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Technical issues delay criminal case against Highland Park shooting suspect’s father

In Robert E. Crimo Jr.’s brief court hearing at the Lake County courthouse, lawyers said they hit a snag in sharing discovery evidence related to the Fourth of July shooting that left seven dead and 48 wounded, allegedly at the hands of his son, Robert E. Crimo III.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 4, 2023

Melodie Gliniewicz sentenced to probation for role in financial misdeeds that prompted Illinois police officer husband to kill self

WAUKEGAN, Ill. — Melodie Gliniewicz was sentenced to probation Tuesday, ending a six-year courtroom saga that began after her police officer husband staged his suicide in 2015 to make it appear he had been killed in the line of duty.

Tribune News Service · Apr 13, 2022