Lake County Jail inmate died of infection in custody: autopsy
A Lake County Jail inmate who was found unresponsive in his cell last year died of a massive abdominal infection while in custody, according to an autopsy report released to...
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Beach Park man charged in FBI drug bust with 156 grams of crack cocaine, 1.3 kilograms of cocaine: feds
A Beach Park man stands accused of possessing and intending to distribute more than a kilogram of cocaine and 156 grams of crack cocaine, according to a federal complaint filed...
After long wait, Waukegan property values rising, documents show
New tax figures show the value of real estate across Waukegan is finally increasing again after the city took a beating in the years following the housing collapse and recession...
East Asian developer emerges in potential Waukegan waterfront deal
Documents provided to Waukegan aldermen this week reveal the developer behind a proposed deal for city-owned land at the Lake Michigan waterfront about which officials had given few details since...
Waukegan authorizes $436,000 hiring of law firm to represent city
Waukegan aldermen on Monday evening authorized a one-year contract to hire attorney Robert Long as the city's corporation counsel that would pay Long and his firm $436,000. Long has been...
Clean power advocates challenge Cunningham at new mayor’s first full meeting
Dozens of environmental advocates packed the Waukegan City Council chamber Monday night for Sam Cunningham's first full meeting as mayor, demanding that the new administration champion a plan to transition...
Pleasant Prairie buys land to lure more jobs over Wisconsin border
The Village of Pleasant Prairie in nearby Kenosha County was preparing to close Monday on its $37.5 million purchase of nearly 460 acres of land from Lake County-based Abbott Laboratories,...
Zion taxpayers paid for office decor
Plaques and photographs commemorating the play of Green Bay Packers quarterbacks Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers and the team's Super Bowl XXXI victory were among items purchased by Zion taxpayers...
Honduran families in Waukegan tell Schneider stories of gangs, violence
Parents and children who fled horrific gang violence in Central America and resettled in Waukegan tearfully told their stories to U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Deerfield) on Wednesday, many fearful that...
Life expectancy increasing in Lake County, but health outcomes unequal
People live longer in Lake County than in many of its counterparts across Illinois, and life expectancy in the county has increased since 1980 — but not as fast as...