Jake Griffin
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One resident injured, dog dies in Addison house fireOct 15, 2024 8:04 pm - A woman was taken to a hospital for smoke inhalation and a dog died after a house fire in Addison early Tuesday morning.
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Libertyville home’s sprinkler system thwarts morning garage fireOct 15, 2024 12:16 pm - Libertyville Fire Department officials said a recently installed sprinkler system at a house on the 400 block of Butterfield Lane kept a garage fire from spreading to the...
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Boater missing after catamaran found empty on Lake Michigan SundayOct 14, 2024 8:44 am - Rescuers are continuing to search for a boater missing in Lake Michigan near Lake Forest.
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House fire in Huntley displaces five residentsOct 14, 2024 8:19 am - Five residents of a home in Huntley were displaced after a Sunday evening fire left the house on the 10900 block of Heartland Lane uninhabitable.
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After the northern lights show, what’s next in the night sky? Comets, supermoon and meteor showersOct 11, 2024 4:14 pm - The aurora borealis made a special appearance in the night skies over much of the suburbs late Thursday, and there’s a slim chance they’ll be back again Friday.
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Authorities: Man was stealing vases from cemeteries and selling them as scrap metalOct 10, 2024 2:11 pm - A Waukegan man is charged with theft and gravestone vandalism after Lake County sheriff’s detectives say he and an accomplice stole hundreds of metal vases from cemeteries and sold them as scrap metal.
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Preckwinkle $9.9 billion balanced budget proposal calls for no new taxes, fees or finesOct 09, 2024 11:00 pm - No new taxes, fees and fines for Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s $9.9 billion budget proposal.
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Owners of Waukegan plant that exploded in 2019, killing 4, agrees to $1.3 million fineOct 04, 2024 2:22 pm - The owners of AB Specialty Silicones, which operated a plant in Waukegan that exploded in 2019 killing four employees, have agreed to pay a $1.3 million fine.
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Truck driver dies in multivehicle crash in West ChicagoOct 04, 2024 7:34 am - A 54-year-old Pennsylvania truck driver is dead after a multivehicle crash in West Chicago.
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Des Plaines police investigate armed robbery at casino parking lotSep 30, 2024 2:39 pm - Des Plaines police are investigating an armed robbery at the Rivers Casino parking lot.