There's good news for roller coaster aficionados. Weeks after Kiddieland Amusement Park closed in suburban Chicago, Six Flags Great America has bought its famed wooden roller coaster -- The Little Dipper.

Members of a church in north suburban Gurnee make it their mission to make sure sailors stationed far from home have a happy Thanksgiving.

The little dipper will ride again! The 60-year-old wooden rollercoaster that lived its entire life at Kiddieland found a new home in Gurnee, Illinois .

Most people stopped what they were doing, walking or driving, to stare at the procession of antique tractors cruising through town to unincorporated Russell.

A 55-year-old man died Saturday night after he walked in front of a car on a busy Gurnee thoroughfare, authorities said.

A Gurnee pharmacist has been charged with selling narcotics including Vicodin and morphine without prescriptions for cash.

Adam Kalinowski, 93, of Gurnee died in a car crash Wednesday night on Washington Street at Cemetery Road.

The economic Grinch won't be completely taking the twinkle out of decorations as municipals get ready to decorate for the holiday season, but some villages have trimmed the decoration budget like a fresh Christmas tree.

Veterans Day shouldn't be just a reason for a day off or a sale at the mall, according to Rear Adm.

Highland Park resident Julie Marcus was glad she didn't have to wait in line to get her H1N1 flu shot at the Highland Park Recreation Center Friday afternoon.

Schools chief, board strip one risk from flood solution Constructed in the 1950s near the east bank of the Des Plaines River, Gurnee Grade School holds its breath when Mother Nature starts to rumble.

When it comes to military and historical memorabilia, the collection of retired Navy Chief Petty Officer Nathaniel Hamilton can be measured in many ways, and one would be how long it takes to put it on public display: seven hours.

An armed robber took an undisclosed amount of a prescription drug from a Gurnee Walgreens Wednesday afternoon.

A Gurnee man was sentenced to prison for having sex with a 15-year-old girl he met over the Internet.

As motorcycle fatalities are on the rise, the demand for trained volunteer emergency responders is increasing.

The Olive Garden Restaurant in Gurnee and transition students from the Special Education District of Lake County , celebrated National Disability Awareness Day on Oct.

A 12-year-old boy from Buffalo Grove has died from probable H1N1 flu, the fifth Lake County resident and the second child to die as a result of the disease.

An arrest has been made in connection to the murder of a Russian immigrant several years ago.

An arrest has been made in the death of a Russian immigrant who went missing from Roselawn and skeletal remains were found in Warren County in 2007.

Share + Nov 4, 2009 6:29 pm US/Central WAUKEGAN, Ill. A 15-year-old female is the fourth Lake County resident to die of complications from the H1N1 flu virus and the 29th in Illinois, county health officials reported Wednesday.