Riders get first go at Six Flags Great America’s new free fly coaster The Joker
The new ride at Six Flags Great America is like being a kid and doing somersaults — but on a roller coaster. That was Jeff Peters' impression. The Salem, Wis.,...
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Ex-Lake County coroner indicted on perjury charges over election signatures
Former Lake County Coroner Thomas Rudd has been indicted on five felony counts of perjury, with authorities alleging he falsely claimed to have witnessed signatures on his election nominating petitions....
Help Them To Hope campaign wraps up for 2016-17
The annual Help Them To Hope campaign is wrapping up this week with more than $45,000 in donations, the board secretary said. The community-wide fundraising effort this year added the...
Mundelein man dead after shooting in Champaign near U. of I. campus
A Mundelein man on the verge of starting a career as a registered nurse was killed in an early Sunday morning shooting near the University of Illinois in Champaign that...
Driver killed when car strikes utility pole in Waukegan
A 20-year-old North Chicago man was killed in a single-car crash Thursday night in Waukegan, police said. David C. Collins, 20, of the 1200 block of Jackson Street in North...
Police: Disabled man injured in Waukegan home invasion
A Waukegan man has been charged with entering the home of a disabled man Thursday, injuring him and taking his property, police said. The incident was one of two robberies...
Man charged in stabbing death at Zion gas station
A Zion man allegedly stabbed another man to death during a Monday evening argument about drugs in the parking lot of a Zion gas station, authorities said. Bernardino Giustino, 21,...
Girl, 3, injured during North Chicago shooting
A 3-year-old girl and a 19-year-old man were injured during a Tuesday morning shooting in North Chicago. The gunfire erupted about 11:40 a.m. near 13th Street and Victoria Avenue, according...
State’s Attorney: Lindenhurst pipe bomb suspect wrote he wanted to kill
A Lindenhurst man arrested Friday after bombs were found in his bedroom had written in a journal that he wanted to kill multiple people and then himself, State's Attorney Michael...