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Husband pleads not guilty to murder charges in wife’s death near Round Lake

May 24, 2019 at 12:44 a.m.

A man charged with murder for allegedly strangling his wife in their home near Round Lake in late December pleaded not guilty Thursday in Lake County Circuit Court. James A....

Ex-state Rep. Nick Sauer seeks information from phone of woman whose nude photos he is accused of posting online

May 24, 2019 at 12:44 a.m.

A March 21 hearing has been scheduled on a defense motion seeking information from an alleged victim’s phone, which has already been returned to her by authorities in an online...

The Lake County Coroner's Office in Waukegan.

Apparent hit-and-run victim in Waukegan identified by coroner

May 24, 2019 at 12:44 a.m.

A 22-year-old man found fatally injured on Grand Avenue in Waukegan Feb. 4 after apparently being struck by a vehicle has been identified by the Lake County Coroner’s Office. Coroner...

Dax, a male German shepherd and member of a K-9 unit at the Lake County Sheriff's Office, demonstrates one of his skills at a 2016 fundraiser for Illinois Special Olympics.

Barking up the right tree: Lake County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Dax and partner are an award-winning duo

May 24, 2019 at 12:44 a.m.

A sheriff’s deputy with a previous career as a police canine trainer. A special dog with a “work ethic.” The combination has added up to national recognition for the Lake...

The Lake County Coroner's Office released the identity of a man shot to death by a Waukegan police officer on Feb. 3 in Waukegan.

Man who was fatally shot by Waukegan cop after allegedly trying to hit officer with vehicle is identified by coroner

May 24, 2019 at 12:43 a.m.

A man who was fatally shot last Sunday after allegedly driving a vehicle toward a Waukegan police officer and refusing commands to stop was identified Friday by the Lake County...

Lake County’s annual unsheltered homeless count rises; some didn’t want to leave their pets in the cold

May 24, 2019 at 12:43 a.m.

Almost 90 volunteers fanned out in teams Wednesday night for Lake County’s annual Point-In-Time Homeless Count, which helps officials locate areas the homeless are staying and attempt to connect them...

A parking lot west of Warren Township High School along the Des Plaines River saw water seep in as the river hit minor flood stage on Thursday, Feb. 7.

Snowmelt, rain produce minor flooding along Des Plaines and Fox rivers in Lake County

May 24, 2019 at 12:43 a.m.

The Fox and Des Plaines River have risen to minor flood stage at Lake County recording stations, but forecasts and local stormwater management officials do not indicate there will be...

Ex-State Rep. Nick Sauer walks to a waiting car Jan. 10 after posting bond on charges of non-consensual dissemination of sexual images.

Former state Rep. Sauer pleads not guilty to posting nude pictures of women without consent

May 24, 2019 at 12:43 a.m.

Former State Rep. Nick Sauer has pleaded not guilty to multiple counts of distributing sexual photos online without permission of the two alleged victims. Sauer, 36, who resigned as a...

Waukegan man arrested by sheriff’s gang unit for allegedly selling pills from residence

May 24, 2019 at 12:43 a.m.

After a three-month investigation into the alleged selling of prescription drugs out of a Waukegan residence, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest Monday of a Waukegan man. According...

Jolanta Pomiotlo, one of the leaders of a group asking for more regulation and village involvement in monitoring ethylene oxide emissions in Lake County, speaks Monday night before Gurnee trustees.

‘We don’t want EtO’: Residents target ethylene oxide emissions at Gurnee, Waukegan meetings

May 24, 2019 at 12:43 a.m.

A crowd filling about two-thirds of the Gurnee Village Board meeting room Monday night was waiting for village trustees in what has become an ongoing ritual following publicity that a...

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