Lake County

A Waukegan police officer shot and killed a man who allegedly came at him with a knife, hammer and gas can taped to his chest Wednesday afternoon.

Antioch police issued a warning Wednesday after three teenagers overdosed in the north suburb.

Christian Eubanks, 18, of Waukegan, was driving the Toyota Camry when it went off a state highway, struck a tree and caught on fire, according to a crash report.

Cooper Roberts is now in better spirits, a family spokesperson said.

A fire ripped through a family’s home in northwest suburban Lakemoor Tuesday afternoon.

Two freshman members of the Indiana State University football team were among the three students who were killed in a weekend crash, officials said Monday.

“It’s strange to even think about getting prepared for a school year, realizing that this sort of thing doesn’t ever necessarily leave you or stop affecting you by a certain date,” she said.

The showers and thunderstorms will be strongest along and south of I-80, the National Weather Service said.

Joey Gonzalez and Jesse Zumaya are both charged in the murder of a Zion man last year.

A woman suffered serious injuries Thursday evening after being struck by a Metra train in Highland Park.

A Wauconda High School student was arrested Thursday for allegedly bringing a loaded gun to school.