Leaf burning blamed for Round Lake house fire
The fire was under control in 22 minutes, and firefighters were able to prevent the fire from spreading to another house nearby.
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The fire was under control in 22 minutes, and firefighters were able to prevent the fire from spreading to another house nearby.
The waterfowl hunter was searching for a downed duck when he saw what appeared to be a bone protruding from a piece of clothing in a marsh area.
The application period for the Lake County Rental Assistance Program runs through Nov. 15.
The family member was moving vehicles in a driveway so other children could play and did not see the boy who rode his bike behind the car.
An investigation is underway after an inmate was found dead inside his cell at the Lake County jail Friday evening.
Police alleged the two suspects robbed and shot victim who was there to sell them drugs.
Herman Williams is the 22nd person to be exonerated and released through the Illinois Innocence Project. CBS 2's Tara Molina has his story.
troopers responded to a multi-vehicle crash near 5.7 mile-marker between Cline Avenue and Burr Street Sunday morning.
The man was driving the wrong way on Route 41 for some unknown reason.
Leaders in Lake County are calling for help – as a rash of shootings in Waukegan and other northeastern areas of the county since mid-July has the community on edge.
Leaders in Lake County are calling for help – as a rash of shootings in Waukegan and other northeastern areas of the county since mid-July has the community on edge. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman reports.
It's the 93rd year for the event, which runs though Sunday at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake.
The incident happened outside Hoeksema's Mini-Mart Beer & Liquor, at Lewis Avenue and Wadsworth Road.
A Lake County judge sentenced a Park City woman to eight years for involuntary manslaughter and child endangerment of her own child.
A Libertyville man is facing a minimum of 80 years in prison after being found guilty of criminal sexual assault Thursday.
"You know we understand each other. I read him very well and he reads me probably even better. And once you have that combination, it makes for a very good working K9 team."
Instead of making one payment, families with auto pay from a checking account got hit with two withdrawals.
The Lake County Sheriff's office on Thursday announced the names for two new K9s, after almost 400 kids submitted ideas.
The preliminary autopsy findings indicate Taylor died from trauma from a motor vehicle accident, complicated with drowning.
An accused carjacker is in critical condition after crashing a stolen PT Cruiser on Friday afternoon.
The sheriff's office is still choosing which pair of German shepherds will make the cut to join the canine unit, and wants local students to help them come up with names for the dogs.
The pursuit continued along the Tri-State Tollway and the Eisenhower Expressway into the city then back down the Kennedy Expressway, ending near Sacramento and Leland avenues in Albany Park, where all five suspects were arrested.
The pilot program they developed used Abbott Labs' BinaxNow kits to test unvaccinated, asymptomatic exposed students in school, several times over the course of a week.
The Illinois Department of Public Health on Tuesday reported the first human case of rabies in the state since 1954 in a man who died after apparently being bitten by a bat.
A Zion man was set to be taken off electronic monitoring when authorities in Lake County learned there was an unrelated warrant out for his arrest – but when they tried to handcuff him, he fled.
