Suspect in 2014 cross-county chase set for June 27 trial
The jury trial for an Ingleside man charged with attempted murder of a police officer after an alleged 2014 drunken trek through several Lake County communities is set to start...
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Life jackets, cell call lead to Coast Guard rescue off Lake Forest
Three men whose boat capsized on Lake Michigan Sunday were rescued 11 miles out from Lake Forest thanks to what Coast Guard officials described as a combination of good boat...
New drug-treatment strategy already drawing people seeking help
Two residents have already entered a progressive new Lake County drug-treatment program unveiled Wednesday, with both now receiving inpatient treatment for opioid addiction. Both came to the Mundelein Police station...
Cops: Gang member posted Facebook video displaying gun after traffic stop
Lake County Sheriff's deputies arrest a Waukegan man after he allegedly posted video on social media of himself with a gun. An alleged Waukegan gang member was arrested after police...
Chicago man charged with sexual assault for attack in Zion park
A Chicago man is being held in Lake County Jail on $1 million bail for allegedly beating and sexually assaulting a woman in the Beulah Park Nature Area in Zion...
New program allows addicts to get help at police station without being arrested
Under a new program initiated across Lake County, those struggling with any type of addiction can walk into a police station and find help rather than handcuffs. Available 24 hours...
Judge sets ‘final’ trial date for suspect in Highland Park murder
A Lake County judge on Tuesday set what she termed a "final" trial date for one of three defendants charged in the 2013 shooting death of 20-year-old Highland Park resident...
Former high school teacher pleads not guilty to sexual abuse of Zion-Benton student
A former teacher at Zion-Benton and Grayslake North high schools has pleaded not guilty to sex charges involving a student he met at the Zion school, according to Lake County...
Probation revoked in case connected to 15-year-old’s heroin death
A woman convicted of drug charges connected to the 2011 overdose death of a Vernon Hills High School student has been resentenced for violation of terms of her probation after...
Judge dismisses two of four felony charges against former North Chicago police chief
The most serious theft charges against former North Chicago Police Chief Michael Newsome were dismissed Wednesday. Newsome is accused of stealing about $275,000 from the city's drug-asset forfeiture fund, but...