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The Independence Day holiday period saw Lake County law enforcement agencies participating in statewide traffic-safety enforcement campaigns like this one seen in Cook County from 2018.

Seat belt violations, distracted driving citations among Lake County results of Independence Day traffic safety campaign

July 11, 2019 at 2:48 p.m.

If you had to work over the Independence Day weekend, you weren't alone. Officers with police agencies across the county were finishing up an extended Fourth of July traffic enforcement...

Barrington police officers outside of a North Cook Street home where Karen Lotz was shot to death Jan. 15, 2016. Joe Shuman/For baiduhai

Defense doctor testifies Barrington man on trial for 2016 murder of his wife ‘lacked the capacity to understand his actions’

July 10, 2019 at 6:21 p.m.

A psychiatrist testifying for the defense in the murder trial of Barrington resident Larry Lotz, accused of shooting his wife to death in 2016, said in court Wednesday she believes...

‘I just got insanely mad’: Barrington murder defendant’s confession to police played in court

July 9, 2019 at 3:47 p.m.

In a voluntary confession during a January 2016 interview with Barrington police investigators, Larry Lotz admitted shooting his wife after he became "enraged" because she kept "harping" at him over...

‘I shot my wife’: Barrington murder trial begins with tape of chaotic 911 call

July 9, 2019 at 9:18 a.m.

The screaming voice of Larry Lotz, shouting at an emergency dispatcher that he had just shot his wife and needed an ambulance, filled a Lake County courtroom Monday as Lotz...

Efforts to curb summer holiday crashes highlight ride sharing service alternatives, designated drivers

June 30, 2019 at 10:22 a.m.

As the "spring that wasn't" transitions to the summer that we hope will be more pleasant, law enforcement is again pleading with drivers to use common sense and follow traffic...

‘It’s going to be an economic boon’: Waukegan finally gets a casino as Pritzker signs gambling expansion bill

June 28, 2019 at 7:10 p.m.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker is scheduled for an appearance Monday in Waukegan for a ceremonial re-signing of the gambling bill he signed into law Friday, a move that Mayor Sam Cunningham...

Letter to judge ‘that made absolutely no sense’ leads to second mental fitness evaluation for defendant in Waukegan child restraint case

June 27, 2019 at 2:37 p.m.

Randy Swopes, whose talk in court about demonic possession and blood-drinking rituals made his Waukegan child-restraint case high-profile, is now facing his second mental fitness evaluation. According to Waukegan police,...

No criminal charges in Beach Park ammonia spill, State’s Attorney’s Office rules

June 25, 2019 at 3:23 p.m.

No criminal charges will result from an April 25 anhydrous ammonia leak in Beach Park that left more than 40 people stricken with symptoms from the chemical used by farmers...

The entrance to Vantage in Gurnee, which, along with Medline Industries in Waukegan, is under scrutiny for emissions of the carcinogenic compound ethylene oxide, also known as EtO.

State senator: New ethylene oxide legislation signed into law, allows EPA to ‘keep a close eye’ on companies using toxic substance

June 24, 2019 at 8:51 a.m.

Declaring that Illinois "will now have the strictest limits in the nation on ethylene oxide emissions," State Senator Melinda Bush (D-Grayslake) announced that EtO legislation she initiated was signed into...

Not guilty pleas entered to murder charges in separate Round Lake Beach, Zion stabbings

June 21, 2019 at 9:39 a.m.

Two Lake County residents pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder charges Thursday in unrelated stabbing cases out of Round Lake Beach and Zion. Alonzo Campos, of unincorporated Round Lake Beach,...

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