1+ day, 48+ min ago   (254+ words) A medical helicopter was called to fly a 15-year-old boy to a children’s hospital after police say he accidentally shot himself, resulting in critical injury, and tried to cover up the incident in Waukegan. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (481+ words) A cannabis dispensary in Woodstock will become among the first in Illinois to open drive-thru service after a state law change and the Woodstock City Council’s approval. Terrabis, located at 601 South Eastwood Drive in Woodstock, is set to open the…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (793+ words) A family says they are grateful for the community’s donations, which allowed a Lake Forest police officer to return to Chicago on Tuesday on a medical flight after being critically injured on vacation in Nicaragua. The family of Lake Forest…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (504+ words) A juvenile and four adults were transported to the hospital after two separate crashes, one involving a hit-and-run rollover and the other involving a speeding car, just minutes apart in the Grayslake and Gurnee area. The Illinois State Police, Gurnee…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (401+ words) Police are investigating after a Flock Safety automated license plate reader camera was stolen in Highland Park amid recent nationwide backlash against Flock over privacy concerns. The Highland Park Police Department made the discovery on August 7 involving its Flock camera…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (313+ words) Multiple fire departments were called after a hydrogen tank that was outgassing ignited and caught fire at a manufacturing plant in Gurnee Friday evening, fire officials said. The Gurnee Fire Department and Gurnee Police Department responded around 8:22 p.m. Friday to the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (415+ words) A 56-year-old man has died in the hospital after he was discovered inside a garage fire with apparent serious burn injuries in Lincolnshire Wednesday afternoon. The Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District and Lincolnshire Police Department responded around 1:20 p.m. Wednesday to the 200 block…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (433+ words) A law enforcement task force captured a homicide suspect and also arrested a second man who had a loaded gun and tried to run from officers at a gas station in Waukegan. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Nicholas Shepherd said…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (509+ words) Investigators arrested a Zion mother, who lives with multiple children, after they said she was found possessing explicit videos of kids being sexually abused and admitted to looking online for “freaky stuff.” Lake County Sheriff’s Office cybercrime detectives initiated an…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (415+ words) Firefighters rescued two people, one of whom was transported to the hospital, and a dog after a vehicle drove off Interstate 294 near Deerfield and ended up in the middle of a pond Wednesday morning. The Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire Protection District and…...