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Waukegan police, Lake County Sheriff’s Office investigating separate hit-and-run crashes

September 22, 2019 at 8:49 a.m.

Investigations were ongoing over the weekend into two hit-and-run crashes that took place as the week wound down, with one in Waukegan leaving a bicycle rider dead late Thursday and...

Five-week closure of Fairfield Road looming for culvert replacement in Round Lake

September 20, 2019 at 10:46 a.m.

Replacement of a deteriorating culvert beneath Fairfield Road at Squaw Creek in Round Lake is scheduled to close the roadway from Route 120 to Route 134 for more than a...

Sheriff: New drug and weapons charges filed against Waukegan man out on bond for drug possession

September 17, 2019 at 1:13 p.m.

A Waukegan man faces multiple felony charges — including possession of heroin and cocaine with intent to deliver — after a special investigations group with the Lake County Sheriff's Office...

Overnight closures planned for construction on Deerfield Road ramp from northbound Tri-State

September 8, 2019 at 8:09 a.m.

A new round of temporary ramp closures are scheduled to begin this week at the Deerfield Road interchange on the Tri-State Tollway for asphalt paving as part of ongoing roadway...

The Lake County sheriff's office is investigating a crash on Route 173 that happened late Saturday.

Teen hurt but no one hit by gunfire during fight near Gurnee, sheriff says

September 8, 2019 at 6:33 p.m.

The Lake County Sheriff's Office responded Thursday evening to a neighborhood between Gurnee and Gages Lake for a shooting that "does not appear to be a random incident," according to...

Sheriff: Woodridge man struck and killed on Route 173 near Antioch

August 25, 2019 at 10:47 a.m.

A Woodridge man was killed late Friday night when he was struck by a vehicle while he stood on Route 173 east of Antioch, according to the Lake County Sheriff's...

Round Lake Beach man faces felony charge after getting 26th ticket for driving with a revoked license dating back to 1982, authorities say

August 23, 2019 at 10:16 a.m.

After being charged with his 26th citation across four different counties for driving on a revoked license, a Round Lake Beach man is facing up to seven years in prison...

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