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Workers north of Sterling Lake at the Van Patten Woods Forest Preserve in Wadsworth clear off the trail that runs towards Russell Road as part of a restoration effort.

Work to ‘restore the historic prairie’ on north side of Van Patten Woods leaves area looking bare

January 24, 2020 at 9:11 a.m.

Smoke rises from several burn piles of small trees, branches and shrubs north of Sterling Lake at the Van Patten Woods Forest Preserve in Wadsworth. Not far away are large...

Lake County Coroner's Office file photo. Lake County Coroner's Office at 26 N Martin Luther King Jr Ave. in Waukegan.

Algonquin woman killed in Lake Barrington crash identified

January 23, 2020 at 12:21 p.m.

A 30-year-old Algonquin woman who was killed this week when her car drove into a ditch, hit a tree, rolled onto its roof and was hit by another car in...

Larry Merar, the father of Marni Yang, speaks to media members outside a Lake County courtroom on Wednesday after motions were filed in an effort to overturn her 2011 conviction for murder.

Dueling motions, subpoenas at hearing to overturn Marni Yang’s murder conviction of ex-Chicago Bear Shaun Gayle’s pregnant girlfriend

January 22, 2020 at 5:17 p.m.

Prosecutors and the attorney for Marni Yang, who is serving a life sentence for the murder of ex-Chicago Bear Shaun Gayle's pregnant girlfriend, volleyed motions and subpoenas at Wednesday's court...

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Work to ‘restore the historic prairie’ on north side of Van Patten Woods leaves area looking bare

Algonquin woman killed in Lake Barrington crash identified

Dueling motions, subpoenas at hearing to overturn Marni Yang’s murder conviction of ex-Chicago Bear Shaun Gayle’s pregnant girlfriend

Waukegan police seek two suspects from weekend armed robberies

Waukegan Township honors Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela and local Drum Majors for Justice

Zion woman faces multiple charges after armed robbery with knife, police say

New York man sought on warrant arrested after hiding in Waukegan, authorities say

Economist sees the economy growing, inflation staying low and a recession not likely

Wadsworth woman arrested after crashing into sheriff’s office squad car

Anti-Defamation League warns Lake County Board about ‘new escalation of hate’ in region