Amanda Vogt

The second in a series of spot compliance checks of tobacco retailers in Vernon Hills resulted in none of the targeted establishments being found in violation of state laws forbidding...

The Illinois Sheriff's Association will award 110 scholarships statewide to students wishing to pursue higher education during the 2001-2002 academic year, said Lt. Fred Heidecke of the Lake County Sheriff's...

A 42-year-old North Chicago police officer faces weapons and drunken-driving charges after he was accused of firing a gun outside his brother's Beach Park home while under the influence of...

Following the lead of communities such as Lake Forest and Buffalo Grove, Gurnee will lower the speed limit on May 1 for most residential streets from 30 to 25 m.p.h....

A 33-year-old Zion man accused of attacking a woman in her Lake Villa home has been charged with aggravated criminal sexual assault. Christopher Todd Keever, of the 3000 block of...

Lake County judge Thomas Lang dismissed a misdemeanor domestic-battery charge against Bulls guard Corey Benjamin on Wednesday, citing the refusal of the woman to return to Illinois from California, where...

The Lake County Jail's medical unit recently was approved for reaccreditation by a national organization that monitors the quality of health care provided to inmates in correctional facilities nationwide. Since...

A Zion police officer who shot a man in the leg while arresting him was cleared Thursday of any wrongdoing, officials said. Evidence suggests that the officer's gun discharged accidentally...

A North Chicago police officer who is the department's liaison at North Chicago High School was charged with battery Wednesday after he allegedly assaulted a 15-year-old male student in the...

A Wauconda woman who allegedly stabbed her boyfriend was charged Thursday with aggravated battery, officials said. Nicole Englat, 18, of the 100 block of Maple Avenue, is accused of stabbing...