Flood Warnings, Road Closures For Lake County Residents
Flood warnings and road closures in Lake County have people in the area watching river levels.
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Flood warnings and road closures in Lake County have people in the area watching river levels.
High water levels will continue in Lake County.
Rain has cleared out of the Chicago area, but not before soaking the city and suburbs following back-to-back nights of storms.
Following heavy storms in some areas, there is a hot week ahead for the Chicago area.
The Lake County, Indiana Sheriff's office issued a warning about dangerous waves Thursday evening after a boat hit a breakwall and sank while traveling in Lake Michigan.
Severe storms are on the way for the Chicago area and neighboring counties.
There was heartache this week for a Chicago family – after a 14-year-old boy was shot and killed and his cousins were charged with his murder, even though none of them pulled the trigger.
Authorities say there's been an increase in reports of computer-based scams in Chicago's suburbs.
The driver of a Mack truck involved in a Libertyville crash with three school buses that sent 17 people to the hospital has been charged with failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Office.
Ten children and seven adults were taken to the hospital, after three school buses taking them on a YMCA field trip were involved in a chain reaction crash with a dump truck loaded with landscaping material Thursday morning in north suburban Libertyville.
The K9 units made the discoveries within a period of 14 hours Monday and Tuesday in the far north suburbs.
An inmate at the Lake County Jail in Illinois removed a baggie containing an unknown substance from between his buttocks and swallowed it early Thursday morning, authorities say.
For the first time in 2019, Mosquitoes tested positive for West Nile virus in Lake County.
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in Chicago for Cook and Will counties in Illinois, and Lake County, Indiana, until 9:45 p.m.
The Lake County Sheriff's Department is now investigating allegations that at least seven children from Gages Lake School were physically abused by two staff members.
Forty-nine-year-old Jason Cozmanoff was released from prison last year after serving part of his 12-year sentence for reckless homicide and other convictions.
A 62-year-old man was found unconscious in the raised bucket of a truck in Dyer, Indiana.
A pair of cows was caught wandering around a residential neighborhood in suburban Lake County early Monday in Lake Villa near Route 59.
Three men were charged with attempted murder of a peace officer following a shootout in North Chicago last Sunday.
The Lake County monitoring decision comes after Illinois Governor JB Pritzker's administration shut down a plant in DuPage County earlier this year when high concentrations of the chemical were detected.
A Round Lake Park police officer was charged with Domestic Battery.
A Lake County judge ruled Friday that the north suburban Deerfield cannot ban assault weapons.
A 22-year-old Chicago man was charged after being caught at a motel in northwest suburban Libertyville with a 14-year-old girl from Gurnee who he allegedly had sex with, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Office.
A Lake County man has been arrested for allegedly biting his 10-month-old daughter on the face and arms when she would not fall asleep.
Authorities say a vehicle driven by the teen crossed into the wrong lane on Route 45 in Warren Township and smashed into a car driven by Katherine Lewis of Grayslake.
Restoration crews are hard at work responding to and repairing damage around the city caused by last week's storms.
Matt Shaw got the Cubs going in the second with a two-run triple and Carson Kelly followed with an RBI double to set the stage for Swanson's first home run since May 18.
The surging New York Yankees used another big inning to beat the Chicago White Sox 10-5 on Wednesday night.
The flames from the cross burning in the middle of Grant Park were visible to anyone driving or walking down Columbus Drive.
Police said the suspect was a former employee of the facility.
The Chicago City Council on Wednesday approved a plan to buy the city's Greyhound bus station in the West Loop to avoid its possible closure.
Lawmakers have a busy summer of negotiations ahead of them with pressure from both the governor's office and their constituents to craft data center regulations that stakeholders and legislators can live with.
The agreement, as read by senior U.S. officials, allows Iran to immediately begin exporting oil and petroleum products.
After more than a decade since it was announced, the Obama Presidential Center and Library officially opens to the public in Chicago's Jackson Park on June 19, 2026.
Lawyers for the "Broadview Six" are trying to uncover communication between the White House and Chicago U.S. Attorney's Office regarding prosecutorial misconduct in their now-dismissed case.
An Illinois law banning "swipe fees" on taxes and tips — already delayed twice by lawmakers — appears to be on life support after a federal judge that once permitted it issued a permanent injunction against it this week.
A new study from the Cook County Treasurer's office underlines growing concerns about the impact the Illinois megaprojects bill could have on the county's property tax base and overall fiscal health.
As thousands of Chicagoans wrap up road trips over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, gas prices in the city have reached the highest levels seen in four years.
Consumer and environmental advocates said Monday that they found overcharges buried in the most recent rate-hike request by Nicor.
One week away from Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start of the summer travel season, with gas prices remaining high, negotiations were set to resume Monday at the largest oil refinery in the Midwest.
