Lake County

Wauconda police pursued an armed man for nearly an hour Thursday afternoon through Wauconda, Mundelein and other parts of Lake County before apprehending him with the help of a Lake County sheriff's office dog, authorities said Thursday.

DuPage and McHenry counties joined Will County Wednesday with enough disease spread to trigger the universal indoor mask-wearing advice set by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention the day before.

‘It has always been my position that we as a society cannot put the constitution on a shelf at any time,’ Shanes said.

DuPage County Animal Services, the second largest county-run pet shelter in the state, hit at “critical capacity” in June. Now, thanks to adoption, reunification and rescue partners, the shelter has under 200 animals in their care for the first time in weeks.

Elizabeth M. Rochford is running in district that includes DeKalb, Kendall, Kane, Lake and McHenry counties

Northern Illinois could see up to a quarter size of hail this afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.

Small Business Administration makes aid available for those dealing with effects of drought.

‘The rainfall amounts will help the drought greatly,’ an area meteorologist says. ‘It won’t get rid of it completely, but it it’ll help it quite a bit.’