Lake County Sheriff Officer Arrested Overnight A Lake County Sheriff’s police officer faces a charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated after he was arrested by Indiana State Police overnight, according to Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez. 33-year-old Thaddeus Bilski was booked into the Lake County Jail early this morning and was later released on bond. He has been a Lake County police officer for 2 and a half years and has been placed on paid administrative leave pending an internal inv

UPDATE (4:44 p.m.) — The Peoria County Sheriff’s deputy who was shot late Saturday night is in stable condition, the county’s top lawman said. Sheriff Chris Watkins, while resharing a post from the State’s Attorney’s Office, said Jack Evans was in “stable” condition, less than 48 hours after being shot several times. The statement came less than a hour after the alleged shooter, 51-year-old Larry Bell, appeared in court on multiple charges including attempted murder. “We are grateful for the coo