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Plea deal explored for 18-year-old charged in Round Lake Beach car-dragging death

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

A potential plea deal is being explored for the lone adult defendant in the car-dragging death of a man who died in April following what authorities describe as an attempted...

North Chicago shooting victim identified

May 10, 2019 at 11:09 p.m.

The identity of a man shot to death in North Chicago Thursday night was identified Monday by Lake County's coroner. Coroner Dr. Howard Cooper said the victim has been identified...

Hearing set Wednesday to decide if defendant in 2013 Highland Park murder fit for trial

May 10, 2019 at 11:09 p.m.

Following a period of evaluation and treatment at a secure mental health facility, Michael Coffee, one of three men charged in the 2013 murder of a 20-year-old Highland Park man,...

Police: Homicide investigation underway after fatal shooting in North Chicago

May 10, 2019 at 11:09 p.m.

Police are investigating the Thursday night fatal shooting of a man in North Chicago, authorities said. A 39-year-old man was shot to death about 11 p.m. Thursday, Lake County Major...

An "inclusive message" sign created by the Lake County Health Department is located outside the cafeteria in the Lake County Building in Waukegan. Copies of the sign are also located across Lake County facilities.

Gurnee seeks removal from national hate group map

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

Following the fatal violence at a rally of white nationalists in Charlottesville, Va., the Southern Poverty Law Center released a map on social media last weekend that included Gurnee among...

Sheriff: Man revived after suffering overdose in Lake County Circuit Court

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

A man apparently lost consciousness due to an overdose while in the observation area of Lake County bond court Wednesday, and was revived by Lake County Sheriff's Office corrections officers....

The jury box in Lake County Circuit Court felony Courtroom 204.

Judge or jury? Lake County experts discuss the critical decision each trial defendant must make

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

If you were facing trial on a felony charge, would you put your fate in the hands of a jury of 12 strangers or a local circuit court judge? Lake...

Dr. Thomas Rudd, and attorney, Jed Stone on their way to bond court on Feb. 16, 2017 in Waukegan.

Ex-coroner’s attorneys again file motion to dismiss election-related perjury charges

May 10, 2019 at 11:09 p.m.

For a second time, defense attorneys for former Lake County Coroner Dr. Thomas Rudd have filed a motion to dismiss election-related perjury charges against him. Attorneys Jed Stone and Burton...

Waukegan man gets 50 years for murdering girlfriend in front of her 9-year-old daughter

May 10, 2019 at 11:09 p.m.

A man who shot and killed his girlfriend in front of her 9-year-old daughter while in a Waukegan bar in early 2015 was sentenced Wednesday to 50 years in prison....

Lake County Children’s Advocacy Center celebrates 30 years of fighting child abuse

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

The Lake County Children's Advocacy Center celebrated its 30th anniversary Wednesday with the formal opening of a new healing garden, designed to help comfort child victims and their parents at...

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