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State Sen. Melinda Bush, D-Grayslake, is shown speaking during a session at the State Capitol in 2017.

Grayslake state senator plans Capitol walkout Wednesday in solidarity with #NeverAgain

May 24, 2019 at 12:18 a.m.

In a show of solidarity with student walkouts scheduled Wednesday in support of gun safety reform, state Sen. Melinda Bush, D-Grayslake, announced plans to organize a 20-minute Illinois Senate walkout...

5 Lake County residents indicted on election-related charges

May 10, 2019 at 11:17 p.m.

With early voting under way for the March 20 primary election, officials have announced the indictment of five people on felony charges related to the November 2016 general election in...

Lake County jail guard pleads not guilty to battery charges for alleged inappropriate touching

May 10, 2019 at 11:16 p.m.

A Lake County Sheriff's Office corrections officer pleaded not guilty Monday to misdemeanor battery charges for allegedly inappropriately touching a food worker at the Lake County jail in Waukegan. Darin...

No new trial for man convicted in 20-year-old Colin Nutter’s killing; sentencing set for Friday

May 2, 2018 at 7:32 p.m.

An 11th-hour ruling denying a new trial for Philip Vatamaniuc on Thursday set the stage for his sentencing Friday morning for the 2013 murder of 20-year-old Colin Nutter of Highland...

Lake Villa man accused in Zion shooting skips trial, acquitted by jury in his absence

May 10, 2019 at 11:16 p.m.

A Lake Villa man charged with shooting a man in Zion in 2015 was found not guilty by a jury Wednesday in less than half an hour, but the defendant...

Prosecutor: Plea deal likely in Park City child endangerment case

May 10, 2019 at 11:16 p.m.

A Park City man charged with endangering the life of a child related to the death of his 11-year-old son may soon have his case resolved through a negotiated plea...

‘He was in the wrong place at the wrong time’: Family mourns as Waukegan police investigate stabbing

May 10, 2019 at 11:16 p.m.

A 28-year-old Waukegan man who died after being stabbed Saturday outside a Waukegan restaurant leaves behind two young children, siblings in mourning and, for now, a trail of questions. Oscar...

Man arrested, charged with murder in Waukegan stabbing death: police

May 10, 2019 at 11:16 p.m.

A 23-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder after one of four people stabbed during an altercation outside a restaurant early Saturday morning died, according to Waukegan police. Jonathon...

Lake County’s A Way Out program gets police donations, sees large drug addiction treatment rate

May 24, 2019 at 12:17 a.m.

In a big win for a local initiative, 11 Lake County police departments have donated $52,500 to the "A Way Out" program, which offers addicts the opportunity to seek help...

‘This destroys their case’: Wiretap evidence banned in 2014 racketeering court proceedings, appeals panel rules

May 10, 2019 at 11:16 p.m.

An Illinois appellate court has upheld a Lake County Circuit Court ruling that evidence from telephone wiretaps used in a large-scale street gang racketeering operation in Lake County cannot be...

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