New law targets 'aquatic hitchhikers'
Saturday May 26 | via Daily Herald
A pile of milfoil and curly leaf pond weed is prepared for transport from Bangs Lake following a harvest by Bob Garrod of the Wauconda Public Works department. Comment?
Woman given supervision, fined in Naperville DUI case
Friday May 25 | via Naperville Sun
A woman who stopped her vehicle last winter on busy Washington Street in downtown Naperville in order to chat with her husband via text message has been convicted of drunken driving. Comment?
Gurnee makes another 3-year red-light camera contract
Friday May 25 | via Daily Herald
Gurnee trustees have approved another contract with a red-light camera company, which won't cost the village more than it receives in fines. Comment?
Buffalo Grove Police to Pass the Torch for Special O...
Friday May 25 | via Patch.com
The Buffalo Grove Police Department has participated in the annual Special Olympics Torch Run for more than 30 years, and this year the tradition continues. Comment?
Lake County celebrates Memorial Day with parades, ce...
Wednesday May 23 | via Daily Herald
PAUL VALADE/pvalade@dailyherald.com, 2010 A POW-MIA table was set for members of the five branches of service at the 2010 Lake Zurich Memorial Day ceremony. Comment?
Call from parents leads to lewd exposure charge
Monday May 14 | via Daily Herald
Criminal charges have been lodged against a man who Gurnee police say performed a lewd act in front of four teenage girls in a business parking lot. Comment?
Jennifer Hudson All Smiles at Great America
Sunday May 13 | via WLS-AM Chicago
CHICAGO - Jennifer Hudson and her fiance went to Six Flags Great America Saturday, a day after she listened to guilty verdicts against her former brother-in-law for killing her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew. Comment?
Day After Verdict In Family Murders, Jennifer Hudson...
Sunday May 13 | via CBS Local
Jennifer Hudson and David Otunga conquer the new X Flight wing coaster at Six Flags Great America during a day of fun in the Park with friends, family and crew. Comment?
One day after verdict in family murders, Jennifer...
Saturday May 12 | via Chicago Sun-Times
Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson and fiance David Otunga are all smiles while strapped into the new X Flight roller coaster at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee Saturday - one day after a jury found her former brother-in-law guilty of murdering her mother, brother and nephew. Comment?
Police announce seat belt, sobriety checkpoints
Friday May 11 | via Lake County News-Sun
Police set up a seat-belt enforcement zone. The new law now in effect makes seat belts mandatory for all passengers in vehicles and allows police to stop any car with an unbelted rider. Comment?
Police continue search for 6-year-old boy
Friday May 11 | via WKOW-TV
UPDATE -- Aurora Police have confirmed that Timmothy Pitzen's child car seat that was thought to have been missing from the vehicle driven by his mother, has been in the possession of Amy Fry-Pitzen's mother since before the two went missing. Comment?
Truck rollovers stop traffic in Waukegan, Gurnee
Monday May 7 | via Lake County News-Sun
In Gurnee, a semi-tractor trailer hauling a tanker was apparently turning left onto southbound Route 41 from Delany Road when it overturned in the southbound lanes of Route 41. Comment?
Weekend in Review: DUI crash and supermoon
Monday May 7 | via Daily Herald
On paper, Hampshire resident Francisco Valdez is a millionaire. He and his family were awarded $2.7 million for a Dec. Comment?
Missing Fox Lake person found in traffic stop
Monday May 7 | via Northwest Herald
A female reported missing from the Fox Lake area was found Saturday during a traffic stop in Gurnee that also turned up crack cocaine and a loaded gun. Comment?
Gurnee traffic stop reveals drugs, weapon, missing p...
Sunday May 6 | via WGN-TV Chicago
Cook, IL ; DeKalb, IL ; DuPage, IL ; Grundy, IL ; Iroquois, IL ; Jasper, IN ; Kane, IL ; Kankakee, IL ; Kendall, IL ; La Salle, IL ; Lake, IL ; Lake, IL ; Lake, IN ; Lee, IL ; McHenry, IL ; Newton, IN ; Ogle, IL ; Porter, IN ; Will, IL A missing person, a loaded handgun and crack cocaine were discovered Saturday night when Lake County sheriff's ... (more) Comment?