State's Attorney Eric Rinehart filed a joint petition with Marvin Williford's attorneys saying he deserves another trial because of new DNA evidence and police misconduct, but he told the judge he ...

Arrest warrants were issued for two Illinois men this week who are accused of stealing vases from a McHenry County cemetery.

Fermin Tonche-Gallardo and Marcos Mendez are accused of stealing 200 vases from gravestones at the McHenry County Memorial Park Cemetery in September 2024.

Police arrested an alleged drug dealer, who was wearing three pairs of pants while hiding drugs in his person, including in his buttocks, in North Chicago, prosecutors said.

Elected officials, members of the clergy and other local leaders among a crowd of more than 500 people gave their take on ...

Decades since Elvis Presley dominated the music charts, children are among those celebrating the King of Rock and Roll. The Parkes Elvis Festival has returned for another year and there are dozens ...

Hill was named High School Principal of the Year by the Lake Region of the Illinois Principals Association and honored for it ...

Two public works employees were rushed to the hospital, one by helicopter, after they were electrocuted by a power line in Waukegan Thursday morning. The Waukegan Fire Department responded around ...

Two employees with Waukegan’s Public Workers department were electrocuted while trimming trees on Thursday, authorities said.

WAUKEGAN, Ill. (WLS) -- Two tree trimmers were injured Thursday morning, when their truck hit a power line, Waukegan fire officials said. Waukegan fire crews responded about 11:30 a.m.to the ...

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CHICAGO - A 60-year-old man was struck and killed in a hit-and-run crash Saturday in north suburban Waukegan. Police found the severely injured man lying on the road near Route 41 and Northpoint ...