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Lake County Circuit Judge James Booras. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Lake County judge again rules against use of texts in Gliniewicz trial

May 24, 2019 at 12:49 a.m.

A Lake County judge upheld his own previous ruling Tuesday afternoon by denying a state motion to reconsider a ban on certain texts that prosecutors claim prove their case against...

Proposed state law would provide better mental health services to police, firefighters

May 24, 2019 at 12:49 a.m.

Police and firefighters would have expanded access to mental health services under a proposal by State Sen. Terry Link, D-Indian Creek, which has passed the Illinois Senate and is headed...

Evanston man fatally hit Waukegan woman with van, looked at her and drove away, prosecutors say

May 24, 2019 at 12:49 a.m.

An Evanston man who prosecutors said fatally struck a local woman in Waukegan Jan. 1, got out of his vehicle, looked at the victim and then drove away was denied...

An aerial picture of Grand Avenue in Gurnee when the Des Plaines River overflows its banks. The record flood level in the village came in 2017, but could be eclipsed according to projections concerning runoff from the Foxconn plant under construction in Racine County.

Report: Wisconsin Foxconn development could bring record flooding to Gurnee

May 24, 2019 at 12:49 a.m.

A study conducted for the Lake County Stormwater Management Commission projects Des Plaines River water levels will rise several inches as a result of Wisconsin's Foxconn Technology Group development, and...

Vantage Specialty Chemicals in Gurnee, which is under scrutiny for emissions of the carcinogenic compound ethylene oxide, along with Medline Industries in Waukegan.

Gurnee, Waukegan mayors like county’s ethylene oxide testing plan, but proposed deadlines are tight

May 24, 2019 at 12:48 a.m.

A plan for air quality testing near plants in Gurnee and Waukegan emitting ethylene oxide, a cancer-causing gas, is being praised by the mayors of both communities, but both also...

Judge rules marital privilege prevents use of texts that prosecutor says ‘prove the case’ against Melodie Gliniewicz

May 24, 2019 at 12:48 a.m.

Texts that a prosecutor said "prove" the theft case against Melodie Gliniewicz cannot be used at her trial due to spousal privilege laws, a Lake County Circuit Court judge ruled...

Man sentenced to prison and work release in fatal Waukegan hit-and-run

May 24, 2019 at 12:48 a.m.

A North Chicago man who struck and killed a man with his truck during a fight outside of a Waukegan party in April 2017 was sentenced to 22 months in...

Lake County jail inmate pleads not guilty to allegation he tried to hire hit man

May 24, 2019 at 12:48 a.m.

A Lake County jail inmate from Chicago entered a not guilty plea Monday to solicitation of murder for hire after allegedly attempting to hire a hit man to kill a...

‘Downright revolting’: Sheriff’s task force charges Waukegan man with selling heroin near school

May 24, 2019 at 12:48 a.m.

An undercover investigation resulted in the arrest Wednesday of a man charged for allegedly twice selling heroin within 500 feet of a Waukegan school while it was in session, according...

Man shot by officer in Wadsworth found fit for trial on attempted murder, other charges

May 24, 2019 at 12:48 a.m.

A man shot in the face by a Lake County Sheriff’s deputy after allegedly stealing a car and brandishing a gun in Wadsworth last November has been found fit for...

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