Teen Threatened Lake Forest School, Tried To Buy Gun: Police

Police said he contacted several people trying to purchase a firearm and threatened people at his high school verbally and on social media.

Lake Forest Police Looking For 'Chair Thief'

The Lake Forest Police Department is asking the public for help with identifying a man caught taking chairs from a parking garage.

Man Arrested In 2017 Six Flags Attack Faces Armed Robbery Charge

The 20-year-old who was accused of attacking a family at Six Flags is now charged with robbing two people at gunpoint Thanksgiving morning.

Detectives Bust Ecstasy Dealer Who Sold To Local Youth: Blotter

Lake Forest woman faces felony following 39 calls to 911; "combative and verbally abusive" Lake Forest man crashes SUV into tree: Blotter

Woman Stabbed To Death By Recently Released Relative: Task Force

A 60-year-old man is accused of murdering a Park City woman hours after his release from nearly a year in Lake County Jail, police said.

DUI Arrests After Crashes; Wanted Man Steals Package: Blotter

Wrong-way driver on Route 41 had three times the legal limit of alcohol; Man pleads guilty to felony DUI, violating OOP: Lake Bluff Blotter

Trains Halted As Truck Driver On Heroin Drives On Tracks: Blotter

Driver of stolen vehicle tracked by police dog after escaping squad car; reported robbery leads to misdemeanor charges: Lake Forest Blotter

Man In Chicago Bulls Hat Robs Waukegan Bank: Police

The man passed a note to a teller and implied he was armed, according to police.

Criminal HIV Transmission Charge In Sexual Abuse Of Teen: Sheriff

A Lake County boy contracted HIV from a 29-year-old man he met on a mobile dating app, the sheriff's office said.

At-Risk Missing Veteran May Have Biked To Wisconsin: Police

Law enforcement has concerns for the welfare of a 46-year-old veteran who has been missing since Monday morning.

Highway Dedicated To Fallen Illinois State Trooper

A half-mile stretch of Interstate 94 in Lake County was officially dubbed the Trooper Gerald W. Ellis Memorial Highway Monday.

Hero Officers Talk About Rescuing Woman From Burning Car In Zion

CBS 2’s Chris Tye heard from the heroic officers who saved the woman. They said what they saw in the back seat was still giving them chills.

Metra Train Strikes Car, Breaks Down In Lake Forest

A Union Pacific North Line train suffered a mechanical failure after "bumping" the rear of a car and sending its driver to the hospital.

Man Plows SUV Into Group, Killing 1, Injuring 4: Police

A 40-year-old man was killed and four others — including a 10-year-old girl — were injured after being struck by an SUV Friday in Waukegan.

Driver In Deadly Lake Forest Crash Charged With Reckless Homicide

Police said the driver had alcohol and amphetamines in his system during the fiery Route 41 crash that killed a 20-year-old mother in April.

Hit-And-Run Driver Fatally Strikes Pedestrian: Waukegan Police

Police are looking for the driver of a black sedan that struck and killed a 53-year-old man early Saturday morning in Waukegan.

Lake Bluff Public Safety Open House Features Dogs

There will be lots to see and do at the public safety open house, but we're most interested in meeting the state's attorney's therapy dogs.

Waukegan Man Caught Stealing From Gurnee Car: Police

A 39-year-old man is being accused of stealing multiple items from an unlocked car in Gurnee.

Lake County Sheriff Won't Focus On Immigration: Letter

The sheriff joined dozens of sheriffs and police chiefs nationally in signing a letter saying immigration enforcement is a federal matter.

Domestic Batteries, Identity Theft: Lake County Crime Blotter

Here's some of what the Lake County Sheriff's Office has been up to lately.

Felony Charges For Man Who Attacked Woman Holding Baby: Blotter

Man with two warrants found asleep in bathroom; drunk driver had four times legal limit: Lake Forest-Lake Bluff police blotters, Aug. 1–14

Evanston Teens Rob Lake Forest Teens In 'Drug Transaction': Cops

Teenagers who arranged to purchase drugs on social media found themselves robbed at knifepoint by three Evanston residents, police said.

Battery Suspect Found Hiding In Bush In Only Underwear: Blotters

Bicyclist charged with grabbing jogger's behind; drunk driver punches motorist, gets knocked out: Lake Forest, Lake Bluff police blotters

Dad Who Declared Daughter 'Possessed By Demon' Again Found Unfit

The father accused of imprisoning his 10-year-old daughter in the basement of his Waukegan home will undergo a second mental fitness trial.

Worker Trapped 80 Feet Underground Rescued From Elevator Shaft

A member of a special rescue team rappelled down the elevator shaft around 3 a.m. to reach the trapped worker.

3rd Guilty Plea In Armed Robbery Of Lake Bluff Cell Phone Store

All three Chicago felons who led police on an 8-mile chase into the Highland Park police station admitted taking part in the 2017 robbery.

Woman Gets 14 Years After Pleading Guilty To DUI In Fatal Crash

Hours after the crash that left two dead in Waukegan, she had a blood alcohol concentration of over twice the legal limit, prosecutors said.

Truck Driver Arrested After Claiming To Be Off-Duty Cop: Blotter

Detectives track down identity thief, drunk Milwaukee woman with two warrants drives off road: Lake Forest Police Blotter, June 26–July 10

Deerfield Man Arrested After Threatening Bank Employees: Blotters

Multiple people hospitalized after uninsured driver causes crash; drunk drivers found crashed into pole: Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Blotter

Man Dies In Custody After Eating 'White Substance' While Fleeing

Several baggies containing "white rocklike" substance were found in the stomach of a 31-year-old Waukegan man who fled police Thursday.

52-Year Sentence For Man Convicted Of Murder Over Argument At Bar

Andre Jones was sentenced Monday for the March 2018 killing of Melvin DeVost II after he left a bar on Green Bay Road in North Chicago.

Highland Park Man Was Drunk During Crash With Injuries: Blotter

BMW clocked at 120 MPH in a construction zone with child in car; warrant arrest while serving restraining order: Lake Forest police blotter

Police Seek To Identify Suspects In Theft From Lake Forest Church

At least two men were caught on tape using credit cards stolen from the family of pastor during morning prayer service, police said.

Sex Trafficking Rapper Sentenced To 27 Years In Prison

The north suburban gang member picked up a 15-year-old at an Indiana gas station and took her to Illinois and Wisconsin for prostitution.

Woman Rescued From Roof Of Her Burning House

Firefighters found a Lake Forest resident trapped on her roof as smoke billowed from her home below.

Home Burglars Caught On Video While Residents Sleep: Blotters

Undercover investigation leads to Lake Forest man's arrest; crack pipe found on Wisconsin DUI driver: Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Police Blotters

Three Teens In Stolen Cars Arrested After Chase, Crash: Blotters

Lake Forest man crashes with 3 times the legal limit of alcohol; cops catch shoplifters in parking lot: Lake Forest blotter, April 15–May 8

Final Victim Of Waukegan Explosion Identified, Memorial Planned

AB Specialty Silicones released the name of the fourth employee who died in Friday's explosion at its Sunset Avenue plant.

Convicted Hacker Sentenced To 3 Years For Attack On Grainger

He declared "cyber war" after getting fired and livestreamed death threats against witnesses on the eve of his trial, prosecutors said.

Wilmette Man Harassing Ex Found With 4 Guns, Faces Felony: Police

The 49-year-old was driving drunk before he showed up at his former spouse's work and home last month.