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Mexican heritage folk dancers celebrating their traditions during Waukegan's annual Fiestas Patrias parade on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016.

Thousands attend Waukegan’s annual Fiestas Patrias parade, festival

May 23, 2019 at 11:36 p.m.

Thousands of people lined the streets of downtown Waukegan Sunday for a celebration of Mexico at the city's annual Fiestas Patrias parade and festival. Organizers estimated 10,000 people might show...

Woman in critical condition after crash in Volo

May 23, 2019 at 11:36 p.m.

A 27-year-old Chicago woman was in critical condition Sunday morning after a head-on collision this weekend on Route 12 in Volo, according to police. Five people were injured in the...

Lake County Sheriff's investigators on the scene of an officer-involved shooting at Topper's Sports Bar in April 2016.

Lake County state’s attorney: Deputies ‘justified’ in fatal shooting of fugitive in Antioch

May 10, 2019 at 10:53 p.m.

The Lake County state's attorney's office has concluded that the fatal shooting of a fugitive by Lake County and McHenry County deputies in an Antioch parking lot April 16 was...

Appeal for man convicted in police chase looming after judge declines to reconsider sentence

May 10, 2019 at 10:53 p.m.

A defense attorney said he is appealing both the conviction and sentencing of Ronald Maas after a Lake County judge denied a motion to reconsider the 22-year sentence he handed...

Attorneys bidding for North Chicago murder retrial focus on witness memory

May 10, 2019 at 10:53 p.m.

A college professor's testimony about memory retention was used Thursday to question the reliability of eyewitness testimony used in Marvin Williford's 2004 murder conviction in a North Chicago case. Williford...

Heroin-crackdown suspect pleads not guilty to drug-induced homicide

May 10, 2019 at 10:53 p.m.

The final man arrested in a major Lake County Sheriff's Office operation targeting heroin sales this summer pleaded not guilty to drug-induced homicide charges Thursday. Darrin S. Reed, 32, of...

Police: Waukegan man arrested for shooting outside Beach Park apartments

May 10, 2019 at 10:53 p.m.

A Waukegan man has been arrested and charged with shooting a man in Beach Park on Monday, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Office. Sheriff's deputies were dispatched to the...

Guilty plea entered in Fox Lake bar shooting

May 10, 2019 at 10:53 p.m.

An Oct. 20 sentencing date has been scheduled for a Waukegan man charged with shooting a bouncer in a Fox Lake bar last February. Keith Lee, 22, pleaded guilty to...

Judge downplays Holly Staker link in bid for new trial in North Chicago murder

May 10, 2019 at 10:53 p.m.

DNA comparisons to the Holly Staker rape and murder case in Waukegan have no direct relevance to the outcome of a request for a new trial for a man convicted...

Lake County Chief Judge Jorge Ortiz in February 2016.

Courts chief: ‘Cannot discuss’ judge’s departure from Gliniewicz case

May 10, 2019 at 10:53 p.m.

Lake County Chief Judge Jorge Ortiz said Tuesday that judicial personnel, including Judge Victoria Rossetti and himself, are prohibited from discussing details about ongoing cases, including further information as to...

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