A convicted rapist serving an 80-year prison term has been linked by DNA evidence to the 1981 stabbing death of a Chicago woman and charged with first-degree murder, prosecutors announced Friday. Eugene Booker, 59, appeared in Cook County court on c...

Lake County politicians, judges, prosecutors and police leaders gathered outside the court complex in downtown Waukegan on Friday to celebrate the recent launch of a $110 million expansion project. Plans call for an eight-story building with at leas...

A former Zion resident accused of the notorious 2005 murder of two little girls in a Zion park pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in Lake County court Thursday. Jorge Avila-Torrez, 25, stared stoically ahead while flanked by two jail guards ...

CBS 2 Chicago obtained video on the fatal shooting of an armed Waukegan man Nov. 3 inside NorthShore Highland Park Hospital, as well as an explanation for why he was shot nine times in less than 2 seconds. The Lake County state's attorney office las...

Accident closes Higgins Road in Schaumburg Higgins Road is closed at North Martingale Road in Schaumburg due to an accident. Full story. Report: Internal bleeding killed Carpentersville man after arrest Nearly three months after the death ...

Nik Wallenda talks about the power of faith in St. Charles Two weeks after he captivated the nation with a high-wire act over downtown Chicago, professional daredevil Nik Wallenda captivated the audience at Christ Community Church in St. Charle...

A hearse carrying the body of Chicago's first and only female mayor took a circuitous route Monday, driving down iconic avenues and by well-known city landmarks before arriving at a cemetery where she would be laid to rest. A city of Chicago flag dr...

A Chicago man accused of pointing a gun at a Bensenville police officer and pulling the trigger multiple times before being shot himself was sentenced Monday to 18 years in prison. Namar Davis, 25, of the 900 block of North LeClaire Street, pleaded ...

Lake Forest Hospital has recognized the exemplary efforts of local first-responders at its annual "A Cut Above" award ceremony, which was held at the hospital's health education center. Hospital officials were joined by members of fire and police...

An 18-year-old Ingleside man is in critical condition Friday evening after a wild night in which police say he stole two cars, rolled one of them over, tried to steal a third one, led police on chases, tried to deliberately crash into squad cars, se...