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Ex-North Chicago cop indicted after allegedly patronizing prostitutes while on duty

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

A former veteran North Chicago police officer was indicted Wednesday on charges including official misconduct for allegedly soliciting a prostitute while on duty, according to the Lake County State's Attorney's...

Ex-Lake County sheriff’s deputy pleads guilty to lying during DUI hearing

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

A former Lake County sheriff's deputy pleaded guilty to criminal contempt of court charges Wednesday for lying under oath during a misdemeanor DUI hearing last year in Lake County Circuit...

Gurnee man charged with child sex abuse; ordered held on $1 million bail

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

A Gurnee man was being held on $1 million bail after his arrest Tuesday morning on charges of child sexual abuse that allegedly occurred in Round Lake Park. Rodrick R....

Michael Robert Musson, 22, was fatally shot by Round Lake police officer in September 2016.

Mother of 22-year-old man killed by Round Lake police files federal lawsuit

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

The mother of a 22-year-old man shot and killed by a Round Lake police officer last year has filed a federal lawsuit against the village and the officer seeking damages...

Waukegan man’s murder sentence cut to 48 years

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

A Lake County judge on Friday shaved two years off the 50-year sentence handed down to a Waukegan man who pleaded guilty to murdering his girlfriend in 2015, but Roberto...

Gurnee Mayor Kristina Kovarik said this week that the village will continue to push for removal of the village from a Southern Poverty Law Center list of communities that feature a hate group.

Maybe next year: Gurnee continues battle to remove its name from hate-group map

May 24, 2019 at 12:07 a.m.

Gurnee officials have been told they will have to wait until next year for any action to be taken on their request for removal of the village's listing as home...

Plea deal decision expected in alleged cellphone robbery death

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

The only adult defendant in the death of a man who fell and was fatally injured during an alleged cellphone robbery in Round Lake Beach is scheduled to announce Sept....

Cari Clark of Beach Park, a prolific volunteer animal rescuer, with Lola, a roughly 10-year-old Staffordshire she rescued and has kept as her pet.

Annual ‘Cause for Paws’ benefit in Waukegan will help animals rescued from Houston

May 24, 2019 at 12:06 a.m.

The 10th anniversary of the annual Cause for Paws animal rescue benefit is scheduled Saturday in Waukegan. The importance of the anniversary has been suddenly magnified, because this year's event...

Gary Adams of Zion prepares to ride out the rain at the start of the Jubilee Days parade Monday inside an "Under the Weather" pod with his 2-year-old daughter Kaelyn.

Jubilee Days parade in Zion survives brief shower

May 24, 2019 at 12:06 a.m.

With its sprawling Jubilee Days parade, Zion is a go-to location in Lake County for Labor Day, but things got off to a bit of a dicey start Monday afternoon....

Police investigate a fatal motorcycle crash Sept. 3, 2017, at North Avenue and Nelson Road in Antioch.

Antioch-area man killed in motorcycle crash Sunday night

May 24, 2019 at 12:06 a.m.

A 57-year-old man was killed in a motorcycle crash Sunday night in Antioch, according to authorities. The Antioch-area man, who has not yet been identified, was traveling south on Nelson...

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