Michael Kates

A world-renowned researcher at Northwestern University was shot and seriously wounded in a university parking lot Thursday and a former assistant known to have carried a longtime grudge against him...

A 26-year-old local man was ordered held without bond in Lake County Jail on Monday, charged with the weekend slaying of a 20-year-old man. Police said Ernest Gwinn of 1046...

A 28-year-old Fox Lake man has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for abducting a McHenry youth at gunpoint and sexually abusing him. Richard M. Smego of 300 S....

A North Chicago woman has pleaded guilty to charges of delivery of cocaine to a minor-her newborn-and child neglect. Modina O. Stinnette, 25, of 1529 Victoria St. accepted a plea...

An autopsy into the death of a Great Lakes Naval Training Center female recruit was inconclusive, officials said Wednesday. Further testing is required before an official cause can be determined...

A Lake Bluff woman and former elementary schoolteacher died of injuries, and a Deerfield woman was listed in fair condition, following a two-car collision on Waukegan Road. Susan J. Koffell,...

A Round Lake Beach man was indicted Wednesday by a Lake County grand jury for allegedly pulling a young girl into his home and fondling her. Arthur R. Zentz, 56,...

A 28-year-old Fox Lake man has been convicted in Lake County Court of abducting a McHenry youth at gunpoint and sexually abusing him. Richard M. Smego of 300 S. Illinois...

Police searched woods and fields near Wadsworth on Monday after a dog discovered part of a human leg and brought it back home. The owners of the German shepherd let...

A 7-year-old boy was killed Thursday morning when he apparently ran in front of a car as he hurried to his bus stop, police said. Richard Ward of unincorporated Antioch...