Years for Killing His Wife

Thu Jul 14, 2022 02:46 pm Cardinal News

(Lake County, IL) Deerfield resident Gary Kamen was sentenced to 65 years in prison on Thursday, July 14, 2022 for fatally stabbing his wife. Gary Kamen, 59, pleaded guilty on June 1, 2022 to one […]

Deerfield Resident Gary Kamen Pleads Guilty to First Degree Murder of His Wife

Thu Jun 2, 2022 12:57 am Cardinal News

Gary Kamen, a Deerfield resident pled guilty to one count of First-Degree Murder — accused of killing his wife, Karyn Kamen in a brutal and heinous manner — on Wednesday, June 1, 2022. On Friday, […]

Andres Leyva, convicted Aggravated Criminal Sexual Assault (SOURCE: Lake County State's Attorney).

Andres Leyva Found Guilty in Aggravated Criminal Sexual Assault Trial After Attack in Third Lake in September 2020

Thu May 26, 2022 04:20 pm Cardinal News

(Lake County, IL) Late afternoon on Wednesday, May 25, 2022, a bench trial concluded in the Lake County Courthouse with “guilty” verdicts on all counts. Andres Leyva, 31, was convicted of one count of Aggravated […]

Linda Ray convicted of Aggravated Leaving the Scene of an Accident Involving Death (SOURCE: Lake County State's Attorney's Office)

Leaving Scene of Fatal Crash, Conviction in Jury Trial in Lake County Court

Thu Mar 24, 2022 04:30 pm Cardinal News

Guilty Verdict/Jury Trial Leaving Scene of Fatal Crash in Waukegan (Lake County, IL) – On Wednesday, March 23, 2022, a jury trial for Linda Ray concluded in the Lake County courthouse with a “guilty” verdict. […]

Luis Rosales, convicted of one count of Criminal Sexual Assault by the use of threat of force and one count of Criminal Sexual Assault in that the victim was unable to give knowing consent (SOURCE: Lake County State's Attorney's Office)

Criminal Sexual Assault Conviction in Jury Trial in Lake County Court

Thu Mar 24, 2022 04:07 pm Cardinal News

Guilty Verdict/July Trial Sex Assault (Lake County, IL) – On Wednesday, March 23, 2022, a jury trial for Luis Rosales concluded in the Lake County courthouse with a “guilty” verdict. Luis Rosales, 49 years-old, was […]

Tracy D. Thomas, Jr., First Degree Murder Suspect (SOURCE: Lake County State's Attorney's Office)

First Degree Murder Charges Filed Against Caregiver in Death of Round Lake Beach Child

Wed Mar 9, 2022 06:00 pm Cardinal News

(Lake County, IL) – Today, March 9, 2022 the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office filed first degree murder charges against Tracy D. Thomas Jr. after the child he physically abused died on Friday, February 25. […]

Jannie Perry, First Degree Murder suspect in the death of her 6 year-old son (SOURCE: Office of the State's Attorney Lake County, Illinois)

State’s Attorney’s Office Formally Charges Mother and Brother for “Brutal and Heinous” Murder of Damari Perry

Wed Feb 2, 2022 04:47 pm Cardinal News

(Lake County, IL) – The day after 6-year-old Damari Perry was laid to rest, the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office on Wednesday filed a 19-count indictment against his mother and brother, charging both with first-degree […]

State’s Attorney’s Office to Review Segregation Clauses That Remain in Some Home Covenants

Tue Jan 4, 2022 05:38 pm Cardinal News

A new law allowing homeowners to have racist clauses removed from covenants in their deeds went into effect Jan. 1, and Lake County’s first filing under the law occurred Tuesday. After being filed with the […]

Varghese Philip, convicted attempted murder and aggravated battery (SOURCE: Lake County State's Attorney's Office)

Guilty Verdict in Attempted Murder Trial: Prosecutors Praise Victim That Was Beaten After She Turned Down Romantic Advances

Fri Oct 8, 2021 01:45 pm Cardinal News

(Lake County, IL) – A Waukegan man who severely beat a woman after she turned down his romantic advances was convicted of both attempted murder and aggravated battery by a jury in Lake County Circuit […]

Israel Suaste-Gonzalez, pleaded guilty to criminal sexual assault (SOURCE: Lake County State's Attorney's Office)

Special Kind of Depravity: Special Education Worker Gets 24 Years in Prison After Guilty Plea to Sexual Assault of Student

Wed Sep 15, 2021 01:45 pm Cardinal News

(Lake County, IL) – A Mundelein area man was sentenced late Tuesday afternoon to 24 years in prison for sexually assaulting a special needs student while he was employed at the Special Education District of […]

Aaron C. Cornelius, suspect of Indecent Solicitation of a Child (Lake County State's Attorney's Office)

Wonder Lake Suspect Pleads Not Guilty to Indecent Solicitation of a Minor in Sting Near Grayslake

Fri Sep 10, 2021 04:35 pm Cardinal News

(Lake County, IL) – A Wonder Lake man was arraigned Friday, September 10, 2021 on charges of indecent solicitation of a minor for allegedly traveling to a location near Grayslake under the belief he would […]

Aaron C. Cornelius, suspect of Indecent Solicitation of a Child (Lake County Sheriff's Office)

Male Suspect from Wonder Lake Arrested, Charged with Indecent Solicitation, after Traveling to Meet “14-Year-Old” Girl in Sting

Wed Aug 11, 2021 04:31 pm Cardinal News

On Monday, August 9, 2021, a male resident of Wonder Lake was arrested for indecent solicitation of a child. Aaron C. Cornelius, age 36, of the block of 4200 East Wonder Lake Drive, Wonder Lake, […]

Lake County Sheriff’s SIG, ATF Successfully Dismantle Lake County Street Gang Operation, 10 Charged

Thu Aug 5, 2021 02:53 pm Cardinal News

Lake County Sheriff John D. Idleburg announced on Thursday, August 4, 2021, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Group (SIG), a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) funded task force, in conjunction with the […]

Timothy D.Triplett, Jr, homicide suspect (SOURCE: Lake County State's Attorney's Office)

Pro Se Request As Lake County State’s Attorney Files Notice to Seek Life Sentence in Beach Park Double Homicide

Wed Jun 9, 2021 01:45 pm Cardinal News

A Waukegan resident, Timothy D. Triplett, Jr., pleaded not guilty Tuesday, June 8, 2021, to multiple counts of first-degree murder; and was told that the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office has given notice that it […]

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