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Lake County legal community remembers ‘gentleman lawyer’ James J. Bertucci

May 24, 2019 at 12:14 a.m.

Longtime Lake Forest attorney James J. Bertucci is being mourned in the Lake County Courthouse following his death Dec. 26 at the age of 74. Bertucci served as a captain...

Civil court documents, including orders of protection, now must be filed online

December 17, 2018 at 11:20 p.m.

Beginning Monday, residents who need to file an Order of Protection document will have to do so online. The Illinois Supreme Court is requiring electronic filing (e-filing) of court documents...

Longtime Lake County Circuit Judge Margaret Mullen to retire Dec. 31

May 24, 2019 at 12:14 a.m.

After serving more than 25 years on the bench, Lake County Circuit Judge Margaret J. Mullen is retiring, effective Sunday. "It has been a privilege serving the people of Lake...

Fox Lake man killed while riding bike on Route 12 identified

May 10, 2019 at 11:14 p.m.

A man who died after being struck by a car while riding his bicycle in frigid weather on Route 12 in Fox Lake Tuesday has been identified as a resident...

Former Deerfield pastor pleads guilty, receives probation in sex abuse case

May 10, 2019 at 11:14 p.m.

A former Deerfield pastor charged with having sexual contact with a teenager at his former church has been sentenced to two years of sex offender probation after pleading guilty to...

Waukegan police report a man was shot and wounded by an officer on Dec. 26, 2017, outside the department's headquarters on West Street.

Waukegan police shoot, injure man who threatened officer, officials say

May 10, 2019 at 11:14 p.m.

A man who approached a Waukegan officer and threatened him with what appeared to be a handgun was shot and injured by the officer on Tuesday, according to Waukegan police....

Lake County Sheriff's deputies investigate the scene of a crash that left one person dead at Route 59 and Route 22 on Dec. 24, 2017 in North Barrington.

Victims identified in two fatal Christmas Eve crashes in Lake County

May 24, 2019 at 12:14 a.m.

The identities of the victims of two separate Christmas Eve crashes were released by authorities Tuesday. Both crashes, one in Wauconda Township and one in North Barrington, remain under investigation...

1 dead after Christmas Eve car crash in Wauconda Township

May 23, 2019 at 12:19 a.m.

A man is dead after a car crash near Wauconda late Christmas Eve, officials said. The crash happened around 10:35 p.m. in the area of Illinois Route 120 and Fisher...

The Lake County Sheriff's Office responded on Christmas Eve to a fatal crash on Route 120 near Volo.

Christmas Eve crash kills man in Wauconda Township

May 24, 2019 at 12:13 a.m.

A man was killed in a late Christmas Eve crash in Wauconda Township, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Office. The crash occurred at about 10:54 p.m. Sunday on Route...

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Lake County legal community remembers ‘gentleman lawyer’ James J. Bertucci

Civil court documents, including orders of protection, now must be filed online

Longtime Lake County Circuit Judge Margaret Mullen to retire Dec. 31

Fox Lake man killed while riding bike on Route 12 identified

Former Deerfield pastor pleads guilty, receives probation in sex abuse case

Waukegan police shoot, injure man who threatened officer, officials say

Victims identified in two fatal Christmas Eve crashes in Lake County

1 dead after Christmas Eve car crash in Wauconda Township

Christmas Eve crash kills man in Wauconda Township

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