6+ hour, 12+ min ago   (356+ words) An Ingleside home remains habitable after major damage was prevented due to the quick actions of firefighters in containing a fire in the walls of a bedroom Tuesday evening. The Lake Villa Fire Protection District responded around 8:10 p.m. Tuesday to the…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (207+ words) The sheriff’s office is actively searching for a child and seeking the public’s help after he went missing from Beach Park after making “concerning statements.” The Lake County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday afternoon that it was seeking the community’s help…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1004+ words) A drug cartel member has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison after she smuggled victims, including children, to Highland Park from Mexico and held them captive while forcing them to work. Gladys Ibanez-Olea, 37, of Highland Park, was charged…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (460+ words) Law enforcement has captured the alleged gunman who shot a 30-year-old man, leaving him in critical condition, in Highland Park, which sparked a major police response Monday evening. The Highland Park Police Department and Highland Park Fire Department responded around…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (690+ words) Three Lake County men have been charged with committing an arson fire that left a bar in Beach Park with catastrophic damage after the sheriff says they were angered over being kicked out of the establishment. The Lake County Sheriff’s…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (246+ words) A man was found dead after being shot during a disturbance in Ingleside Friday morning and sheriff’s deputies have arrested the suspected gunman, officials said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 3:10 a.m. Friday to the 25900 block of West…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (364+ words) A car fled from officers on Route 41 in Gurnee before crashing into a tree and its four occupants running away early Sunday morning, only for three of them to be tracked down and the fourth later turning himself in. A…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (971+ words) A 31-year-old father of two was the victim who was fatally shot by a Mexican national “without any provocation” in Round Lake Beach, prosecutors say, adding that the gunman was “upset” over a child support dispute. Juan U. Lopez-Aguayo, 26, of…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (322+ words) Sheriff’s deputies were able to safely de-escalate a situation involving a man armed with a gun who was experiencing a mental health crisis inside a house where children were near Antioch Monday morning. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office 911 Center received…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (456+ words) A family was left homeless after a fire fully engulfed a backyard gazebo and then spread to a house, causing approximately $100,000 in damage, in Zion Wednesday afternoon. The Zion Fire Rescue Department and Zion Police Department responded around 1 p.m. Wednesday to…...