When state officials and law enforcement leaders gathered in 2015 to dedicate the Willow Road Overpass along the Tri-State Tollway in Des Plaines in memory of Illinois State Police Trooper James Sauter, his widow called the fallen officer from Verno...

Faith sustains Crawford relatives as they cope with crash In the face of the tragedy that took the lives of their daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter, Erwin and Ursel Schmidt say they are relying on their strong faith to sustain them. Yester...

Lake County sheriff's police are investigating an armed robbery at a Wadsworth store, where a shot was fired but no one was hurt. The robbery was reported about 7:05 p.m. Thursday at the Tobacco Outlet, 41474 N. Route 41. The preliminary investigati...

Little Wrigley among suburbs' first 2017 babies Newborn Wrigley Rose Dalbey - named in honor of the Chicago Cubs - entered the world at 12:12 a.m. Sunday and missed first place as the suburbs' first new year's baby - by one minute. Wrigley was...

We said goodbye to several notable Lake County residents in 2016. They left indelible marks on their communities through impressive accomplishments and dedicated public service. The list includes a few local officials, a longtime Catholic priest, en...

A 17-year-old competitive swimmer from Wadsworth died during a club practice at Vernon Hills High School, authorities said. Joshua Church, a student at Warren Township High School's Almond Road campus for juniors and seniors in Gurnee, was swimming...

5 ways the world changed since the Cubs' 1908 victory The Cubs haven't won a World Series title since before women could vote in America, the Chicago Bears existed and construction began on the Titanic. Here a few more things that have changed ...

Both candidates for Lake County Board District 4 in the far northeast corner of the county say economic development is needed to combat high property taxes, but they differ on how that might happen. Veteran Republican Brent Paxton, who has served on...