Waukegan Grocery Owners Accused Of Scamming Food Stamp Program
The owners of a Waukegan grocery store have been slapped with federal criminal charges, for allegedly defrauding federal food stamp and nutrition programs out of more than $500,000.
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The owners of a Waukegan grocery store have been slapped with federal criminal charges, for allegedly defrauding federal food stamp and nutrition programs out of more than $500,000.
It's getting tougher to find a fireworks display for the upcoming 4th of July holiday, as yet another suburb is canceling to save money.
A man who has spent 15 years in prison for murder might be cleared by DNA evidence.
A man is being held on $1 million bond and police are looking for a second man in connection with a drug deal that went bad at Fountain Square and resulted in a victim being shot.
A man wanted in two burglaries was nabbed, along with two other men, as police responded to a shooting last week in north suburban Waukegan.
Gov. Pat Quinn's office could soon be bombarded with calls from religious leaders as he considers whether or not to sign the gambling expansion bill.
The sister and brother-in-law of a Round Lake Park woman are expected in court today, on charges stemming from her death and the concealment of her body for 10 days.
Two relatives have been charged in connection with the death of a Round Lake Park mother, whose body was left in a van for 10 days.
Lake County prosecutors could file charges next week in connection to the apparent drug-related death of a Round Lake Park woman, who was found more than a week after she was reported missing.
A major fire broke out in downtown Waukegan Wednesday morning, sending up billows of smoke that could be seen for miles.
Sometimes, it was his jump shot. Oftentimes, it was his attitude. And, looking back now, it was almost always his expectations – both those that he had for himself, and those that his fans thrust upon him.
David Maish allegedly was drunk and on painkillers when the vehicle he was driving hit a pedestrian in Antioch, prosecutors say. He was also texting or surfing the web on his cell phone, they say.
The month-long audit uncovered numerous problems, particularly with how human remains and other evidence related to death investigations were handled.
The owner of a north suburban animal rescue facility, charged with cruelty and torture after 18 dogs were found dead, is facing more charges.
More than 70 city employee positions are on the chopping block under a budget proposal in north suburban Waukegan.
A north suburban man was ordered held on $500,000 bond Thursday after being arrested with a kilogram of cocaine Thursday night in Waukegan.
Some mysterious blood found at a nearly 17-year-old suburban crime scene is being tested for the very first time.
A Waukegan firefighter was injured while fighting a blaze that destroyed an unoccupied home on Friday.
Lake County Coroner Richard Keller has pleaded guilty to two felony charges and will resign his position, effective immediately.
In addition to the city of Chicago, elections are also taking place Tuesday in two Cook County suburbs and in Lake County.
A Waukegan man has been charged with aggravated battery for allegedly breaking his infant son's leg.
A Wisconsin police officer who once worked for north suburban Winthrop Harbor and left after his demotion has been arrested on charges of possession of child pornography.
A north suburban martial arts teacher has begun to offer free classes to children who have been the targets of bullies in their schools and neighborhoods.
A man riding a wheelchair robbed a loan store after a clerk helped him open the front door in the north suburbs.
The mayor of Waukegan says his city will turn down more than two million dollars from the federal government that was to be used to hire eight new police officers.
