A Lake County jury found Lamont Bankston, 51, not guilty Wednesday after deliberating for about two hours, Bankston’s attorney Elliot Pinsel said Friday in an email.
Category: Lake County News-Sun Opinion
Column: Path to American citizenship more difficult than you might think
Becoming U.S. citizens was celebrated in the Eleanor Murkey Community Room at the College of Lake County Lakeshore Campus on Saturday.
Column: New plastic recycling efforts are in the bag
Besides reducing litter and eye pollution, recycled plastic bags reduce carbon emissions and greenhouse gases. A number of states, including California Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, New York, Oregon, and Vermont, have enacted legislation to ban plastic bag use.
Outdoors column: As seasons change, natural order remains constant
Sometimes, what happens to humans during the change of seasons ranges from joy that spring has arrived to sadness that summer is leaving.
Column: Lake County grocery shoppers have plenty of food choices
Area supermarkets are upping their game in the midst of the battle over the melding of Albertsons and Kroger.
Column: Prime minister’s visit underscores our vital Britain ties
The “special relationship” between Britain and the U.S., forged during the terrible first years of World War II, has endured down to the present despite sometimes severe strains.
Column: Rowdy behavior by teens leads to Six Flags chaperone policy
This year is the 33rd-annual event and includes a new twist: A chaperone policy for kids 15 and under in order to curb rowdiness.
Law & Order column: Lincolnshire man tried to get young girl to perform sex act, police say
Authorities said Aviles was at a pool party in the Mundelein area on Sept. 2 when he showed pornographic videos to a young girl. He then suggested the girl perform a sex act demonstrated in the video.
Column: Waukegan SRO agreement compromises safety
Since the Aug. 12 start of the new school year, Waukegan Unit School District 60 has been without two WPD “officer friendlies” at the Brookside (freshmen and sophomores) and Washington (juniors and seniors) campuses with members of the district’s safety cadre in their stead.
Column: Historical context a key to achieving peace in Gaza
This reflects the vital importance of intelligence for Israel, as well as the close Anglo-American “Special Relationship,” which began with intelligence agencies in World War I.