Emily K. Coleman

Police: Gurnee homeowner shot at after confronting two car burglars

June 29, 2020 at 5:42 p.m.

Two young men face felony burglary and weapons charges after two shots were fired at a Gurnee homeowner who interrupted an ongoing theft from an unlocked car in the driveway,...

Melodie Gliniewicz exits the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan with her legal team following a hearing on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016. Gliniewicz was indicted on charges of money laundering and misuse of charitable funds.

Appellate court rules marital privilege does not apply to text messages between Melodie Gliniewicz, late husband

June 29, 2020 at 4:41 p.m.

An appellate court has ruled that Melodie Gliniewicz's text messages with her husband, the Fox Lake police lieutenant who authorities say staged his death to look like a homicide, can...

Sailors return from taking a break during afternoon classes at Naval Station Great Lakes. Some coronavirus restrictions there are beginning to ease.

‘We’re just not there yet’: Naval Station Great Lakes eyes loosening of some coronavirus restrictions

June 28, 2020 at 3:50 p.m.

As the U.S. Navy begins easing the travel restrictions implemented in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Naval Station Great Lakes is also taking cautious steps in that...

LaToya Howell holds a flag for her son, Justus Howell, and listens to speakers during a protest Thursday in Waukegan calling on Lake County State's Attorney Michael Nerheim to reopen the case into the fatal shooting of the 17-year-old. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Protesters call for Justus Howell case to be reopened; Lake County state’s attorney says officer was justified in fatal shooting

June 25, 2020 at 5:28 p.m.

Standing beside the eight blown-up pages of Justus Howell's autopsy report, an attorney for the 17-year-old's family called on the Lake County State's Attorney Thursday to reopen the five-year-old case...

Waukegan could get marijuana craft grower in town if state also says yes

June 24, 2020 at 4:46 p.m.

A long vacant warehouse in Waukegan could be the new home of a marijuana craft grower as early as next year. The Waukegan City Council voted 8-1 last week to...

‘We were just trying to do a positive thing’: Basketball-centric protest in Waukegan tied to COVID-19 case

June 24, 2020 at 6:57 p.m.

The basketball tournament was envisioned as a Black Lives Matter protest and a way to bring Waukegan together after weeks of negativity, first from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and then...

Health department urges self-quarantine after attendee of combined basketball tournament, Black Lives Matter protest in Waukegan develops COVID-19

June 24, 2020 at 12:59 p.m.

The Lake County Health Department is advising everyone who attended a basketball tournament June 14 in Waukegan to self-quarantine until Sunday after an attendee tested positive for COVID-19. The "Above...

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