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Kane County sheriff’s deputy charged with drug possession: officials

May 23, 2019 at 3:04 a.m.

A Kane County sheriff's deputy has been charged with drug possession, authorities said Friday. Kimberly Zinke, who has been on paid leave with the sheriff's department for at least six...

Sinead O'Connor performs songs from her "Theology" double CD at New York's Sirius Satellite Radio studios in New York on June 25, 2007.

Sinead O’Connor returns to Facebook after going missing in Chicago area

May 23, 2019 at 2:51 a.m.

Sinead O'Connor apparently returned to Facebook late Monday, hours after Wilmette authorities said the Irish singer had been found safe. But her posting may have done little to calm concerns...

Clyde McLemore, of Zion, a community activist, yells "Free Melissa" in a boat just outside the Waukegan Yacht club on July 17, 2015, where a fundraiser was taking place for Lake County State's Attorney Mike Nerheim.

Lawyers for day care worker back in court seeking to undo murder verdict

May 23, 2019 at 2:44 a.m.

Attorneys for a former suburban day care worker found guilty of murder in a child's death appeared in Lake County court Tuesday morning as a judge considers whether to advance...

Judge refuses to stop anti-abortion fliers targeting Lake Forest CEO

May 23, 2019 at 2:53 p.m.

An anti-abortion group won a court ruling Monday that it can keep distributing fliers that show pictures of an aborted fetus and a Lake Forest CEO and also include the...

Man who admitted to North Shore killing IDs co-defendant as gunman

May 14, 2019 at 7:24 a.m.

When Colin Nutter was shot to death inside his car in 2013, his body dumped near an Edens Expressway ramp in Wilmette, authorities initially pointed to another 20-year-old man from...

Jailhouse informant’s slaying complicates prosecution in killings of Zion girls

May 24, 2019 at 4:20 a.m.

A man who secretly recorded fellow inmate Jorge Torrez when he allegedly admitted to the notorious stabbing deaths of two Zion girls has himself been killed, authorities said. The death...

Emergency personnel stand at the edge of Mill Lake in Wisconsin on Jan. 4, 2016, after a day of searching for the bodies of four people who drowned in the lake. Three of four victims have been recovered.

Report details search for 4 North Shore men who died in canoe accident

May 10, 2019 at 10:11 p.m.

A group of people staying at a lake house in southern Wisconsin over New Year's weekend spent hours searching for their four missing friends and debating whether to call police...

Suspect in slaying of Highland Park man accused of assaulting jail guard

May 24, 2019 at 4:19 a.m.

A Lake County Jail inmate awaiting trial in connection with the death of a Highland Park man has been charged with attacking a jail guard. Authorities said Benjamin Schenk, who...

2 cleared of Toys for Tots theft; 2 others still due to stand trial

May 24, 2019 at 4:18 a.m.

Two park district employees in North Chicago have been cleared of charges that they stole toys from a Toys for Tots charity event. But two park board members are still...

The casket of Patrick Wetzel is moved into Sts. Faith, Hope and Charity Church in Winnetka on Jan. 12, 2016. Wetzel was the last of the four victims of a Wisconsin canoe accident to be recovered.

Last of 4 canoe accident victims from North Shore laid to rest

May 25, 2019 at 6:04 p.m.

Patrick Wetzel was remembered Tuesday for his love of adventure and his commitment to community service. Wetzel was one of four North Shore men — all in their early 20s...

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