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David Day looks out a window in his Woodland Terrace home, where the snow-covered lot across the street might soon become a new Aldi store, following proposed annexation to Gurnee. Day has concerns with the project.

Residents ‘not opposed to Aldi,’ but raise concerns about traffic and flooding as Gurnee nears approval of new store

May 24, 2019 at 12:37 a.m.

The Gurnee Village Board is expected to vote Monday on a proposal for a new Aldi grocery store under fire by some neighbors for plans that include a full entrance...

In the coming weeks, Lake County judge applicants will be interviewed and evaluated.

More than 20 local attorneys vie for Lake Circuit Court judge seat

May 24, 2019 at 12:37 a.m.

Twenty-four attorneys have filed applications for an associate judge vacancy in Lake County Circuit Court. The vacancy has been created by the announced retirement of Associate Judge Margaret A. Marcouiller,...

Defense lawyer: Deerfield murder defendant accused of killing his wife not receiving proper attorney access

May 24, 2019 at 12:37 a.m.

A combination of factors is preventing a Deerfield man charged with killing his wife in September from properly being able to assist in his defense, his attorney said Tuesday. Defense...

Diane Heybeck pulls her 1-year-old grand-daughter Kelsey Wetter across the snow to a sledding hill at Paulus Park in Lake Zurich on Nov. 26, 2018.

‘This kind of thing doesn’t happen very often’: Blizzard closes public buildings in Lake County, including Circuit Court facilities

May 24, 2019 at 12:37 a.m.

Areas of Lake County were slammed by blizzard conditions Sunday and early Monday morning, leaving a changed landscape, commuting problems and a lot of cleanup work. Lake County Circuit Court...

Lindenhurst woman identified as pedestrian who died in Sunday accident

May 24, 2019 at 12:36 a.m.

A woman police said died late Sunday afternoon after being struck by a car on Route 45 in Lindenhurst has been identified by the Lake County Coroner’s Office. According to...

‘Actively psychotic’ suspect in random Waukegan stabbing found not guilty due to insanity

May 24, 2019 at 12:36 a.m.

A man charged with attempted murder for an apparently random stabbing attack inside a Waukegan McDonald’s restaurant in early 2017 was found not guilty by reason of insanity in a...

Man pleads not guilty to murder charges after alleged co-conspirator killed by homeowner in robbery gone awry

May 24, 2019 at 12:36 a.m.

An Evanston man, charged with murder after his alleged partner in an attempted robbery during a gun sale was fatally shot by a Lindenhurst homeowner, pleaded not guilty Thursday in...

Kenosha man guilty of ex-wife’s murder in Gurnee: ‘It was his plan to go back there and kill her’

May 24, 2019 at 12:36 a.m.

In less than two hours, a Lake County jury convicted David Brocksom of first-degree murder and home invasion Thursday in the 2015 shooting death of his former wife, Beata Brocksom...

Waukegan father of ‘possessed’ daughter found unfit for child endangerment trial

May 24, 2019 at 12:36 a.m.

A man charged along with his wife for allegedly confining their 10-year-old daughter to a Waukegan basement because they believed she was demonically possessed has been found unfit for trial....

Witness: Gurnee woman revealed fears about ex-husband before fatal encounter

May 24, 2019 at 12:36 a.m.

A friend of Beata Brocksom testified Tuesday that that the woman, who was found dead outside her Gurnee home in September 2015, had said her former husband David Brocksom once...

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