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Waukegan police investigate attempted bank robbery, liquor store heist

May 10, 2019 at 11:05 p.m.

Waukegan police are investigating an attempted bank robbery Tuesday morning and the armed robbery of a liquor store Monday night in what authorities said are unrelated cases. At about 9:30...

Jose Reyes, of Chicago, at his trial last fall for predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated kidnapping, and possession and production of child pornography.

April 26 sentencing set for man in Mundelein kidnapping, assault

May 10, 2019 at 11:05 p.m.

A Chicago man found guilty of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a toddler in Mundelein is scheduled for sentencing April 26, almost six months after his conviction. Much of the delay...

Man shot in Waukegan altercation convicted on weapons charge

May 10, 2019 at 11:05 p.m.

A Gurnee man was convicted by a jury Wednesday on two counts of unlawful use of a weapon by a felon due to an incident in which he was shot...

Judge denies motion to dismiss charges in Lindenhurst double fatality

May 10, 2019 at 11:05 p.m.

A motion to dismiss charges against a man involved in a 2015 Lindenhurst crash that killed a 15-year-old high school student and her father was denied Thursday in Lake County...

Round Lake Park man killed in apparent accidental shooting on his birthday

May 10, 2019 at 11:04 p.m.

A 19-year-old Round Lake Park man died early Tuesday during a celebration of his birthday after apparently being accidentally shot in the head by a friend, according to the Lake...

Judge to rule in April on motion to bar evidence from Gurnee murder trial

May 10, 2019 at 11:04 p.m.

A Lake County judge will rule April 7 on whether potentially key evidence in a Gurnee homicide will be allowed to be used in the defendant's trial. David Brocksom, a...

The Lake County Sheriff's Office is investigating a fatal accident involving a pedestrian near Volo on May 5, 2016.

Wauconda man pleads guilty to DUI in fatal vehicle-pedestrian crash

May 10, 2019 at 11:04 p.m.

In a negotiated deal, a Wauconda man has pleaded guilty to aggravated DUI in connection with a fatal vehicle-pedestrian crash last May in Volo. Brandon Stang, 23, pleaded guilty to...

The Lakes Region Sanitary District headquarters is on Old Grand Avenue in Ingleside.

Sanitary district sues Lake County, Fox Lake over use of funds

May 23, 2019 at 11:52 p.m.

Lake County and the village of Fox Lake face a civil lawsuit over the alleged misappropriation of $2.2 million in wastewater treatment funds. The suit was filed by the Lakes...

Lake Villa fire and police personnel responded to the scene of a tree that fell onto a house on North Shore Drive, damaging the roof, chimney and an air conditioner during Wednesday's heavy winds throughout Lake County.

Lake County trees, power lines take a beating on windy Wednesday

May 23, 2019 at 11:52 p.m.

Lake County residents, police and fire personnel were forced to deal with the results of major wind gales Wednesday, with some gusts reaching 60 mph, according to the National Weather...

Attorneys seek new trial in terrorism threat case

May 10, 2019 at 11:04 p.m.

Defense attorneys for a California man convicted of making terrorist threats in Lake County have filed a motion requesting a retroactive evaluation to determine if he was mentally fit at...

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