Four people have been charged with the murder of a Waukegan man whose body was found in Penny Road Pond near Barrington about a year ago, Waukegan authorities said Thursday. Nadia Palacios, 22, of the 3500 block of Winhaven Drive, and Roberto Guzma...

Marengo horse owners have shot at winning Kentucky Derby Chuck Sandford bought a horse because his wife Maribeth told him he needed a hobby. That was June 2009. Not even three years later and he has a star horse (Take Charge Indy), champion joc...

Round Lake Park officers received assistance from federal and local law-enforcement agencies in making a dozen arrests in a street gang sweep, the village's police chief said Saturday. Chief George Filenko said the sweep occurred Thursday night and ...

$250,000 Mega Millions tickets sold in Aurora, Streamwood Pravin Patel's customary good luck to lottery ticket buyers at his 7-Eleven store in Streamwood turned out to be worth $250,000 for one lucky customer. A Mega Millions ticket bought at P...

In the Democratic race for Lake County Coroner, challenger Thomas Rudd continued to hold an edge over incumbent Artis Yancey coming into the home stretch. With 413 of 415 precincts reporting, Rudd, a physician from Lake Forest was ahead of Yancey 9,...

Tuesday’s primary ballot in Lake County features the usual array of candidates taking their shot at various state and county positions. However, some races feature a bit more political drama. The races for Lake County State’s Attorney, state Senate ...

Tightwad that I am, I take Route 83 to work mornings to avoid the higher tolls on I-355. But that means driving with extra care to avoid a $100 ticket from the ubiquitous red-light cameras along the way. I guess I should be grateful that the new spe...

Round Lake Park's police dog handler is crediting his partner for the quick capture of a man accused of attacking his wife in the couple's home and then fleeing. Detective Tony Colon said Blade, a 6-year-old German shepherd, needed no more than four...