Adriane Johnson, a Buffalo Grove Park District board member with a long history of community involvement, will fill the seat of disgraced former state Sen. Terry Link, local Democratic leaders announced Sunday night. Johnson, who also serves as boa...

Incumbent Republican Dr. Howard Cooper of Wadsworth faces a challenge from Democrat Jennifer Banek of Green Oaks in the race for Lake County coroner. Q: Why are you running for this office, whether for reelection or election for the first time? Is t...

Lake County Sheriff's Police have arrested three people on multiple drug charges after a police dog helped find a large cache of drugs in the trunk of a vehicle following a traffic stop, police said. About 2 p.m. Tuesday, a deputy conducted a traffi...

The Lake County Forest Preserves has a challenge - or seven of them - for residents. Grab your walking shoes and head to the trails to participate in the Hike Lake County program while enjoying fall breezes and autumn colors. Medical research shows...

A Lake County sheriff's deputy suffered serious injuries Saturday night when involved in a three-vehicle crash while responding to a call, the sheriff's office reported Sunday. The deputy and another driver were taken from the crash scene in Beach P...

The crime spree was not a total shock for Aurelio Lee, but the trails of blood — left by looters who smashed into high-end stores in Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood early Monday — were. Lee, a property management firm owner from Wadsworth, was ale...

Store owners and community members worked to clean up and rebuild Monday following the looting of businesses in northern Waukegan and Beach Park Sunday night. Waukegan Mayor Sam Cunningham said the looting began after a peaceful protest march Sunday...

Lake County Sheriff's police are investigating two crashes Saturday evening that left drivers with critical injuries. The first occurred about 6:10 p.m. when a 55-year-old Wadsworth man was driving a Honda Gold Wing motorcycle in a parking lot in th...

A man was killed Saturday in a crash at the intersection of Wadsworth Road and Delany Road in Wadsworth, police said Saturday. Police said the crash occurred at about 7 a.m. when the man's 2003 Pontiac Grand Am was speeding westbound on Wadsworth Ro...