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Navy investigating death of 19-year-old seaman apprentice at Naval Station Great Lakes

February 17, 2026 at 4:00 p.m.

Naval authorities are investigating the death of a service member who was found dead earlier this month at the Great Lakes base, the Lake County Coroner’s Office said Tuesday.

Law & Order column: Event set to remember Round Lake Beach boy

February 13, 2026 at 12:13 p.m.

The event is scheduled for Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the Round Lake Beach Cultural and Civic Center, 2007 N. Civic Center Way.

Waukegan City Clerk Janet Kilkelly in a 2023 file photo. (Steve Sadin/Lake County News-Sun)

Appellate Court affirms dismissal of Waukegan clerk charges: ‘Deceptive and inaccurate evidence’

February 11, 2026 at 12:22 p.m.

She was charged with official misconduct for waiving some city license fees under a COVID-era plan passed by the Waukegan City Council.

A homemade blue cross with the words “Forever” at the memorial for 8-year-old Markell Pierce along the 1900 block of Cedar Lake Road in Round Lake Beach on Feb. 9, 2026. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Round Lake Beach couple jailed until trial in death of boy: ‘A slow-motion murder’

February 10, 2026 at 1:05 p.m.

Judge Michael Nerheim ordered Domnique Servant, 33, and Joey Ruffin, 38, held in the alleged first-degree murder of Servant’s 8-year-old son, Markell Pierce.

Man shot and killed by Waukegan police, authorities say

February 8, 2026 at 11:08 a.m.

The release did not provide details of what prompted the shooting.

Round Lake Beach couple charged in death of malnourished 8-year-old: ‘It is natural to feel anger … to ask why’

February 8, 2026 at 1:46 p.m.

Police and paramedics began CPR, and the child was brought to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Law & Order column: Charges filed against Gurnee rampage suspect

February 6, 2026 at 10:24 a.m.

Gurnee police announced that the charges have been filed against Katelyn A. Harmon, 25, of Waukesha, Wisconsin, following the Feb. 2 rampage.

Man given life sentence for second sexual assault conviction

February 3, 2026 at 3:19 p.m.

Chris Butler was found guilty of sexual assault in 2025, and based on a 2007 conviction in Cook County, a life sentence was statutorily mandated.

Teen killed in Grayslake crash

February 3, 2026 at 12:31 p.m.

According to authorities, the man was headed east on Washington in a Volkswagen when he collided with a Toyota SUV being driven by an 86-year-old woman.

Gurnee police say 3 injured in ‘random acts of violence’

February 3, 2026 at 10:50 a.m.

Police said a 25-year-old Waukesha, Wisconsin woman has been arrested.

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