After 6 years of delays, Melodie Gliniewicz avoids trial, pleads guilty to one charge
Melodie Gliniewicz pleaded guilty Friday morning to one felony count of deceptive practices in connection with financial misdeeds committed by her late husband, Joseph Gliniewicz, a former Fox Lake police officer who staged his own death on Sept. 1, 2015. The deal eliminates the need for a trial, which was set to start Tuesday.