Nancy Ryan

Police were searching Thursday for the driver of a stolen 30-foot-long box truck who led police on an early morning chase before fleeing on foot after leaving the truck in...

The Exchange Club of Waukegan honored several city police officers at its 19th annual awards luncheon this month. Lt. Terry House, a 28-year veteran of the Police Department and a...

Two Lake County residents have been elected to the board of directors of the Northern Illinois Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse. The new directors are Wauconda resident Karla Mota...

Relatives of two 14-year-old African-American cousins who were struck in a hit-and-run incident while riding bikes on a sidewalk over the weekend called Tuesday for the alleged driver to be...

At a public hearing next month on its five-year update to Lake County's waste management plan, the Solid Waste Agency of Lake County (SWALCO) will likely highlight important forecasts on...

A Chicago man who was convicted last November of the 1998 murder of a rival gang member from Waukegan was sentenced to 40 years in prison Wednesday. At his sentencing...

Bond was set at $150,000 Wednesday for a 29-year-old Lake Villa man charged with criminal sexual assault of a child and possession of child pornography. David J. Kraft, who was...

The Lake County Board's Finance Committee has approved the awarding of a $6 million contract to a Virginia firm to replace the Lake County Sheriff Department's radio system. Lake County...

An 18-year-old Round Lake High School senior was killed in a car crash over the weekend when the auto he was riding in slid sideways on Illinois Highway 60 into...

Numerous studies show that most smokers have their first cigarette between 12 and 13 years of age. Public health officials are increasingly trying to spread the word about the dangers...