LAKE COUNTY— After a turbulent time at the Lake County Prosecutor’s office, a new prosecutor has been appointed and on the job for over a month now, hoping to provide some much-needed stability.

Former prosecutor Greg Mick resigned just 6 months into his term and the prosecutor before that, Craig Cooper, resigned back in 2024, with a month left in his term. Cooper’s term was marred with clashes with local law enforcement.

Tom Evans comes to Lake County with a lot of experience, having been an attorney for 29 years.

17 of those years he served as a prosecutor with Barry, Clare, Montmorency, and Luce Counties.

He said so far, it’s been great.

“I really have no complaints. There is a lot to do here, but i have no complaints about how things are going at all. It’s been going very well. My

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