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Man who lives near Lake Forest High School faces felony drug charges after selling hallucinogenic mushrooms, marijuana to students: police

January 10, 2020 at 3:24 p.m.

Lake Forest High School was briefly put on lockdown Wednesday as police served a warrant and arrested a man living in a home adjacent to school property who was allegedly...

Grayslake-area teen arrested in repeated false 911 calls to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office in alleged ‘swatting’ incident

January 9, 2020 at 1:33 p.m.

A 16-year-old unincorporated Grayslake boy was arrested after allegedly calling 911 to report a fake crime in progress, a trend known as "swatting," according to the Lake County Sheriff's Office....

Sheriff: Lake Barrington man charged in tri-county vehicle burglary spree

January 9, 2020 at 3:06 p.m.

A Lake Barrington man was charged this week with numerous burglaries in three different counties, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Office. The charges followed a warrant search of the...

Paul Gilman of Aeriz, a national cannabis cultivator and vendor, made a case before the Gurnee Village Board last August for the location of a marijuana dispensary in the village before trustees voted to opt out of the recreational program.

Fines for smoking marijuana in public among those doubled as Gurnee updates cannabis ordinance

January 8, 2020 at 9:31 a.m.

Gurnee opted out of the state's recreational marijuana program in terms of hosting a dispensary, but the village has reworked and updated its cannabis ordinance as a result of statewide...

Former Lake Forest City Manager Bob Kiely, right, speaks during a June 2018 City Council meeting. He has since been charged with official misconduct for alleged payments made to a lobbying firm without council authority. He resigned in January 2019 and is scheduled for trial in Lake County Circuit Court.

Former Lake Forest city manager’s official misconduct trial scheduled this month; negotiated resolution possible

January 7, 2020 at 12:22 p.m.

With a Jan. 21 trial date approaching, prosecutors and the defense for Robert Kiely, a longtime former Lake Forest city manager charged with official misconduct, are negotiating a potential resolution...

A man was charged with aggravated DUI and several other charges, including violation of Scott's Law, after a Dec. 23 crash in Volo involving a squad car parked at a crash scene.

Lake County holiday-season traffic enforcement results released as state works to protect motorists and roadside emergency responders

January 3, 2020 at 3:30 p.m.

The Lake County Sheriff's Office arrested six allegedly intoxicated motorists during a statewide holiday enforcement period encompassing the Christmas and New Year's Eve holidays. The sheriff's office partnered with the...

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Man who lives near Lake Forest High School faces felony drug charges after selling hallucinogenic mushrooms, marijuana to students: police

Grayslake-area teen arrested in repeated false 911 calls to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office in alleged ‘swatting’ incident

Sheriff: Lake Barrington man charged in tri-county vehicle burglary spree

Fines for smoking marijuana in public among those doubled as Gurnee updates cannabis ordinance

Former Lake Forest city manager’s official misconduct trial scheduled this month; negotiated resolution possible

Lake County holiday-season traffic enforcement results released as state works to protect motorists and roadside emergency responders

Man killed in single-vehicle rollover crash near Wauconda

Sheriff: Fugitive wanted for kidnapping in Florida arrested in Vernon Hills

Former Lake County treasurer’s employee pleads not guilty to unrelated theft, ID theft and forgery charges

Gurnee gets head start on New Year’s Eve countdown with hour-by-hour release of village’s top stories from 2019