Carbon monoxide kills home visitor
A North Chicago woman died Monday of carbon monoxide poisoning and her son was hospitalized after a faulty furnace released the odorless gas into the home, officials said. Carlotta McClain,...
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Juanita Jordan cites `differences’ for divorce
Juanita Jordan has taken the first steps toward ending her 12-year marriage to Michael Jordan, filing for divorce in Lake County. In a petition filed Friday in circuit court in...
Mom charged in son’s death
Authorities went to a North Chicago cemetery Thursday to exhume the body of a baby whose mother has been charged with the boy's murder after her second newborn died this...
Anxiety over terrorism spikes interest in arms
At GAT Guns Inc. & Indoor Range in East Dundee, there was a run on semiautomatic weapons. Schrank's Smoke 'n Gun in Waukegan has been swarmed by people filling out...
FAA security restrictions put operations in peril
Chicago-area flight schools--most of which operate on tight budgets in the best of times--are losing tens of thousands of dollars a day as a result of restrictions ordered by the...
Man held, accused in woman’s killing
A North Chicago man was being held in the Lake County Jail Monday on $10 million bond after being charged with the murder of a woman whose charred remains were...
Lake County: Skeptics doubt crime report
For decades, North Chicago has been perceived as a place with a high crime rate, so a new report that indicates the city had the lowest crime rate in Lake...
Lake swimmer’s body is retrieved
Divers late Monday recovered the body of an 18-year-old Lake Zurich man who disappeared beneath the waters of an area lake while trying to swim across it with a friend,...
Midwife’s trial puts focus on licensing
As jurors prepare to weigh manslaughter charges against a midwife who attended an unsuccessful birth, there are those who believe much more is at stake than the fate of one...
Mother hazy about talks with midwife
The mother of newborn who died during a home delivery testified Tuesday she chose a midwife rather than an obstetrician because she wanted someone who would obey her wishes. Heather...