2021
Lake County State's Attorney Signs Onto Federal Brief Defending DACA
12/21/2021
Lake County Rising Student Essay/Poster Contest Entrants Sought
12/20/2021
County Board Unanimously Approves Funding to Bolster State’s Attorney’s New Violent Crimes Unit
12/14/2021
Second Victim Says She Was Sexually Abused as a Child by Waukegan Man
11/11/2021
Update From Lake County State's Attorney's Office on Stinette/Salinas Investigation
10/19/2021
Prosecutors Praise Victim After Guilty Verdict in Attempted Murder Trial
10/08/2021
Ex-Marine Recruiter for Lake County Area Arraigned on Child Pornography Charges
10/05/2021
Former Lake County Corrections Officer Pleads Not Guilty to Sexual Misconduct with Inmate
09/30/2021
Lake County State's Attorney's Office Celebrates Hispanic/Latino Heritage Month Monday With Outdoor Town Hall Event
09/21/2021
Special Education Paraprofessional Sentenced to 24 Years in Prison After Guilty Plea to Sexual Assault of Student
09/15/2021
Man Pleads Not Guilty to Indecent Solicitation of a Minor in Sting Near Grayslake
09/10/2021
Lake County State’s Attorney's Office Launches Public Data Dashboard
09/02/2021
Waukegan School Bus Driver Arrested On Child Sex Charges
08/31/2021
State’s Attorney’s Office Secures No Bond in First Degree Murder and Attempt Murder Case
08/28/2021
State’s Attorney’s Office Secures Large Sentences in Separate Sex Cases; Rinehart focused on violent crime in first year
08/24/2021
Marine Recruiter for Lake County Area Charged with Possession of Child Porn
08/18/2021
Former Vernon Hills Deputy Police Chief Pleads Guilty Under Negotiated Agreement
08/17/2021
Suspect in Gurnee Area Fake Drug Deal Murder Case Arrested Thursday in Waukegan
08/12/2021
Zion Man Found Guilty of Attempted Murder in Home Invasion That Resulted in Stabbing and Sexual Assault
07/16/2021
Granting Wishes: State’s Attorney’s Office Garners State Funds For Two Major Juvenile Justice Projects
07/13/2021
Chicago man, Facing Felony Charges in Round Lake Park Home Invasion Attack, Pleads Not Guilty to Charges in Three Separate Cases
06/30/2021
Palatine Man Could Face Decades in Prison For Kidnapping and Assault
06/16/2021
State's Attorney's Office Volunteers Active Across Lake County on Elder Abuse Awareness Day
06/15/2021
Lake County State's Attorney Files Notice to Seek Life Sentence in Beach Park Double Homicide
06/09/2021
Rinehart Praises Police and Legislators For Collaboration on Reform Bill Amendments
06/02/2021
Man Sentenced To 19 Years in Prison On Weapon And Drug Charges, But He Wasn't In Court To Hear It
05/27/2021
Woodland School District Employee Charged With Stealing Computers, Selling Them Online
5/20/2021
Man Charged with Trading Vape Carts and Cannabis to Minors For Sex Acts Jailed After Bail Hike
05/13/2021
Vernon Hills Man Charged With Bilking Over Half a Million Dollars From Area Victims
05/12/2021
Not Guilty Pleas Entered in Two Cases Involving Alleged Sexual Incidents With Minors
05/07/2021
Lake County Children's Advocacy Center Gives Annual Awards to its Dedicated Backers
05/04/2021
The Road Toward Justice; Chauvin Verdict Should Make Us All Reflect
04/20/2021
Road Rage Shooting Near School Results in 10-Year Sentence for Waukegan Man
04/16/2021
Virtual Scavenger Hunt to Highlight National Crime Victims' Rights Week in Lake County
04/14/2021
Telephone Scammers Thriving During Pandemic, Often Targeting Older Residents
04/07/2021
Former Teacher Arrested Allegedly Trying to Leave US Ahead of Lake County Child Sex Charges
03/26/2021
Grand Jury Indicts Former Vernon Hills Deputy Chief of Police on Official Misconduct, Theft Charges
03/24/2021
Waukegan Man Pleads Not Guilty to February 14 Murder of Ex-Wife
03/18/2021
Lake County State's Attorney's First 100 Days Bring Reorganization, Progressive Change
03/09/2021
State's Attorney Rinehart Speaks on Justice Reform Law Wednesday at Governor's Waukegan Visit
03/03/2021
State's Attorney Increases Meetings, Expands Focus of Domestic/Sexual Violence Councils
02/25/2021
Rinehart Helps Usher In New Criminal Justice Law
02/22/2021
State's Attorney's Office may seek Life Sentence in Beach Park Shooting
02/04/2021
Man indicted on Murder Charges in Volo Shooting
02/03/2021
Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart Supports Final Reform Bill
01/13/2021
Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart Supports Reform Bill, But Seeks Important Changes
01/09/2021