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Lake County sheriff's police were looking Tuesday for whoever opened fire on a home near Gurnee. No one was hurt. The shooting occurred at 11:50 p.m. Monday in the 36000...

A Palatine man accused of burglarizing the same Deer Park building five times in the last two months was arrested this week, police said. Kristopher K. Hanson, 25, was arrested...

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society for northern Illinois is seeking volunteers to help plan the 10th annual MS WALK. The walk is scheduled for April 19, with 11 routes planned...

Mundelein's top cop is about to become chief of chiefs. On Jan. 19, Mundelein Police Chief Raymond Rose will be installed as president of the Illinois Association of Chiefs of...

A Colombian man already wanted by federal authorities on a drug-trafficking warrant was charged Tuesday with storing up to $40 million worth of cocaine in a North Chicago apartment. Jaime...

A Waukegan man died Sunday after he was hit by a car while walking across a street in North Chicago. Howard Dobbins, 62, was leaving a bar in the 2000...

With 1997 coming to an end, the Lake County Children's Advocacy center has honored several area professionals for their dedication to protecting children throughout the year. At its annual holiday...

The Wauconda Fire Department is investigating a Grayslake house fire that broke out while the owners were standing outside the home, causing $50,000 in damages. No one was injured. Officials...

A $2 million bond has been set for a Waukegan man who was charged over the weekend with raping a 16-year-old girl at knifepoint in her home last month. Jeronimo...

Three suspects were charged in two separate carjackings along Sheridan Road over the weekend, authorities said Monday. In one incident, at 6 a.m. Sunday at 16th Street and Sheridan Road...