A board member linked to one of Chicago's MICHELIN-starred restaurants is accused of embezzling more than $1 million of the company's money.
The three victims were kidnapped then "beaten repeatedly, burned with a hot metal object and restrained throughout the evening," police said.
A Lake County judge sentenced the widow of a disgraced Fox Lake police lieutenant to 24 months of probation Tuesday.
Illinois State Senator Tom Cullerton has resigned from his seat and he reportedly intends to plead guilty to federal embezzlement charges.
Melodie Gliniewicz, the widow of a disgraced police lieutenant from north suburban Fox Lake, pleaded guilty in court Friday to one count of deceptive practices, a class 4 felony.
The trial of State Sen. Tom Cullerton has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.