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Lake County authorities seek ID on body found in burning car near Gurnee

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

A badly burned body was discovered inside a burning car in Warren Township Saturday night, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff’s officials said in a statement that an...

The new Lake County Circuit Court Tower on Washington Street opened last summer and is the new home to the circuit's felony courtrooms, as well as other facilities.

The good, the bad and not-so-ugly impressions of Lake County’s court tower

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

The new Lake County Circuit Court Tower in Waukegan opened in July, but still seems new to most visitors and even many employees. Having had several months to explore and...

A tattered snow fence sits on the shore of Lakefront Park in Fox Lake on Thursday, Jan. 31, when winds eased back from midweek gusts that surpassed 35 mph and generated minus 50-degree wind chills.

No major flooding expected in Lake County as polar vortex gives way to thaw, officials say

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

Lake County residents who have taken a meteorological beating over the past week or so can breathe a bit easier: Significantly warmer weather is heading in, and officials aren’t expecting...

Pace buses cross paths on Washington Street in Grayslake on Wednesday, Jan. 30. Most bus lines were reported to be operating on schedule, though paratransit subscription services were cancelled both Wednesday and Thursday due to extreme cold.

‘I was a Popsicle’: Lake County first responders work through arctic cold that has many in hibernation

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

Lake County Sheriff’s Deputy Mark Vice, knowing that it would be his coldest workday to date after 13 years with the office, began piling on the clothes early Wednesday morning...

Larry Mackey, a deputy director with the Lake County Health Department talks with the Gurnee Village Board Monday night about control of ethylene oxide emissions, and methods of keeping the public informed on the issue.

Gurnee Village Board told state legislation could change regulations on ethylene oxide emissions

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

Gurnee trustees were told Monday that a bill in the Illinois General Assembly could tighten regulations for ethylene oxide emissions, which have been the subject of scrutiny after reports about...

Illinois House bill seeks more updates on closed nuclear facilities, including lakefront plant in Zion

May 24, 2019 at 12:42 a.m.

In what she describes as an effort to ensure protections for residents and the environment from residual radioactivity, state Rep. Joyce Mason, D-Gurnee, has introduced legislation to require biannual reports...

Ice sits on a chain by the lake near the Adler Planetarium in Chicago on Sunday, Jan. 20.

‘Dangerous’ windchills on tap for Lake County as deep freeze hits region

May 24, 2019 at 12:42 a.m.

Three Lake County residents have died in the past week in incidents that authorities said appear to be connected to recent winter weather, and as arctic air moves into Lake...

Melodie Gliniewicz exits the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan with her legal team after a 2016 hearing on charges of theft from the Fox Lake Police Explorers. She was back in court Wednesday after an appellate court ruling on pretrial issues.

Hearing set on whether law protects texts between Melodie Gliniewicz and late husband

May 24, 2019 at 12:42 a.m.

An appellate court-ordered hearing has been scheduled on whether texts between Melodie Gliniewicz and her late husband, Fox Lake police Lt. Joe Gliniewicz, can be used as evidence in her...

Not guilty plea entered in Mundelein drug-induced homicide case

May 24, 2019 at 12:42 a.m.

A Waukegan man pleaded not guilty to drug-induced homicide Tuesday, in connection with the overdose death of a Mundelein man in September. Darryl Henderson, 28, entered the plea before Circuit...

Una niña de 11 años llegó conduciendo a la escuela, buscan a un sujeto que lo permitió

January 21, 2019 at 2:04 p.m.

Las autoridades emitieron una orden de arresto contra un hombre que supuestamente permitió que una niña de 11 años condujera un vehículo a la escuela en Round Lake Park, mientras...

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