Karen Wojciechowski served the Grayslake Fire Protection District for more than 30 years as a commissioner and trustee.
K9 Lux takes first place overall while K9 Zeus finishes second. Both will represent Lake County at the national patrol dog trials.
The incident happened Tuesday night in Grayslake, Metra officials said.
Officials say posters were found in several towns and the are working to identify who is responsible.
Authorities say a Lake Villa man is accused of harboring a missing girl from Round Lake Beach before she was sexually assaulted.
A 39-year-old man died Saturday night in the crash at Route 83 and Rollins Road.
The vehicle slammed into auto repair shop Saturday morning, causing extensive damage to the building and injuring two, the shop owner said.
A 60-year-old man accelerated his pickup truck toward his sibling during the argument in Antioch this past week, according to reports.
The incident happened Monday at the FairBridge Inn Express on Grand Avenue in Gurnee, authorities said.
The fight reportedly happened in the 34000 block of Route 45 early on May 16, police said.
Lawsuit claims dealership changed terms during a new car purchase and took advantage of the buyer’s visual impairment.
A 73-year-old Wilmette woman also died in the collision, which happened Saturday afternoon in Highland Park.
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The collision happened on May 7 on Route 41 in North Chicago. The 36-year-old Grayslake man died on Wednesday at a suburban hospital.
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The college is now looking into its hiring procedures and has paused all in-person college and career navigation services at high schools.
The fight involved about a half-dozen inmates at the Lake County Jail in Waukegan, and an investigation is underway.
During a sentencing hearing, Lake County prosecutors pointed to pattern of violence as victim detailed lasting injuries from 2022 attack.
The man provided career services to students and is also accused of inappropriate conduct with College of Lake County staff, students.
Officials are urging drivers to avoid the area for the next 30 to 45 minutes while emergency crews respond and work to clear the scene.
Robert J. Holbach, 48, of Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, faces charges in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, following his Saturday arrest.
Improper disposal of smoking materials is believed to have sparked the Hainesville blaze. A firefighter sustained minor injuries.
Search crews battled wind and rain before the Lake County Sheriff’s K9 helped track down one of two missing individuals near Antioch.
On Monday, police executed a search warrant as part of an investigation into into the Friday shooting in Gurnee.
Authorities say a woman accidentally accelerated into multiple vehicles in the Meijer parking lot in Round Lake Beach Sunday afternoon.
The 35-year-old Antioch man misled deputies before admitting to producing child pornography, police said.
The 18-year-old was last seen leaving school, police said.
Trent Schneider, 58, of Winthrop Harbor, was found guilty of “making a true threat in interstate commerce to injure a person."
The collision happened Saturday night on Grand Avenue near Dilleys Road in Gurnee, police said.
Fire crews say a firework may have ignited the pickup, leaving the teen with serious burns and the vehicle destroyed.
The 18-year-old Round Lake man now faces charges following the March 12 incident.
Christopher Alfaro-Rodriguez died from smoke inhalation after a fire broke out in a Dalton Avenue home, officials said.
Lake County deputies say a gunshot was heard over the phone with dispatchers during an argument between the homeowner and the fishermen.
The drive-by shooting claimed the life of Alejandro Castaneda, who was attending the party in Ingleside, police said.
The crash happened at Route 21 and Grand Avenue in Gurnee on Saturday night.
Prosecutors say the Round Lake Beach mother and her boyfriend abused and starved the boy, who died on Feb. 6.
A minivan driver says oncoming truck lights temporarily blinded him prior to the collision happening on Feb. 27 in Grayslake.
Police say the boy ran to a floral shop for help after enduring years of beatings, threats and humiliation inside his Fox Lake home.