Nancy Ryan

Two sailors at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center have been charged with raping a woman at a Lake Bluff motel, authorities said Tuesday. Robert Kinard, 18, and Etionix Antonetti-Cruz,...

A 17-year-old Waukegan youth was in Lake County Jail Monday on $300,000 bond after being charged with sexually abusing four children between the ages of 4 and 11, according to...

A 41-year-old Zion man was indicted this week on rape, attempted rape, kidnapping and armed robbery charges for allegedly attacking two women on separate occasions. In the first incident, Harry...

A 56-year-old man from Edwardsburg, Mich., was killed in a traffic accident over the weekend while attempting to cross U.S. Highway 41 on foot, according to Lake County officials. Shortly...

Twenty more Stevenson High School varsity football players were disciplined Tuesday in the growing controversy over an alleged hazing incident involving "atomic sit-ups" at the school. Supt. Richard P. DuFour...

Lincolnshire police said this afternoon that they hope their investigation into hazing allegations among Stevenson High School football players would conclude by the end of the week. Four varsity players...

An experienced McHenry County pilot and three friends enjoyed ice cream at Lake Lawn Resort near Delavan, Wis., before their summer evening ended tragically on the flight home. Federal investigators...

The Lake Villa Fire Department continued to search Wednesday for the body of a 21-year-old man, who is presumed to have drowned in Deep Lake in a Friday boating accident....

Bond for a 36-year-old Vernon Hills man accused of attempted sexual abuse of a minor has been set at $150,000, after he was arrested this week in a sting operation...

The father of an 8-year-old girl from unincorporated Lake Villa was charged with unlawful use of a weapon after he fired seven shots from a 9 mm handgun to kill...