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Newly-appointed Lake County Undersheriff David D. Hare.

County sheriff touts new command staff, culture changes in office

December 17, 2018 at 11:56 p.m.

A recent restructuring of the Lake County Sheriff's Office, including the appointment of a new undersheriff, has helped the office reach its goal of becoming a more academic organization working...

The Bail Reform Act, a state law taking effect Jan. 1, increases requirements for lower or no cash bonds for non-violent criminals not at risk to re-offend.

More representation, less jail time: Lake County ready for state criminal justice reform, officials say

May 10, 2019 at 11:12 p.m.

Criminal justice officials in Lake County are in agreement that the county is prepared for the state's new Bail Reform Act, which increases the rights of defendants in bond court,...

Former Lake County Coroner Dr. Thomas Rudd during a debate on Oct. 9, 2016 at the Park Place Senior Center in Waukegan.

Perjury trial for former Lake County coroner pushed back to January

May 10, 2019 at 11:12 p.m.

The trial of former Lake County Coroner Dr. Thomas Rudd on perjury charges, scheduled to begin next Monday, has been pushed back to Jan. 16 due to the recent indictment...

Rosa and Guadalupe Gonzalez of Round Lake Beach are in sanctuary in a downtown Waukegan chapel.

ICE denies threatening Lake County parents with deportation if son did not serve as informant

May 24, 2019 at 12:09 a.m.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials strongly denied claims by LULAC of Lake County that an ICE agent threatened the potential deportation of a Round Lake Beach couple if...

Lake County parents: ICE threatened to deport if son didn’t talk

May 24, 2019 at 12:09 a.m.

Guadalupe and Rosa Gonzalez left their home and family in Round Lake Beach and took sanctuary in a Waukegan chapel after authorities allegedly threatened them with deportation if their 20-year-old...

La familia González en el santuario de Waukegan.

Las autoridades lo querían como informante y amenazaron a sus padres con deportarlos

June 1, 2018 at 10:28 p.m.

Guadalupe y Rosa González abandonaron su hogar y a su familia en Round Lake Beach y se refugiaron en una iglesia de Waukegan, después de que las autoridades supuestamente los...

Plea deal ends Allendale Association Lake Villa death case

May 10, 2019 at 11:12 p.m.

The criminal case surrounding the death of a 16-year-old Allendale Association resident, who died last year while being restrained at the Lake Villa facility, has concluded with the primary defendant...

‘Stigma keeps people silenced’: Fighting substance abuse and overdoses one program at a time

June 2, 2018 at 1:20 a.m.

As substance abuse and overdoses continue to spike nationally and locally, several Lake County agencies and organizations will present an awareness forum on the issue in Lake Zurich later this...

Miguel Rivera and Victor Montano, members of the Puerto Rican Society of Waukegan, sort food for a two-day hurricane relief benefit for Puerto Rico on Friday and Saturday at the group's headquarters.

‘Stronger than a hurricane’: Puerto Rican relief effort scheduled Friday, Saturday in Waukegan

May 24, 2019 at 12:08 a.m.

Members of the Puerto Rican Society of Waukegan were busy Thursday preparing large amounts of food and finishing plans for a major hurricane relief effort at their Sheridan Road headquarters...

Police and fire personnel at the scene of a collision between a Metra train and a vehicle near Route 14 and Plum Tree Road in Lake Barrington on Wednesday.

Barrington man critically injured when Metra train strikes car in non-crossing area

May 24, 2019 at 12:08 a.m.

A 78-year-old Barrington man was critically injured Wednesday night when his car was struck by a Metra train in Lake Barrington on an area of track that is not authorized...

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