One person was killed following a fire at the Lilac Ledge Apartments on Washington Street in Waukegan on Monday.
Region 9, which includes Lake and McHenry counties, have been moved to less restrictive mitigation.
Chris Bos becomes State Representative for the 51st District in the Illinois House of Representatives for the 102nd General Assembly.
As COVID-19 vaccination moves into its next phases in Illinois, the McHenry County health department has launched an enrollment portal.
Illinois lawmakers have introduced a major criminal justice reform bill.
Huntley Fire Protection District Deputy Chief Albert Schlick died Tuesday after more than 30 years of fire service.
About 25 percent of the county’s population have signed up online to receive the COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available.
A house was deemed uninhabitable following a fire in the 400 block of 5th Avenue in Marengo that left a dog and a woman injured.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced that all 11 Illinois regions, including Lake and McHenry counties, could have restrictions lifted.
Police in Gurnee are searching for three “young suspects,” authorities said Monday.
Huntley Fire Protection District Deputy Chief Albert Schlick, who had over 30 years of fire service, died Tuesday evening following a tw ...
A Chicago man was charged with causing great bodily harm to a child under the age of 13.
Deputies Matt Savage, Wayne McCracken and Stevan Georgevich were awarded for trying to save a man who drowned July 5.
Alrashid, who is out of jail on bond, pleaded not guilty to all charges against him; his lawyer said that he is wrongfully accused.
The deputies conducted CPR, used an Automated External Defibrillator on the man, 27. He regained a pulse but later died.
Police say a man robbed a 7-Eleven store in Lake Zurich at knifepoint and fled from officers who tried to chase him on Friday.
Health officials have issued a notice to appear in court to The Crystal Lake Health Food Store for not requiring face masks.
The four employees with negative reactions are among approximately 6,000 Advocate employees who have received the vaccine so far.
A 21-year-old woman is in serious condition after she was shot in the head in front of a tobacco store in Zion Friday evening.
The businesses are eligible to apply for assistance through the Rebuild Distressed Communities grant program.
Authorities have identified the 16-year-old boy and 27-year-old man who were both fatally shot Tuesday.
A Waukegan man who allegedly sexually assaulted a child in 2016 in Zion has been arrested, police said.
Current Gurnee Mayor Kristina Kovarik is serving her last term as mayor. Tom Hood, current vice mayor, has announced his run for the seat.
Regjae McMullen, 25, is accused of pushing the woman off her bike before trying to sexually assault her n Lyons Woods Forest Preserve.
The Tunnel to Towers Foundation paid off the mortgage for the widow of a state trooper killed by a drunken driver in 2019.
Banek, who was elected to her first term, was one of four countywide officials sworn into office today.
Lake County Chief Judge Diane Winter swore in Lake County State’s Attorney Eric F. Rinehart at the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan.
Six firefighters and paramedics along with two dispatchers and a police officer were honored for all helping to save a life.
The state’s mobile testing unit for COVID-19 will be coming to the College of Lake County in Grayslake and Grant High School in Fox Lake.
Kwame Owusu was charged with one count of first-degree murder and two counts of domestic battery.
An autopsy showed that James Bobo, 68, of Lindenhurst, died of multiple blunt force injuries from a vehicle crash.
A Chicago man wanted for strangling a woman to death inside a motel in Waukegan in 2019 has been arrested, police said.
Two offenders exited a dark-colored four-door sedan and robbed Parkside Liquors.
Jonathan T. Larson was charged with driving under the influence,aggravated battery on a peace officer and aggravated assault on an officer.
Recently appointed as a Board Member of the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
Jerome A. Murray was charged with two counts of attempted aggravated criminal sexual abuse and two counts of domestic battery.
A Zion man was arrested after police say he nearly rammed his ex-girlfriend’s vehicle with his vehicle and fired a weapon.
The order is effective Tuesday, November 17 at 11:59 p.m., and will remain in effect for the next 30 days.
An allegedly-accidental fire left a home near McHenry uninhabitable with more than $200,000 in damage Friday morning.
A man was charged with sexually assaulting a woman, who he knew, at a residence in Crystal Lake last month, court documents allege.