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Lake County’s first African American judge tapped for state appellate court seat

August 8, 2019 at 8:05 a.m.

Former longtime Lake County Circuit Court Judge George Bridges Sr. isn't finished trailblazing yet. The man who became Lake County's first African American judge - after serving as Waukegan's first...

A damaged SUV is towed from the scene of a five-vehicle chain reaction crash on Route 137 Tuesday afternoon.
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Five-vehicle crash in Grayslake sends two people to the hospital

August 6, 2019 at 6:42 p.m.

A five-vehicle crash in Grayslake sent two people to the hospital Tuesday afternoon, according to village fire officials. The crash occurred at about 3:30 p.m. on Route 137 at Atkinson...

‘Good hands-on training’: Gurnee Youth Citizens Police Academy gives high school students a look at police life

August 7, 2019 at 7:54 a.m.

For the second year in a row, a group of local high school students voluntarily gave up sleeping in for a week during summer break, instead enjoying the rigors and...

A Gurnee Fire department firefighter on the scene of a condominium fire that left heavy damage to a room and roof on the 600 block of Beth Court in Gurnee.
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Fire displaces two Gurnee condo residents

August 6, 2019 at 12:18 p.m.

A fire late Monday afternoon displaced two residents of Heather Ridge in Gurnee, but caused no injuries and was confined to one home, according to the Gurnee Fire Department. Gurnee...

Barrington chlorine leak brings large hazardous materials response over weekend

August 5, 2019 at 2:41 p.m.

A "small" chlorine leak at a Barrington water treatment facility drew a large response over the weekend, with about 50 fire and police personnel from 24 agencies helping to find...

Lake County Sheriff's Office investigators on the scene of a rollover crash on Route 12 in Volo on Wednesday, July 31.

Lake County coroner releases names of fatal crash victims in Volo, Gurnee

August 2, 2019 at 5:40 p.m.

The Lake County Coroner's Office released the identifications of and preliminary autopsy results on Friday for the victims of separate fatal crashes over the past week in Gurnee and Volo....

‘It’s legal, and it’s going to go somewhere’: Lake County municipalities scrambling over whether to allow marijuana dispensaries

August 2, 2019 at 2:13 p.m.

The Gurnee Village Board has scheduled a special committee of the whole meeting for Aug. 26 to hear presentations and to discuss whether Gurnee should allow a marijuana dispensary in...

Mundelein man pleads not guilty to sex abuse charges

August 1, 2019 at 3:15 p.m.

A Mundelein man charged with the sexual abuse of two minors pleaded not guilty to the charges Thursday afternoon in Lake County Circuit Court. Breon D. Dixon, 39, is charged...

Lake County Boy Scout leader pleads guilty to charges stemming from $24,000 use of scout funds for home loan, car purchase

August 1, 2019 at 2:07 p.m.

The former lead staff official with the Boy Scouts of America's Northeast Illinois Council pleaded guilty to forgery under a plea deal Thursday in Lake County Circuit Court, resolving a...

Zion murder defendant arraigned on new charges

July 31, 2019 at 3:04 p.m.

A Waukegan man, already charged with murder in the Zion stabbing death of a man police described as the defendant's domestic partner, was arraigned Wednesday on three additional major felonies...

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