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Police investigate a shooting at the Metra Deerfield stop on Jan. 7, 2017.

Officials: Man shot at by police on Metra train likely killed himself

May 22, 2019 at 10:56 p.m.

The Gurnee man who exchanged gunfire with police on a Metra train in Deerfield last week died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to preliminary findings from the Lake County...

Police: Homicide suspect’s actions forced confrontation in deadly Metra train shootout

May 22, 2019 at 11:12 p.m.

Police said Monday they had not planned to confront a homicide suspect aboard a Metra train late Friday in Deerfield, but the man forced their hand, leading to a shootout...

Free tickets to Obama farewell speech listed for as much as $5K online

May 22, 2019 at 11:12 p.m.

While President Barack Obama's farewell address was intended to be a free event for those hoping to hear his final oration as commander in chief, there appears to be no...

Man cleared in 1991 rape, joining other questionable Lake County prosecutions

May 22, 2019 at 11:11 p.m.

A man who has spent nearly 25 years in prison since he was convicted of raping a woman near Gurnee was formally cleared in that case Tuesday at the Lake...

Area residents stand near a crime scene in the 4000 block of West 21st Place on Dec. 31, 2016, in Chicago. A 32-year-old man was shot and transported to Mount Sinai Hospital.

2016 ends with 762 homicides; 2017 opens with fatal Uptown gunfight

May 31, 2019 at 2:45 a.m.

An argument between two men at an Uptown bar in the early hours of Jan. 1 ended with the two shooting at one another, leaving both dead. Their deaths ushered...

Firefighters rescue 8 people stuck in Gold Coast elevator for 3 hours

May 22, 2019 at 10:54 p.m.

Chicago firefighters on Sunday afternoon rescued eight people stuck in an elevator in the Gold Coast, according to officials. Firefighters were dispatched to the 400 block of East Erie Street...

CBS ’60 Minutes’ segment covers 6 days, 55 shootings in Chicago

May 22, 2019 at 10:54 p.m.

Chicago's struggles with gun violence once again made national news on Sunday night as a CBS "60 Minutes" segment spotlighted the city's deadliest year in two decades. On Sunday evening,...

2016 ends with 762 homicides; 2017 opens with fatal Uptown gunfight

May 31, 2019 at 2:45 a.m.

An argument between two men at an Uptown bar in the early hours of Jan. 1 ended with the two shooting at one another, leaving both dead. Their deaths ushered...

Car chase leads to 2017’s first officer-involved shooting

May 22, 2019 at 10:54 p.m.

A Chicago police officer responding to a car chase on the Far South Side shot a man who wouldn't comply, police Superintendent Eddie Johnson announced Sunday. Around 2:20 a.m., officers...

William Carini is serving a 26-year sentence in a 1991 sexual assault, a Lake County conviction that is on the verge of being reversed. He also is serving a life sentence for two 1983 murders in Cook County.

Another Lake County conviction from ’90s poised for reversal

May 22, 2019 at 11:10 p.m.

Twenty-five years after a woman was raped at knifepoint in her car on the shoulder of the Tri-State Tollway near Gurnee, authorities are poised to undo the conviction of the...

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