Lake County (IL)

A Waukegan alderperson is facing criminal charges after authorities say she cast a mail-in ballot in her deceased mother's name.

A dispute at a motel in north suburban Gurnee turned violent late Tuesday morning when a suspect allegedly used a bat to beat a female clerk and other workers.

A woman was charged with driving under the influence after a fatal crash on I-94 in Gurnee early Saturday morning.

One person was killed and another injured in a crash involving a semi-truck early Saturday on I-94 in suburban Gurnee.

A suburban Chicago man is facing 10 felony charges after authorities say he possessed and shared child sexual abuse material involving victims as young as toddlers.

A teenage boy died after being pulled from Lake Michigan Monday evening in north suburban Waukegan.

A car crash in Highland Park is under investigation after Route 41 was closed to traffic at Park Avenue on Saturday afternoon.

Two dogs and a cat were rescued from a Lake Forest residential fire on Friday, according to Lake Forest Fire Department.

A Round Lake Beach man has been charged after stealing over $100,000 from an Antioch business, according to police.

A routine stop at a local store turned into a million-dollar surprise for an Island Lake man who won the top prize on an Illinois Lottery scratch-off ticket.

A woman was fatally shot by a Mundelein police officer Monday evening after she allegedly approached officers and a family member inside a home while armed with two large knives.

Six people were injured after an ambulance was hit in an intersection in Libertyville on Sunday, according to police.

A former Waukegan police officer was found guilty of misdemeanor reckless conduct during an arrest in December of 2023.

A surge in car thefts and business burglaries leads to a multi-agency crackdown and arrests in Chicago's north suburbs.

A part-time suburban Chicago police officer was arrested and charged with sexually abusing a woman during a traffic stop.