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Waukegan defense attorney Thomas Briscoe died Saturday at age 64

Lake County criminal attorney Thomas Briscoe dead at 64

May 24, 2019 at 12:22 a.m.

Longtime Lake County criminal defense attorney Thomas A. Briscoe, 64, died Saturday at his home in Waukegan, according to the Lake County Bar Association, which forwarded a death notice and...

State Sen. Melinda Bush, D-Grayslake, in her local downtown Grayslake office Monday.

State Sen. Bush resolution urges Wisconsin to rethink environmental regulation cuts for Foxconn plant

May 24, 2019 at 12:22 a.m.

A new Illinois Senate resolution, sponsored by Sen. Melinda Bush of Grayslake, asks the Wisconsin state legislature to reconsider the state's abandonment of multiple environmental regulations to pave the way...

An entrance sign for the village of Gurnee at the Old Grand Avenue business corridor.

Gurnee removed from Southern Poverty Law Center hate map: ‘There was no evidence’

May 24, 2019 at 12:22 a.m.

Gurnee is no longer listed as being home to a hate group on a nationwide map updated yearly by the Southern Poverty Law Center. Village officials were surprised and angered...

Coroner still doesn’t know how missing Waukegan teen found in frozen swimming pool died

May 24, 2019 at 12:22 a.m.

The cause of death of an 18-year-old whose body was found in the icy, mostly drained backyard swimming pool of an unoccupied home in January has been ruled "undetermined" by...

Man charged in Great America attack is a fugitive for second time in less than a month

May 24, 2019 at 12:22 a.m.

For the second time in less than a month, a Waukegan man charged with aggravated battery involving an alleged attack at Great America has become a fugitive while out on...

Chicago man pleads guilty to firing shots during 2017 dispute in Antioch Township

May 24, 2019 at 12:21 a.m.

A Chicago man charged with firing shots at two acquaintances while driving in Antioch Township last year has pleaded guilty to a firearms charge under a negotiated agreement. No one...

Lake County sheriff’s deputies subdue agitated Beach Park man using beanbag shotgun

May 24, 2019 at 12:21 a.m.

Deputies used a beanbag shotgun to help subdue a suicidal subject in Beach Park Friday who was threatening family members as well as himself, according to the Lake County Sheriff's...

Great America battery defendant headed to inpatient treatment program

May 24, 2019 at 12:21 a.m.

A man charged with battery resulting in serious injuries during an incident at Great America will be allowed to attend an out-of-county drug treatment program after his arrest Wednesday as...

Lake County Sheriff’s Gang Task Force cites achievements against illegal drugs, weapons

May 24, 2019 at 12:21 a.m.

Formed in 2015, the Lake County Sheriff's Gang Task Force has come into its own, according to Sheriff Mark Curran, who said the group's accomplishments in 2017 demonstrate "a huge...

Police: Man shot in parking lot of Round Lake Heights bar early Saturday

May 24, 2019 at 12:21 a.m.

Round Lake Heights police are investigating the shooting of a man outside a bar in the village early Saturday morning, according to authorities. A 32-year-old Lake County man was shot...

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