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Friday night floodlights? Two-pronged rain event could bring flash flooding across Lake County

September 27, 2019 at 1:38 p.m.

Based on updated weather forecasts, Lake County officials were keeping an eye on the possibility of flash flooding and even eventual river flooding from two waves of rain moving through...

Vernon Hills police are moving into their lightly-used neighboring building while the original station undergoes a seven-month renovation.

Police announce arrests in alleged Vernon Hills assault incident that caused soft lockdown of nearby schools

September 27, 2019 at 8:30 a.m.

A Park City man and his sister have both been arrested in connection with a shots-fired incident during a conflict Sept. 17 in Vernon Hills that resulted in a soft...

Adult defendant in Old Mill Creek shooting incident pleads guilty to burglary charges

September 26, 2019 at 4:55 p.m.

The lone adult defendant in an alleged Old Mill Creek burglary attempt that left a Chicago teen dead last month pleaded guilty Thursday to two burglary charges, and despite pleas...

Family members of Larry Hayes wait with Illinois Prison Project Executive Director Jennifer Soble, at far right, for Hayes be released following a judge's resentencing of the inmate to time served in a 1993 cocaine case.

82-year-old Lake County inmate in failing health released early from 55-year drug sentence: ‘I’m just overwhelmed’

September 26, 2019 at 7:42 a.m.

The first inmate released based on a petition from the Illinois Prison Project walked out of the Lake County jail Wednesday after a judge agreed to shave the end of...

Campaign 2020: Green Oaks nurse announces Democratic candidacy for Lake County coroner

September 24, 2019 at 9:24 a.m.

A Green Oaks nurse announced Monday that she is running as a candidate for Lake County coroner in the Democratic primary election next year. Jennifer Banek, a nurse anesthetist, said...

Grandwood Park finally has its new dam in Lake Park to combat ‘one flooding event after another’

September 24, 2019 at 9:23 a.m.

A dam in Grandwood Park that had become increasingly unstable and failed in July 2017, sending water and fish into the yards of homes on the south side of Lake...

Lake County Coroner’s Office receives recognition, accreditation from international coroners group

September 22, 2019 at 3:06 p.m.

The Lake County Coroner's Office has become just the second in the state to receive accreditation from the International Association of Coroners and Medical Examiners. The coroner's office self-submitted to...

Grand jury indicts Wisconsin man accused of shooting dog in Fox Lake

September 22, 2019 at 8:56 a.m.

A Wisconsin man has been indicted on animal cruelty and gun charges by a Lake County grand jury for allegedly shooting his dog in the head at a friend's house...

Signage at the new Lake County Courthouse Tower on Washington Street in Waukegan. The building opened up for business Monday morning.

Park City man pleads guilty in fatal 2017 work-zone crash

September 20, 2019 at 9:49 a.m.

A man prosecutors said was speeding when he drove through a Park City work zone and fatally struck an electrician in 2017 pleaded guilty to reckless homicide under a negotiated...

One of the juvenile defendants is hugged by Tyiesha Annan, the mother of Ja'quan Swopes, after being released from the Depke Juvenile Complex Center on Sept. 19, 2019, in Vernon Hills.

Lake County prosecutor drops controversial murder charges against five Chicago teens in Old Mill Creek shooting

September 19, 2019 at 8:28 p.m.

A month after he filed controversial murder charges against five teens whose friend was killed during an alleged burglary, Lake County's top prosecutor decided to drop them for lesser charges...

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