After Bruce Willis was diagnosed with dementia, his wife Emma Heming Willis found a new purpose as a health advocate.
The North Shore suburb of Wilmette this week became the latest Chicago-area municipality to discover mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus this year.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
While 330 Ebola infections are confirmed in central Africa and huge challenges remain, hundreds more suspected cases "have been cleared out," the WHO says.
June is World Infertility Awareness Month, and Northwestern Medicine on Monday shared the story of a woman who is celebrating the birth of her second child after a tumor disrupted her fertility.
Daley's Restaurant, known as Chicago's oldest, has served Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood for more than 130 years.
Walgreens is set to close in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood on Thursday, and there's growing concern about where families will get their medications.
The owners of Gene & Georgetti steakhouse are suing a concessions operator over their expansion at Midway International Airport.
DraftKings announced Monday that it is closing its sportsbook operation at Wrigley Field after only about two years.
After more than 80 years, there will be no Ann Sather restaurant location in the 900 block of West Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community, effective in June.
Tom Dreesen, a pioneering actor and comedian and Chicago-area native, died Wednesday.
Luke Skywalker's lightsaber from the "Star Wars" sequel "The Empire Strikes Back" is expected to sell for at least $1 million at an upcoming auction.
Rio de Janeiro's Military Fire Department said one of the helicopters crashed in the parking lot of a car dealership, where several electric vehicles were parked, igniting a fire.
Actress Sarah Jessica Parker addressed the Class of 2026 at Northwestern University at their commencement ceremony at the United Center Sunday.
Forty years ago last weekend, crowds turned out for the Chicago Blues Festival — an event studded with a roster of stars for a spectacle that's still talked about today.
Wednesday's strong winds threw a major punch at the city.
Merlin Lu, 21, of Chicago, was charged with felony counts of damage to property between $ 500 and $ 10,000, arson, and two felony counts of a hate crime.
Police said that after the fatal shooting, the suspect ran north on Clark Street, leading officers on a foot chase before being located in the 1400 block of West Argyle Street, just east of Clark Street. Investigators say during the chase, the suspect turned towards officers and raised a gun. At that point, officers opened fire, police said.
ISP says the semi was hauling scrap metal that spread across the road, and a piece got wedged between a bridge and the road. The other two vehicles were hit by debris.
Splitter says there are two best jobs in the world—being a basketball player, first, followed by coaching.
Five years after Chicago police officer Ella French was shot and killed in the line of duty, COPA released bodycam footage showing the late officer's final moments.
The suspect is facing multiple felony charges, including first-degree murder and aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon.
The flames from the cross burning in the middle of Grant Park were visible to anyone driving or walking down Columbus Drive.
Restoration crews are hard at work responding to and repairing damage around the city caused by last week's storms.
Police said the suspect was a former employee of the facility.
Kindbody entered into an agreement with a cryogenic storage facility in Massachusetts, but not all patients received the email.
A Chicago woman says a life insurance policy she paid into for 25 years was cancelled over a $112 shortfall that she never knew existed, and now, at 82 years old, she's uninsurable.
The Crisis Alternative Response Evanston, or CARE, team responds to calls that, before July 2024, would have been lumped into police calls.
The system will provide all heating, cooling, and ventilation for the high school's new physical education facilities and contribute to the school system, saving the district nearly $400,000 a year.
The forecast for a summer reopening of West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park is growing cloudy, as negotiations continue between the owners and landlord, after the safety net hospital abruptly shuttered its doors in March.
Matt Shaw got the Cubs going in the second with a two-run triple and Carson Kelly followed with an RBI double to set the stage for Swanson's first home run since May 18.
The surging New York Yankees used another big inning to beat the Chicago White Sox 10-5 on Wednesday night.
He says that, though his career ended early, coaching was a way to stay involved.
The three-game series wraps up Wednesday with Rockies LHP Sean Sullivan facing Cubs RHP Javier Assad.
Spencer Jones homered in the second inning, Ben Rice and Paul Goldschmidt each added a two-run drive in the fourth, and the Yankees rocked the White Sox 12-2 on Tuesday night.
A sport-utility vehicle rammed into a Shell gas station mini mart in what was believed to be an attempted crash-and-grab burglary in Chicago's East Pilsen neighborhood.
Luigi Mangione's lawyers will argue that he was suffering from an extreme emotional disturbance when he allegedly killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Rex Heuermann was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the series of murders known as the Gilgo Beach serial killings.
A man from Chicago's south suburbs was sentenced to more than 33 years in prison last week for running an online chat group that trafficked in child pornography.
Chicago police on Tuesday released surveillance images of three attackers who they say beat a man on a downtown CTA Blue Line platform last week.
