Illinois, Lake County

2 suspects charged after 2 women shot, police chase in Lake County, Illinois
The Lake County Sheriff's Office said around 2 a.m., deputies responded to the area of Green Bay Road and Bonnie Brook Lane for a report of a vehicle crash and a shooting.
Illinois man found guilty of setting fire in lobby of the Lake County Jail in 2023
Terrance Craig, 42, of Ford Heights, was found guilty of two counts of arson following a two-day trial. He faces between four and 24 years in prison.
2 teens charged in Lake County, Illinois shooting and police chase
The teens are charged with being involved in a shooting that wounded two women, a crash, and a police chase that hit a speed of 134 mph in Lake County Sunday morning. Darius Johnson reports.
Trial opens for man charged with starting fire in Lake County Jail lobby
A trial opened Tuesday for a man charged with starting a fire inside the Lake County Jail’s lobby on June 5, 2023. Terrance Craig, 42, of Ford Heights, Illinois, is charged with two counts of arson and one count of intimidation.
2 in custody after shooting and multiple police chases in Lake County, sheriff says
After high-speed car chases in the north suburbs, two men arrested in connection to a drive-by shooting of two women, authorities say.
2 teens charged after shooting, police chase in Chicago’s north suburbs
Two teenagers were charged with gun possession after a shooting and a wild police chase early Sunday morning in north suburban Lake County.
2 people facing charges following shooting, police chase
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office says deputies responded to the area of Green Bay Road and Bonnybrook Lane in Beach Park following a report of a vehicle crash and a shooting, and they found a vehicle in a ditch with extensive damage.
Teens run over pregnant mom, steal car with her 2-year-old inside, Illinois cops say
Two people have been charged after officials say a pregnant woman was violently carjacked and her 2-year-old son was taken.
Lake County’s state reps, senators outline goals for session; ‘My commitment remains steadfast’
Mason, along with the other eight other representatives and five state senators representing parts of Lake County opened the ...
'We're still healing': Lake County deputies recovering 5 months after deadly ambush
Deputies Harold Howell and Stefano Gargano were hit after investigators say a family ambushed the deputies last August and killed their co-worker.
Journal Gazette and Times Courier1d
Winter snow brings road salt, concerns about rising salination in Illinois lakes
Although the increased salination doesn’t impact drinking water, there are concerns for native ecosystems vulnerable to ...
Lake-effect snow in Illinois likely to disrupt Monday commute as winter blast hits hardest farther south
As Illinoisans return to the office after the holiday season, their Monday blues might be further magnified by lake-effect ...
McHenry County woman charged in deadly September hit-and-run in Island Lake
The victim, identified as Austin Stanek, 24, of Island Lake, Illinois, was taken to Advocate Good Shepard Hospital in ...
The Times of Northwest Indiana2d
Porter man had more than 3 times legal limit in system when he hit and killed Illinois woman in 2023, records show
Scott Randall Schuch, 56, was formally charged with causing the death of Sarah Herd while operating a vehicle with an ACE of .08 or more, a Level 4 felony.