A criminal trial of two former Cook County assistant state’s attorneys was halted suddenly Wednesday when prosecutors said they planned to file a rare mid-trial appeal after a judge limited testimony from a key witness and sharply criticized Kim Foxx’s office. The move pushes the criminal case into an indefinite holding pattern, as the sides argue over key concepts such as attorney-client .
A judge sentenced a Waukegan man to 49 years in prison on Tuesday after a jury convicted him of attempted murder for shooting at police officers in North Chicago last year.
New trustees, clerk take office in Mundelein Sol Cabachuela, Mundelein trustee
Updated 5/10/2021 8:05 PM
Two weeks after bidding adieu to three veteran trustees, Mundelein warmly welcomed two of their successors Monday night.
With a small audience observing, trustees-elect Sol Cabachuela and Jenny Ross were sworn in at the start of the evening s board meeting. So was new Clerk Karen Walsh and Mayor Steve Lentz, who was reelected to a third term in the April 6 election.
Lake County Judge Daniel Shanes administered the oath of office for the quartet.
A Mundelein resident, Shanes told the officials they have a duty to do what is right, not what is easy. Shanes also spoke of the need to follow their consciences and be faithful to the people and themselves.