Lake County

A woman charged with attempted murder in an apparent shooting in her home near Wonder Lake Thursday was the subject of a missing-persons report 12 years.

A Wonder Lake man pleaded guilty to aggravated DUI; authorities said he'd had six previous DUI offenses.

A man stole hundreds of vases from cemeteries in McHenry and Lake counties, authorities say, and was selling them for scrap.

One Hope United recently hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the expansion of its Rebound Transitional Living Program from Waukegan to a newly upgraded space in Zion.

The staff at the Fort Sheridan National Cemetery announced those laid to rest at the Fort Sheridan National Cemetery during September.

The Lake County Digital Equity Coalition held their first in person meeting on Sept. 25 with community organizations, leaders and residents as part of the Lake County Broadband and Digital Equity Action Plan.

Tenth Congressional District incumbent Brad Schneider touted his record of backing Israel, while challenger Jim Carris spoke of his personal experience as a child hostage on a hijacked airplane.

The McHenry County Sheriff's Office announced it has identified a person of interest and a vehicle believed involved in the hit-and-run crash that killed Austin Stanek, 24, of Island Lake on Friday.

At a recent senior fair in Fox Lake, Lake County Treasurer Holly Kim discovered there is a significant amount of money across the state that is unclaimed by governments, businesses and residents.

On Sept. 19, the Illinois Senate Transportation Committee held a hearing on the state of public transit and its impact on climate change at Lake County’s Central Permit Facility in Libertyville.

As the calendar turns to fall, it’s time for Libertyville Sunrise Rotary and Zengeler Cleaners to kick off this year’s “Coats for Vets” collection drive.

McHenry County starts budget process, upholds promise to remove Mental Health Board levy on budget.

Police say a driver hit a person who was walking with a group near Island Lake and then drove off. Officials are looking for the driver and have identified the person killed as an Island Lake man, 24.

Early voters express a variety of concerns for the presidential election

Chief Judge Daniel B. Shanes and the circuit judges of the 19th Circuit Court are pleased to announce the appointment of Assistant Public Defender Gregory Ticsay as the new public defender of Lake County.

The fifth annual Island Lake Oktoberfest and third annual Dachshund Derby will take place Sept. 27-29 at Water Tower Park, 429 W. State Road.

Officials gathered Sept. 17 to celebrate the completion of a new solar array system that will power the Lake County Central Permit Facility in Libertyville at a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

The Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart community celebrated its multicultural makeup during the Lake Forest all-girls college-preparatory high school’s annual Flag Ceremony and Mass of the Holy Spirit on Sept. 13.

Hefty brand will offer the Hefty ReNew program to nine communities and five townships in Lake County in partnership with Lakeshore Recycling Systems and Solid Waste Agency of Lake County in October.

Deer Park Town Center announced that it is celebrating the fall season with a fun-filled line-up of family-friendly events, including the return of the Fall Bash, and new fall elements including the Barbie Truck Dreamhouse Tour.

Great Lakes Credit Union, a not-for-profit financial cooperative headquartered in northern Illinois, continued its community outreach efforts by hosting an end of summer celebration event at its Crystal Lake branch on Sept. 7.

Illinois's ICash program aims to unite people with their unclaimed money or other assets. An ICash event is planned for Tuesday, Sept. 24, in Algonquin.

Hurricane on the Chain powerboat races take place Saturday, Sept. 21, and Sunday, Sept. 22.

The courthouse can be a stressful place where not too many people want to be. To help allay some of that angst the Woodstock facility has welcomed in Honey the support dog.

Charges have been upgraded to first-degree murder against an Elgin man accused of pistol-whipping a woman and shooting two men in a Huntley home, one of whom died three months later.

The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning is launching a major survey called My Daily Travel this fall to better understand the travel needs of residents in northeastern Illinois, including Lake County.

Henry and June Giugni built their house, its ponds and streams outside of Harvard, but are ready to downsize and are putting the house up for auction.

A Fox Lake couple were followed home from Rivers Casino in Des Plaines and robbed of their earnings by armed men, police said.

One year after Illinois eliminated cash bail as part of the Pretrial Fairness Act, proponents are hailing its success, insisting the criminal justice reform measure accomplished its goal of making communities safer and the system more equitable.

State funding will be used toward implementing and integrating a medical forensic clinic in Lake County, in partnership with Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science.

The staff at the Fort Sheridan National Cemetery announced those laid to rest at the Fort Sheridan National Cemetery in August 2024.

The judges of the 19th Judicial Circuit are proud to announce the events that will take place in 2025 for Lake County students.

A former Joliet police officer has pleaded not guilty to federal drug trafficking charges and a judge released him from custody after he surrendered to the Drug Enforcement Administration.

A Wonder Lake man convicted in 2019 of sexual abuse was charged Sunday with violating terms of the sex offender registry during the time he also was on pretrial release for drug and gun charges.

Sheriff John D. Idleburg announces the return of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Community Police Academy, which will begin the week of Sept. 16 and run until Nov.18.

A Johnsburg woman was sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to driving under the influence of alcohol for a fifth time.

Carlos Acosta, the DCFS caseworker convicted in the mishandling of the AJ Freund case months before the Crystal Lake boy was killed by his mother, completed his jail term this week.

This year’s “World’s Largest Corn Maze” at Spring Grove's Richardson Farm is an homage to agricultural icon John Deere.

The 19th Judicial Circuit Court’s newest employee has four legs, curly apricot-colored hair, a fuzzy tail, and an uncanny ability to make almost everyone smile.

Did you know that there is more than $5 billion in unclaimed funds across Illinois and $320 million specifically in Lake County?

Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart is hosting an American Red Cross blood drive from 1 to 6 p.m. Sept. 9 in the Gloria Dei Center on the school’s campus, 760 E. Westleigh Road, Lake Forest.

The Job Center of Lake County is celebrating Workforce Development Month in September with extra events including three job fairs and workshops covering job search, financial empowerment and digital skills.

State Sen. Mary Edly-Allen, D-Libertyville, announced more than a dozen school districts across the area will receive over $8.1 million in additional funding to help address the financial challenges of recent years.

The Republican head of the McHenry County Board recently told the crowd at a pro-Trump rally that McHenry is the last collar county around Chicago whose voters still predominantly back the GOP. That's a big shift in recent years in collar counties long previously red.

The Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center is reporting the first human cases of neuroinvasive West Nile virus in Lake County for 2024.

A new, Chicago-based nonprofit is making strides to improve the futures of Illinois’ adopted, foster and kinship students.

Library districts are receiving grant funding to help ensure all residents have access to quality resources and programming, Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Alexi Giannoulias announced.

Army reservists were welcomed home to their base in Arlington Heights after a nine-month deployment to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

A McHenry man convicted in a 1999 Lake County DUI crash that killed his 16-year-old passenger has pleaded guilty to aggravated driving under the influence from a 2022 charge.

The annual Halloween event includes an immersive maze inspired by Netflix’s “Stranger Things” series and a commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the “Saw” film franchise.