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Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran speaks at a forum at College of Lake County on April 24, 2015. On Aug. 10 he announced his plans to run for state's attorney.

Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran announces run for state’s attorney

August 18, 2019 at 8:13 p.m.

Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran announced on Monday that he would challenge State's Attorney Mike Nerheim in the spring Republican primary, saying the prosecutor had not done enough to reform...

Bennie Starks leaves the Lake County Courthouse after a news conference in Waukegan on Jan. 7, 2013.

Setback for man suing over wrongful conviction in Lake Co. rape case

May 23, 2019 at 10:59 p.m.

A judge has thrown out the bulk of an exonerated man's lawsuit against Waukegan police and experts who testified at his trial, dealing a loss to a man who spent...

Angel Gonzalez Jr. stretches his arms wide to get a hug from his mother, Maria Gonzalez, after arriving at his family's home in Waukegan on March 10, 2015. Gonzalez was released from Dixon Correctional Center earlier in the day. He spent 20 years in prison.

Man cleared of rape gets innocence paper, apology from prosecutor

May 23, 2019 at 10:55 p.m.

Lake County authorities on Thursday officially acknowledged the innocence of a man who spent about 20 years in prison for rape and abduction before he was cleared by DNA and...

Guns stolen in possible plot to avenge Justus Howell killing: officials

May 23, 2019 at 10:54 p.m.

Two Zion men are charged with stealing guns worth about $30,000 from a gun store, and investigators are looking into an allegation that they planned to retaliate against police for...

Latest man cleared of murder in Lake County walks free from prison

May 23, 2019 at 10:52 p.m.

A man convicted of murder in Lake County walked free from prison Thursday after the case against him collapsed, once again illustrating the depth of the problems that have plagued...

No charges against Zion police in fatal shooting of teen Justus Howell

May 23, 2019 at 10:51 p.m.

A Zion police officer will not face criminal charges for fatally shooting a 17-year-old in the back, an incident that has fueled public anger and highlighted tension between Lake County...

Laura Hobbs' mother, Sheila Hollabaugh, center, and her son Jeremy Hobbs join about 300 people at a memorial service for Krystal Tobias and Laura in Zion's Beulah Park on May 18, 2005.

10 years after 2 girls killed in Zion, families still await justice

August 18, 2019 at 7:28 p.m.

Near the spot where a paved bike trail starts to meander through some 80 acres of urban forest in Zion, a memorial plaque lies obscured by grass so that a...

Police officers investigate the scene of a police-involved shooting in which Justus Howell, 17, was killed April 4, 2015.

Key questions about Zion police shooting remain as debate rages

May 23, 2019 at 10:44 p.m.

Public debate continues to rage in Lake County without the benefit of key information about the shooting of 17-year-old Justus Howell by Zion police. The official narrative suggests his death...

Funeral, protest set for teen killed by Zion police

May 25, 2019 at 12:36 p.m.

A funeral has been scheduled for Friday and a protest march Saturday in memory of the Waukegan teenager who was shot and killed by police in Zion. Amid questions about...

Teen killed in police shooting in Zion had just stolen gun, police say

May 25, 2019 at 12:36 p.m.

A Waukegan teenager had just stolen a handgun from another man when he was shot and killed by Zion police during a foot chase, authorities said late Monday. The man...

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