Lake Villa News

Public employee pensions and taxes were among the issues addressed at a forum Wednesday night in Gurnee by four men running in the Republican primary for state Senate District 31.

The Lake County Forest Preserves are offering another " Walk with a Naturalist " session on Saturday, February 4. These are one-hour guided nature hikes held at a different forest preserve each month.

Linwood 'Lennie' Jarratt and Joe Neal have led in fundraising among four candidates running in the Republican primary for state Senate District 31, state election documents show.

Michelle Hines, of Hearts of Hope, holds up a picture of Lake Villa resident Marissa Pederson, who died from drug abuse, and talks about the problems she faces as a mother of a son who abuses drugs.

Juan Pineda, 21, of the 100 block of South Milwaukee Avenue, faces a mandatory prison sentence of six to 30 years if convicted of aggravated battery to a child.

Lake County Sheriff's Office investigators have charged a 47-year-old Gages Lake man with several felony counts of child pornography and child exploitation.

Bail has been set at $750,000 for a 47-year-old Lake County man authorities say was having a sexually explicit, on-line relationship with a 14-year-old Lake Villa boy.