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Schools go on lockdown after Vernon Hills confrontation leads to shot fired into vehicle, police say

September 17, 2019 at 4:10 p.m.

Vernon Hills police are investigating an aggravated assault after they responded Tuesday morning to a report of shots fired near Butterfield Road and Route 45. According to a statement issued...

Kilbourne Road was one of a handful of roads that remained closed to traffic Monday in Gurnee. Grand Avenue, a major east-west route, also remains closed between Route 21 and O'Plaine Road, but officials hope the stretch will be open in time for Tuesday's morning commute.

Public meeting on local flooding patterns set for Tuesday in Gurnee; Grand Avenue could reopen Tuesday

September 16, 2019 at 3:36 p.m.

Even as Lake County continues to deal with its most recent flooding event, a public information meeting on the issue of increased local flooding is scheduled for Tuesday morning. At...

Authorities say a motorcyclist was killed after a head-on crash with a dump truck early Monday at Route 45 near Dada Drive in Gurnee.

Motorcyclist killed in collision with truck on Route 45 in Gurnee

September 16, 2019 at 1:36 p.m.

A 50-year-old motorcyclist died Monday morning in Gurnee after a head-on collision with a dump truck, according to police. An autopsy for the victim, identified only as a Gurnee man,...

This young man looks like he is practicing for a good fish story: "It was this big!"

Anglers participate in Salmon Unlimited’s annual Kids Derby at Waukegan Harbor

September 15, 2019 at 6:23 p.m.

King Salmon ruled the day Saturday at the Salmon Unlimited's 11th annual Kids Derby at Waukegan Harbor where anglers used everything from the newly concreted government pier to the south...

Volunteers fill sand bags in the parking lot of the High School on O'Plaine Road Saturday.

With waters rising Gurnee Fire Station moves equipment, volunteers fill sandbags; ‘The water is still rising, but we’re not quite there yet’

September 16, 2019 at 9:50 a.m.

Late Saturday morning it was 71 degrees and sunny, a perfect day for filling over 10,000 sandbags in the parking lot of Warren Township High School, off O'Plaine Road in...

Overflow from the Des Plaines River in Gurnee closed roadways north of Grand Avenue on Friday, Sept. 13, including Emerald Avenue and Kilbourne Road.

‘The storm sewers can’t keep up’: Flooding reported across Lake County; Marriott Theatre and Fox River shut down after overnight downpour

September 13, 2019 at 6:13 p.m.

Another round of heavy rain Thursday night into Friday morning caused local flooding throughout Lake County, closing major roads, flooding some basement apartments in Waukegan and affecting boat traffic on...

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Schools go on lockdown after Vernon Hills confrontation leads to shot fired into vehicle, police say

Public meeting on local flooding patterns set for Tuesday in Gurnee; Grand Avenue could reopen Tuesday

Motorcyclist killed in collision with truck on Route 45 in Gurnee

Anglers participate in Salmon Unlimited’s annual Kids Derby at Waukegan Harbor

With waters rising Gurnee Fire Station moves equipment, volunteers fill sandbags; ‘The water is still rising, but we’re not quite there yet’

‘The storm sewers can’t keep up’: Flooding reported across Lake County; Marriott Theatre and Fox River shut down after overnight downpour

Lake County’s stormy week continues with tornado scare followed by flooding rains

Judge sentences Round Lake Beach man to 78 years for 2016 Libertyville murder

‘We will always live with a heavy heart’: Waukegan 9/11 ceremony honors first responders, service personnel

Gurnee police officer injured when hit-and-run suspects try to flee scene