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Antioch Police were involved in a 5-hour standoff near Tiffany Road and Route 173, July 13, 2016, Antioch.
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Man charged after five-hour standoff with Antioch police

May 23, 2019 at 11:30 p.m.

An Antioch man sparked a five-hour standoff with police Wednesday after he allegedly hit his girlfriend and threatened to shoot her and her dog, authorities said. Jacobi Marotta, 37, of...

Zion Mayor Al Hill talks about a federal proposal to compensate Zion and other communities for long-term storage of nuclear waste on Monday, July 11.

House bill would compensate Zion for storage of ‘stranded’ nuclear waste

May 23, 2019 at 11:30 p.m.

U.S. Rep. Bob Dold, R-Ill., has introduced a bill that would compensate Zion and other communities that have served as storage facilities for nuclear waste. Exelon's Zion Nuclear Power Station...

Sailors celebrate Independence Day at Naval Station Great Lakes

May 23, 2019 at 11:29 p.m.

Naval Station Great Lakes celebrated Independence Day by renaming the Great Lakes Naval Museum the National Museum of the American Sailor. The renaming ceremony was the first step of a...

People take their oath of citizenship, officially making them American citizens, at a naturalization ceremony at Carmel High School in Mundelein Wednesday.

In time for Independence Day, group gains US citizenship

May 23, 2019 at 11:29 p.m.

During the 42 years Evelia Delatorre lived in the U.S. she's been interested in politics but hadn't taken the plunge to naturalize as a citizen and gain the right to...

Wauconda Police and other law enforcement on the scene of a possible home filled with explosives on Lake Shore Blvd., June 30, 2016, Wauconda.

Police: Wauconda bomb-threat suspect had illegal explosive devices in home

May 10, 2019 at 10:48 p.m.

A Wauconda man faces felony weapons charges following a late-Thursday incident that found investigators searching his home for explosives after fielding a report that a subject wanted to lure police...

Fireworks can lead to tickets, felony charges

May 23, 2019 at 11:29 p.m.

While it is legal to buy fireworks in Wisconsin and Indiana, it is illegal to possess them in Illinois. Lake County Sheriff's Office spokesman Christopher Covelli said deputies enforce the...

Sparklers, which are legal in Illinois, resulted in 20 trips to the hospital for treatment of burns statewide in 2015.

Doctors: Burns, hand injuries among the risks of amateur fireworks displays

May 23, 2019 at 11:29 p.m.

While official Independence Day fireworks displays are held throughout Lake County, some residents prefer to put on their own shows — a choice experts call a dangerous decision. Nearly 150...

1 in custody, area evacuated as police investigate possible explosives in Wauconda home

May 22, 2019 at 10:06 p.m.

Police searched a Wauconda home for explosives Thursday night after an employee of a nearby business reported a threat a man made allegedly saying he wanted to lure police to...

Brian Roan and Sherry Spaid sit with their two sons, Ryan (left) and Brian, on the couch in their new home.

Veterans get keys to affordable housing in North Chicago

May 23, 2019 at 11:28 p.m.

Army veteran Brandon Dunston smiled as he received the keys to his new North Chicago home with his 10-year-old daughter by his side Friday. The keys, strung by pieces of...

An AbbVie volunteer helps Breon, a student at A.J. Katzenmaier School, create a volcano using lemon juice and baking soda. Volunteers were paired up with students to teach them about science on Thursday, June 23.

AbbVie volunteers offer helping hands at North Chicago schools

May 23, 2019 at 11:28 p.m.

Carina, a summer school student at A.J. Katzenmaier School, learned lemons can make volcanoes and was excited to bring home the science experiment to re-create with her dad. She was...

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