Police: Man killed by cops in Zion had BB gun, wore tactical-style vest
A man wearing a homemade tactical-style vest and carrying an Airsoft BB gun was fatally shot after he led police on a chase that ended in a struggle in a...
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Prosecutors: DNA doesn’t exonerate man convicted in North Chicago murder
Lake County prosecutors are trying to block a convicted murderer's request for a new trial, according to a court motion filed Wednesday that calls for a judge's ruling without a...
Stevenson student charged in gun case pleads not guilty
A 17-year-old Stevenson High School junior entered a not guilty plea Wednesday to weapons charges related to allegations that he brought a gun onto the school's Lincolnshire campus. Lamont Glenn,...
Teen indicted on weapons charges for allegedly bringing a gun into school
An arraignment date has been scheduled Jan. 6 for a 17-year-old Stevenson High School junior who was indicted Wednesday on charges that he allegedly brought a gun, located inside his...
Attorney leaves case, says client doesn’t think sex assault should be a crime
The attorney for a Waukegan man accused of sexually assaulting a minor multiple times withdrew from the case Monday, after saying in court his client believes the alleged offenses "should...
Beach Park man pleads not guilty to charges he killed wife, stepson
Armando Trejo Jr. stared without expression at Judge George Strickland Thursday as the judge told him he faces potential natural life in prison for the alleged beating death of his...
Bar shootings marked start, end of 2015 in Lake County
The shooting of a Waukegan woman in a local bar — the first homicide of 2015 in Lake County — was among a number of high-profile cases that entered Lake...
Man who allegedly wants to join Islamic State could get mental health evaluation
Lake County State's Attorney Michael Nerheim said Tuesday his office will seek a mental health evaluation for a Waukegan man facing weapons charges who allegedly spoke of joining ISIS. Hakeem...
Christmas on the clock: ‘I love working on holidays. It’s part of the job’
For the first time since Thanksgiving, the Grand Avenue commercial corridor through northern Lake County — even Gurnee Mills — resembled a ghost town Friday in a Christmas Day scene...
3 wounded in Christmas shooting outside bar near Lake Bluff
One of three people shot outside a bar near Lake Bluff early Christmas morning had been released from a hospital by late morning Friday, according to the Lake County Sheriff's...