Firefighters responded Tuesday morning to Oak Crest School in Beach Park after smoke and flames were seen coming from the roof.
The semi truck overturned on Interstate 94 near Wadsworth on Thursday afternoon.
A 21-year-old woman was charged with first-degree murder for fatally stabbing her boyfriend in the middle of the street, police said.
Neighbors came together and helped clear a tree and debris from a road in Libertyville after a storm went through Lake County Thursday.
A 12-year-old boy who was pulled from the water at Illinois Beach State Park last weekend has died, the medical examiner said.
A man was arrested after police detectives witnessed him randomly fire a gun, police said.
A 17-year-old boy is in serious condition after multiple fights broke out at a gathering of more than 200 people in Zion.
Over a dozen shots were fired during a shootout in broad daylight in Zion on Saturday, police said.
A 3-year-old boy and an adult suffered life-threatening injuries during a rollover crash over the weekend in North Chicago.
A 15-year-old girl who has cerebral palsy and is wheelchair-bound received a handicap accessible van.
The man suffered a gunshot wound to his arm and was treated for minor injuries before being released.
Police are searching for a gunman who fatally shot a 44-year-old man.
Lake County will be receiving federal assistance to help combat drug trafficking.
Lake County Sheriff Canine Dax was busy overnight in Lake County as he helped locate a woman near Antioch and then an injured man in Isl ...
Amid Illinois’ COVID-19 Stay-At-Home order, A Safe Place has seen dramatic increase in need for domestic violence protections and services
The curfew will be in place from 8 p.m. through 6 a.m. each day through Monday.
A social media post encouraged looters to target the Lake County area starting at 8 p.m. today.
Police are searching for two gunmen who robbed a Family Dollar store of money in Gurnee on Sunday.
One person was critically injured, two others were seriously injured and a fourth suffered minor injuries after Beach Park crash.
One juvenile was charged and another is being sought in connection with a shooting in Gurnee on Thursday, police said.
A lawsuit filed in federal court alleges that Mundelein police officers used a power saw to remove jammed handcuffs from a teen.
A 20-year-old man was charged in connection with the crash.
A lawn mower caught on fire and spread to a Ringwood home, leaving the residence uninhabitable Tuesday evening, fire officials said.
A McHenry man was arrested in Lake Villa on Tuesday after he allegedly kidnapped a 2-year-old child from Marengo, police said.
A home in Lakemoor suffered substantial damage and was left uninhabitable following a fire Thursday evening, McHenry fire officials said.
...and increased need for protections and services
The state-mandated closure of dine-in restaurants led the village to repeal "Places for Eating" tax collections.
Health officials say there many asymptomatic people in communities and releasing the information provides no benefit.to police.
A man escaped without injury thanks to the assistance of bystanders after he drove his car into a pond in Zion, authorities said.
Pritzker Shouldn't Continue Excluding General Assembly During COVID-19 Crisis
All Lake County board and committee meetings held during the months of April and May will be conducted remotely.
Police are investigating after a man was found dead underneath a tree in a Round Lake Park neighborhood Sunday morning.
Here's when the Executive Order regarding facial coverings in Mundelein goes into effect.
The International Medical Corps has built an emergency medical field at the Waukegan hospital.
Police are offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information after two teen boys robbed a mail carrier at gunpoint in North Chicago.
A 28-year veteran of the Waukegan Fire Department, who served in the U.S. Army, died on Friday.
The facility requires the public to make an appointment before showing up by calling 847-652-9700.
Police and Lake County Opioid Initiative volunteers will hold a screening with the prospective patient by phone or teleconference.
A second man has been charged in connection with the cocaine overdose death of an Algonquin woman in 2019.
Mundelein Mayor Steve Lentz announced Monday evening that he and his wife have tested positive for coronavirus.