Nick Swedberg

Woman gets 90 days in jail after being accused of attacking couple at margarita fest

May 22, 2019 at 2:33 a.m.

A Cook County judge sentenced a Midlothian woman to 90 days in jail for yelling racial slurs and attacking a black couple at a South Side margarita festival, according to...

Ineligible player forces Waukegan soccer team to forfeit national title

May 24, 2019 at 5:09 a.m.

Girls on a Lake County youth soccer club are forfeiting a national championship trophy won earlier this year after an investigation found one of the players was too old to...

Lake Villa Fire Protection District personnel on the scene of a fatal fire on Corona Drive in Lake Villa Township on Oct. 24, 2017.

Homeowner identified as victim in Lake Villa Township fire

May 24, 2019 at 5:09 a.m.

Authorities have identified the victim of a Tuesday morning house fire in unincorporated Lake Villa as the 56-year-old homeowner, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Office. An autopsy conducted by...

Woman convicted of Palos Park murder files for new trial

May 22, 2019 at 2:32 a.m.

A woman convicted of first-degree murder this summer in connection with a Palos Park home invasion gone awry is seeking a new trial, alleging her trial attorneys failed to mention...

Suspect in Grayslake-area shooting death held on $5 million bail

May 24, 2019 at 5:09 a.m.

Authorities arrested a 19-year-old Waukegan man over the weekend in connection with aSaturday shooting death in unincorporated Grayslake, according to the Lake County sheriff's office. Jasperin F. Melendez of the...

Police seek help finding driver in fatal Zion hit-and-run

May 11, 2019 at 4:12 a.m.

Zion police are asking for the public's help in finding a driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident early Saturday. A silver or grey Chrysler Sebring struck two men, killing...

Steve Lange, 61, of Orland Park, stands at a microphone to spell a word Sunday during the 39th Annual Orland Park Open Spelling Bee.

Orland Park spelling bee attracts area residents

May 22, 2019 at 2:30 a.m.

A poet might think it fitting that a champion of a spelling bee would win with the word "approbation," which means approval or praise. Appropriately, Steve Lange, a 61-year-old pastor...

Palos Hills man charged in Bridgeview fatal shooting

May 8, 2019 at 9:22 p.m.

Prosecutors charged a Palos Hills man with first-degree murder on Saturday in connection with the shooting death of a man in Bridgeview, police said. Howard Strepek, 56, of the 10700...

Boy Scout troops in Lake County prepare to welcome girls

May 24, 2019 at 5:09 a.m.

Lake County Boy and Cub Scout leaders are supporting a major change announced this week by the national youth organization to allow girls to join for the first time in...

Prosecutors: Driver in fatal Tinley Park crash that killed Midlothian man was drunk, driving 128 mph

May 8, 2019 at 9:22 p.m.

Ciro Reyes Ramirez and his son had only been parked for a moment near the Tinley Park bar they were headed to clean early Tuesday morning, when a car allegedly...

All Stories