Amanda Vogt

A weekend traffic accident that injured new Lt. Gov. Corinne Wood and her 13-year-old daughter, Ashley, resulted more from poor driving conditions than from carelessness, police said Monday. Although a...

Lake County seniors who qualify under a 1974 law may defer payment of real estate taxes on personal residences until they sell their homes or die, said Lake County Treasurer...

Illinois' new Lt. Gov. Corinne Wood has named a Lake Forest College graduate as her chief of strategic planning. Chris Hensley served as Wood's legislative assistant from January 1997 through...

A 71-year-old Zion man fell two stories to his death while trying to attach insulation to the roof of a home under construction in Lindenhurst, authorities said Thursday. Wayne Pennell,...

A blaze that destroyed a barn near Wadsworth drew firefighters from at least seven local departments and closed the surrounding area for hours, authorities said Thursday. The fire at 36816...

In years past, the free snow removal service available to Waukegan seniors through the city's senior center had few takers. But after a weekend storm dropped close to two feet...

A $34,658 state grant to the Round Lake Area Library will allow the facility to provide additional services and materials to its members. The grant, funded by the Illinois General...

Law enforcement authorities in Lake County would like to think good policing kept murders down to 11 in 1998, after 25 the previous year. Crackdowns on gang and drug crime...

The Lake County Auto Theft Task Force ceased operations this month because of a lack of interest and funding, according to authorities. The task force, operational since 1992, was funded...

A Vernon Hills man has been indicted on reckless homicide charges in connection with a high-speed, single-car accident last July near Galena that killed two brothers from Vernon Hills who...