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Round Lake Park man charged after alleged domestic violence, pellet gun threat

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

A Round Lake Park man who was allegedly intoxicated and threatened a man with what turned out to be a pellet rifle was arrested Thursday and faces several criminal charges....

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

Judge denies motion to dismiss perjury charges against former coroner Rudd; trial set Oct. 23

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

For the second time this year, a Lake County judge struck down a motion to dismiss election-related perjury charges against former Lake County Coroner Dr. Thomas Rudd. Circuit Judge Victoria...

Ex-Lake Bluff teacher pleads guilty to public indecency in students’ abuse cases

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

Former Lake Bluff teacher Charles Ritz III pleaded guilty Wednesday in Lake County Circuit Court to public indecency charges related to claims brought forward by students who accused Ritz of...

Jailhouse informant evidence challenged in trial of man accused of killing Zion girls

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

A defense attorney has added information to a motion seeking to bar key evidence, including tape-recorded conversations made by a jailhouse informant, in the case against a man charged with...

Hillary Lebeb walks along the seawall in Galveston, Texas, as Hurricane Harvey intensifies in the Gulf of Mexico on Aug. 25, 2017.

Heading to Houston: North Chicago animal warden on rescue mission to save pets lost in Harvey

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

Dana Deutsch is heading to her native Houston Thursday morning for a long weekend, but it's going to be a bittersweet and hectic homecoming. Deutsch, North Chicago's animal warden for...

Grayslake police and other investigators work outside a home in the 400 block of Normandy Lane in Grayslake, where an overnight fire injured a teen and three Grayslake police officers.

Police: Teen in Grayslake fire was shot in head, grandmother later kills self

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

Authorities investigating a Grayslake house fire this week announced two stunning developments Friday: that the teenage boy who was rescued from the blaze had been shot in the head, and...

Kids Korner marks 50,000th child served at Lake County Circuit Court

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

There was a time when seeing young children in divorce and criminal courtrooms was not uncommon in Lake County Circuit Court, and it's not an era that officials look back...

Norelius Avenue is littered with shell casings after a shooting in Round Lake late Wednesday night.

Teen in critical condition after Wednesday night shooting in Round Lake area

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

The Lake County Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting Wednesday night in unincorporated Round Lake that left a teenager critically wounded. Sheriff's deputies responded to a call of shots fired...

Final defendant in 2013 slaying of Colin Nutter found fit for trial

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

The final defendant in the 2013 fatal shooting of 20-year-old Highland Park resident Colin Nutter was found fit for trial Wednesday by a Lake County Circuit Court judge. After questioning...

Lake County State's Attorney Michael Nerheim, co-founder of the Lake County Opioid Initiative, speaks at a press conference Tuesday on the expansion of the A Way Out addiction recovery program.

A Way Out expands police participation in Lake County addiction recovery efforts

May 24, 2019 at 12:05 a.m.

Danya Vasquez hit bottom with her heroin addiction problem on Oct. 16, 2016, and she took an unconventional approach in addressing it. On that day, she walked into the Libertyville...

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