Frank Abderholden

Lake County Board to consider interim county administrator for permanent position

January 31, 2020 at 9:23 p.m.

Lake County Board Chair Sandy Hart announced this week that she will putting a candidate for county administrator on the agenda for the Feb. 11 board meeting. The candidate is...

A Lincolnshire Police Department vehicle is shown in Lincolnshire on Jan. 10, 2020.

Illinois Attorney General’s Office task force arrests Lincolnshire man on child pornography charges

January 31, 2020 at 7:06 p.m.

A 45-year-old Lincolnshire man was arrested and was held Friday in lieu of $500,000 bail in connection with a child pornography investigation by an Illinois Attorney General's Office task force....

Naval recruits, military families and community members gathered for the Great Lakes Naval Station's Fourth of July celebration in 2018.

Naval Station Great Lakes cancels 2020’s Fourth of July festival and fireworks

January 31, 2020 at 3:11 p.m.

Naval Station Great Lakes will not host its annual fireworks show because of too many other events, but the base commander hopes to reinstate it next year on Ross Field....

Jury delivers guilty verdict after being told Waukegan man ‘had the intent to kill’ before fatal shooting outside 2017 party

January 31, 2020 at 1:08 p.m.

A jury deliberated just over an hour Thursday afternoon before finding a Waukegan man guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting death of a 24-year-old woman at a Waukegan house...

After an ammonia spill in Beach Park, an injured woman arrives at Vista East Medical Center on April 25, 2019.

CDC: Twice as many affected by Beach Park ammonia leak than initially thought; confusion about ‘smoke’ led to more injuries

January 30, 2020 at 7:52 p.m.

A lack of communication led to healthcare providers and first-responders exposing themselves to a toxic gas after the release of an agricultural fertilizer that created a fog in April in...

SUV sought in connection with hit-and-run that killed pedestrian in Waukegan, police say

January 30, 2020 at 5:11 p.m.

Waukegan police are seeking a dark colored SUV in connection with a hit-and-run collision on Wednesday that critically injured a Zion woman who later died at an area hospital. The...

This is the right-of-way to the Libertyville Estates levee in unincorporated Libertyville. This month the County Board approved spending to address flooding behind the levee in the neighborhood and what could be done if a major flood overwhelmed the levee because of increased rainfall in the county.

Lake County Board OKs infrastructure projects, including $2.3 million to replace unexpected water main underneath 14th Street

January 29, 2020 at 7:26 p.m.

Some major construction projects got the go-ahead from the Lake County Board this month, including one that tackles a Buffalo Grove Road bottleneck at a cost of approximately $21.6 million....

Signage at the new Lake County Courthouse Tower on Washington Street in Waukegan. The building opened up for business Monday morning.

Prosecutor tells Waukegan murder trial jurors they will see videotape of defendant saying victim ‘didn’t try and run me over’

January 28, 2020 at 7:40 p.m.

The defense for a Waukegan man who pleaded not guilty in the shooting death of a woman he knew outside a 2017 house party is arguing that he felt threatened...

Zion Fire Department: Family displaced after ‘total loss’ of Elm Avenue home in weekend fire

January 27, 2020 at 6:55 p.m.

A Zion family was displaced, and two firefighters were treated on the scene of a house fire in Zion early Saturday morning. Zion Fire-Rescue Battalion Chief Eric Troy said on...

A traffic jam at the entrance of Naval Station Great Lakes, which was on lockdown Friday morning after a vehicle went through the gate without stopping.

Great Lakes commander: Brief lockdown started after base employee passed security point without providing credentials

January 24, 2020 at 9:56 p.m.

Naval Station Great Lakes was placed on lockdown Friday morning after a car driven by a base employee went through a security checkpoint without providing credentials, according to authorities. "We...

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