10+ hour, 12+ min ago   (256+ words) Milton Espino-Mejia, 25, of Chicago, was charged with aggravated criminal sexual abuse, a Class 2 felony, and traveling to meet a minor, a Class 3 felony. Espino-Mejia allegedly traveled from Chicago to meet and pick up the child on Friday, prosecutors said. The…...

8+ hour, 6+ min ago   (504+ words) A juvenile and four adults were transported to the hospital after two separate crashes, one involving a hit-and-run rollover and the other involving a speeding car, just minutes apart in the Grayslake and Gurnee area. The Illinois State Police, Gurnee…...

11+ hour, 41+ min ago   (389+ words) The coroner has released the identity of a Waukegan man who was rescued from Lake Michigan while swimming at Illinois Beach State Park near Zion and died of drowning Sunday afternoon. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Beach Park Fire…...

13+ hour, 10+ min ago   (1593+ words) A woman allegedly recruited three men who forced their way into her roommate’s bedroom in Waukegan, tied his legs together with an extension cord, beat him and pressed a gun to his head after confronting him at Waukegan City Hall....

15+ hour, 23+ min ago   (305+ words) A McHenry man suffered critical, life-threatening injuries after a car turned directly in front of his motorcycle, causing a crash that shut down Route 12 in Fox Lake for hours Monday evening. The Fox Lake Police Department and Fox Lake Fire…...

17+ hour, 19+ min ago   (790+ words) The county board on Tuesday voted to ban new data centers from being approved in unincorporated Lake County until May 2027, with one board member saying, “We choose our citizens.” The Lake County Board approved the ordinance Tuesday morning amending Chapter…...

19+ hour, 26+ min ago   (272+ words) A woman was rushed to the hospital with serious injuries after she crashed her motorcycle and was ejected into some bushes in Algonquin Monday evening, police said. The Algonquin Police Department and Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District responded…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (461+ words) Prosecutors say a man was driving intoxicated for the fifth time — at over three times the legal drinking limit — when he slammed into another car, causing it to drive into a pond, leaving a passenger unconscious, at the Costco in…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (341+ words) A Lindenhurst man was charged with stealing almost $400 in merchandise from Gurnee Mills mall in Gurnee and then injuring a police officer while resisting arrest. The Gurnee Police Department responded around 3:45 p.m. on August 17 to Kohl’s, 6120 Grand Avenue in Gurnee, for…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (401+ words) Police are investigating after a Flock Safety automated license plate reader camera was stolen in Highland Park amid recent nationwide backlash against Flock over privacy concerns. The Highland Park Police Department made the discovery on August 7 involving its Flock camera…...