Frank Abderholden

Black History Month celebrates with several events in Lake County starting on Sunday

February 7, 2020 at 5:23 p.m.

The celebration of Black History Month takes on many forms in Lake County this year, including a symposium on reparations, a forum honoring power couples, a discussion of "The 1619...

Zion police: Waukegan man arrested in connection to thefts of catalytic converters on both sides of the state line

February 6, 2020 at 10:41 p.m.

A Waukegan man was held in Lake County jail Thursday on theft and criminal damage to property charges for allegedly being part of a crew that sawed out catalytic converters...

Lake County Sheriff: 14 men charged with soliciting for sex at a Gurnee hotel in sting operation against human trafficking

February 5, 2020 at 9:17 p.m.

As part of what was described as a nationwide effort, the Lake County Sheriff's Office reported Wednesday it participated in a human trafficking suppression operation that nabbed 14 men who...

Lake County Coroner's Office file photo. Lake County Coroner's Office at 26 N Martin Luther King Jr Ave. in Waukegan.

Snowmobiler who drowned in West Loon Lake identified by coroner

February 4, 2020 at 7:46 p.m.

A 40-year-old Antioch man who went into the water while snowmobiling on West Loon Lake late Sunday night, and later died at an area hospital, has been identified by the...

Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District firefighters on the scene of fire at 35477 N. Fairfield Road in unincorporated Round Lake on Monday, Feb. 3.

Fire destroys home but no injuries reported near Round Lake

February 4, 2020 at 5:30 p.m.

The cause of a multi-alarm fire that destroyed a home in unincorporated Round Lake was under investigation Tuesday by the Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District. A Round Lake Heights...

Minnesota woman identified as victim in fatal Tri-State crash in Libertyville

February 3, 2020 at 10:13 p.m.

A woman who was thrown from her vehicle in a crash early Friday on Interstate 94 in Lake County has been identified by the Lake County Coroner's Office. Coroner Dr....

Waukegan police urge hit-and-run driver to come forward as investigation continues

February 3, 2020 at 9:01 p.m.

Waukegan police urge the driver to come forward in a hit-and-run accident that killed a Zion woman who was identified by the coroner over the weekend. Lake County Coroner Dr....

Waukegan police: Door-to-door solicitor charged with murder after battery victim dies from injuries

February 3, 2020 at 8:32 p.m.

A Chicago man who Waukegan police say was unlawfully soliciting at a gated Waukegan apartment complex and battered a resident there in early January, has been charged with murder after...

Coyote who attacked boy in Lincoln Park being rehabilitated at Lake County wildlife facility; ‘We witnessed no aggressive behavior while in our care’

February 2, 2020 at 10:26 p.m.

The coyote that bit a 6-year-old boy in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood, near the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum of all places, is now recovering in Lake County at the Flint...

Zion police: Driver sought who harassed student on way to school

January 31, 2020 at 9:54 p.m.

Zion police are asking for help in locating a young man who tried to lure a student on the way to school into a vehicle this week while making a...

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