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Suspect in attack on family at Six Flags Great America in 2017 charged with armed robbery in Waukegan

December 13, 2019 at 5:13 p.m.

Waukegan police announced the arrest of two men and a juvenile in connection with a number of recent armed robberies, including two incidents on Thanksgiving Day, and one of the...

Jury deliberates 3 hours, delivers guilty verdict in 2018 Zion shotgun murder

December 13, 2019 at 5:01 p.m.

After three hours of deliberation Thursday night, a jury found Frank Farella guilty of first-degree murder in the 2018 shotgun slaying of Shane Colella in the victim's Zion residence. Farella...

Defendant takes stand Thursday in 2018 Zion murder trial; jury starts deliberations

December 13, 2019 at 8:11 a.m.

The Lake County murder trial of Frank Farella finished with closing arguments Thursday afternoon and was sent to the jury for deliberations after a busy day that included Farella himself...

Beach Park man found fit in case of garden shears slaying of father, pleads not guilty

December 11, 2019 at 3:16 p.m.

A Beach Park man charged with with murder in the alleged stabbing of his father with a pair of garden shears has been found fit for trial. George W. Bryce...

Testimony describes bloody Zion crime scene, cause of death in murder trial’s first day of testimony

December 10, 2019 at 5:36 p.m.

A Zion man was killed by two blasts from a shotgun in his home, where his body was found in a large pool of blood, jurors heard Tuesday during the...

Trial begins for defendant charged with murder in 2018 shooting death of 37-year-old Zion man

December 9, 2019 at 7:18 p.m.

Final motions and jury selection were held Monday in preparation for opening arguments Tuesday in the murder trial of Frank Farella, a Zion man already on federal parole who now...

The remains of a leaf disposal system that was knocked off of a trailer truck when it struck the top of the Old Grand Avenue railroad bridge in Gurnee Thursday.

Truck strikes Old Grand Avenue railroad underpass; Gurnee officials check stability of bridge

December 6, 2019 at 9:32 p.m.

A truck crashed into the railroad bridge underpass on Old Grand Avenue in Gurnee Thursday morning, injuring the driver and causing some concrete damage, but the structure is safe for...

Boil order issued, classes canceled at Warren Township High School O’Plaine campus after water line breaks

December 6, 2019 at 1:23 p.m.

A water line break on O'Plaine Road Thursday led to the cancellation of classes at Warren Township High School's O'Plaine Road campus on Friday, according to Gurnee officials. The village...

Thanksgiving traffic enforcement campaign results in DUI arrests and scores of seat belt violations across Lake County

December 5, 2019 at 2:29 p.m.

A special statewide Thanksgiving traffic enforcement effort that involved several local police departments resulted in scores of seat belt and child restraint violations being cited in Lake County, as well...

Park City man pleads not guilty to drug-induced homicide charges in overdose death of Lake Villa area woman

December 5, 2019 at 1:40 p.m.

A Park City man pleaded not guilty Thursday to drug-induced homicide charges in the October death of a 47-year-old woman in the unincorporated Lake Villa area. Earl L. Epps, 41,...

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