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Lake County Sheriffs Office personnel, along with the Lake County Major Crimes Task Force, investigate an officer-involved shooting by members of the Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force, outside a house on North Green Bay Road in Beach Park, on June 16, 2020.

Suspect killed by law enforcement officers in Beach Park

June 17, 2020 at 6:41 a.m.

A 24-year-old black man wanted for murder in connection with a 2018 Zion homicide was fatally injured Tuesday afternoon when law enforcement officers returned fire while attempting to arrest him...

Federal dollars to help North Chicago add police officers to historically understaffed department

June 16, 2020 at 6:30 a.m.

Historically understaffed, the North Chicago Police Department is hoping that six grant-funded hires will allow it to engage more with the community and reestablish a gang unit, city officials said....

Waukegan man charged in fatal unincorporated Gurnee shooting

June 12, 2020 at 5:08 p.m.

A Waukegan man was charged this week with first-degree murder after the 21-year-old man he planned to rob was shot as he tried to retrieve his stolen money, according to...

North Chicago District 187 rolls out new teacher residency program

June 12, 2020 at 2:50 p.m.

Daniel Woods had resigned himself to the fact that becoming a teacher was just not going to be in the cards. With a family to support and bills to pay,...

Then Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran speaks during a presentation to the Lake County Board in May 2014.

Former Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran says he was the reformer, not his successor John Idleburg

June 12, 2020 at 10:16 a.m.

Lake County Sheriff John Idleburg is not a reformer, his predecessor said this week, pushing back against a local Black Lives Matter chapter leader and union representative who said the...

The Waukegan District 60 school board voted 4-3 to purchase 214 Washington St. in downtown Waukegan for $700,000. The building used to house First Midwest Bank.

Waukegan District 60 did not violate Open Meetings Act ahead of controversial purchase of new administrative building

June 11, 2020 at 4:23 p.m.

The purchase of a former bank building by the Waukegan District 60 school board to be the new home of its administrative offices has faced criticism from residents for the...

College of Lake County rolls out contact tracing online certificate program

June 11, 2020 at 3:31 p.m.

As the Lake County Health Department ramps up hiring in response to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, the College of Lake County is rolling out a six- to eight-hour online course...

People listen to AbbVie and school officials discuss a $40 million donation to Neal Math and Science Academy in North Chicago, March 21, 2019. (Mark Ukena/Lake County News-Sun)

Designs for new North Chicago middle school in final stages

June 10, 2020 at 5:07 p.m.

The groundbreaking on a new middle school in North Chicago – a project being funded by a $40 million donation – has been delayed in part because of the coronavirus...

From second left, to right, Lake County Sheriff John Idleburg, Waukegan Chief of Police Wayne Walles, Waukegan Fire Chief George Bridges and Waukegan Mayor Sam Cunningham are among people bowing while ending the vigil in faith and prayer June 2, 2020.

Lake County sheriff: Deputies must intervene if they witness others using excessive force

June 10, 2020 at 7:02 a.m.

Lake County sheriff's deputies now have a "mandated duty to intervene" if they see another deputy using excessive force, the sheriff said Tuesday. Sheriff John Idleburg announced the addition to...

Lake County Board OKs $19 million in coronavirus aid for residents, small businesses

June 9, 2020 at 4:55 p.m.

Lake County small businesses and residents hit by the COVID-19 pandemic will have the chance to tap into $19 million in federal aid in the coming weeks, a county spokeswoman...

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