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After serving 20 years in prison, Rivera filed a federal civil rights case against officials of the city of Waukegan and Lake County for wrongful conviction. He received a US$20 million settlement, at the time the largest-ever settlement for a wrongful conviction in U.S. history.
Lake County is a county located in the northeastern corner of the U.S. state of Illinois, along the shores of Lake Michigan.As of the 2020 census, it has a population of 714,342, [1] making it the third-most populous county in Illinois.
The William D. Block Memorial Law Library serves the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Lake County, Illinois. The Law Library is named after the late William D. Block, who served as a Judge for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit from February 1, 1975 to June 27, 1996. The Lake County Law Library was renamed in honor of Judge Block on February 10, 1998.
February 9, 1925 – Johnny Torrio was sentenced by Judge Adam Cliffe to nine months in the Lake County, Illinois, jail, in Waukegan, for being the owner of the Sieben Brewery when it was raided by the authorities. The jail was supposedly chosen by Torrio's lawyers as a facility necessary for Torrio to receive proper medical treatment for ...
A human arm was discovered along the shoreline in Waukegan, Illinois, as the family of slain Milwaukee teen, Sade Robinson, has been notified of the discovery.. The Milwaukee County Sheriff's ...
More than 800 people have lost their lives in jail since July 13, 2015 but few details are publicly released. Huffington Post is compiling a database of every person who died until July 13, 2016 to shed light on how they passed.
Waukegan (/ w ə ˈ k iː ɡ ən / wə-KEE-ghən) is an industrial suburb located 36 miles (58 km) north of Chicago.It is the most populous city and county seat of Lake County, Illinois, United States.
Libertyville Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 53,139. [2] The village of Libertyville is part of the township, as are parts of Green Oaks, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Mettawa, Mundelein, North Chicago, Rondout, Vernon Hills and Waukegan.