Lake County
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Winchester Road closed in Mundelein after crash involving sheriff's deputyJan 22, 2015 12:01 am - Winchester Road is closed from Route 45 and Midlothian Road in Mundelein due to a crash involving a Lake County Sheriff police vehicle, authorities said. Mundelein Depu...
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Round Lake man arrested in underage sex stingJan 22, 2015 12:00 am - A Round Lake man is in custody after going to meet an undercover police detective posing as a 14-year-old boy, authorities announced Thursday. Steven M. Bastean, 29, of ...
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Bail revoked for former Gavin teacher in sexual assault caseJan 22, 2015 12:00 am - A former Lake County teacher was ordered held without bond after he pleaded not guilty to charges he had sex with two former students, one of whom was videotaped while b...
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Griffin: Municipal retirees' insurance cost taxpayers millionsJan 21, 2015 4:30 am - More than 2,100 former employees in 57 suburbs cost taxpayers almost $16.5 million in health insurance costs last year. Experts expect that figure to rise steeply as mor...
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Dawn Patrol: Guilty verdict in fatal arson; Rt. 20 safety petitionJan 21, 2015 4:01 am - Villa Park man guilty of murder in 2012 Lombard arson case A Villa Park man faces life in prison after being found guilty last night of starting a July 2012 fire th...
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Great Lakes Naval Museum seeks volunteersJan 21, 2015 12:01 am - Volunteers are sought for a variety of positions at the Great Lakes Naval Museum, Navy officials said. The volunteers are asked to assist paid Navy employees by greetin...
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'Skinny jeans bandit' arrested, authorities sayJan 21, 2015 12:01 am - A Yorkville man charged with robbing a bank in Carol Stream is suspected of similar heists in Grayslake, Cary and Indiana in recent weeks, authorities said. Eric Shephe...
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Antioch man charged in Spring Grove residential burglaryJan 21, 2015 12:00 am - A 29-year-old Antioch man faces up to 15 years in prison after his arrest this week in connection with the burglary of a Spring Grove home. Lake County Sheriff's police ...
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Two men found guilty - again - for North Chicago murderJan 21, 2015 12:00 am - Two North Chicago men were convicted of murder Tuesday for a second time in the fatal shooting of a woman and injuring of two men in a hail of gunfire in 2007. Jurors fo...
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Lake County Audubon Society hosts program 'Butterflies of the American Prairie'Jan 20, 2015 10:00 pm - Take a break from winter and for the Lake County Audubon Society's program titled "Butterflies of the American Prairie" Monday, Feb. 2, featuring Doug Taron. The 90-min...