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